Rottweil | |
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 A bird's-eye view of the whole city | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rottweil within Rottweil district  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°10′5″N 8°37′29″E / 48.16806°N 8.62472°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| District | Rottweil |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2022–30) | Christian Ruf[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.76 km2 (27.71 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 609 m (1,998 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 25,513 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78628, 78652 (Unterrotenstein) |
| Dialling codes | 0741, 07427 (Neukirch) |
| Vehicle registration | RW |
| Website | www.rottweil.de |
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Rottweil (German: [ˈʁɔtvaɪl] ; Alemannic: Rautweil) is a town in southwest Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Rottweil was a free imperial city for nearly 600 years.
Located between the Black Forest and the Swabian Alps, Rottweil has over 25,000 inhabitants as of 2022. The town is famous for its medieval center and for its traditional carnival (called "Fasnet" in the local Swabian dialect). It is the oldest town in Baden-Württemberg,[3] and its appearance has changed very little since the 16th century.
The town gives its name to the Rottweiler dog breed.
- ^ Oberbürgermeisterwahl Rottweil 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ Website of Dominikaner Museum Rottweil (retrieved May 22, 2014), on permanent display is a wooden table from August 4, AD 186 naming arae flaviae as municipium thus making Rottweil the oldest town in Baden-Württemberg [1] Archived 2014-05-21 at the Wayback Machine