Remchingen

Remchingen (German pronunciation: [ʁe:mçɪŋən] (listen)) is a municipality in the Enz district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, situated on the river Pfinz, 14 km southeast of Karlsruhe, and 12 km northwest of Pforzheim.

Remchingen
Coat of arms
Location of Remchingen within Enzkreis district
Remchingen
Remchingen
Coordinates: 48°57′0″N 8°34′35″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictEnzkreis
Area
 • Total24.06 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
Elevation
171 m (561 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total11,879
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
75196
Dialling codes07232
Vehicle registrationPF
Websitewww.remchingen.de

Geography

Remchingen consists of the former municipalities Nöttingen, Wilferdingen and Singen. Remchingen was originally formed on 1 January 1973 by the merging of the municipalities Wilferdingen and Singen with Nöttingen also being included on 1 January 1975.

Neighbouring municipalities are Pfinztal, Königsbach-Stein, Kämpfelbach, Keltern and Karlsbad.

Climate

Remchingen has a relatively mild climate. This is characterized by the Pfinztal and the Rhine valley.

Sister cities, twin towns and friendship agreements

Remchingen has sister city agreements with the following cities:

Approximately 300 Sanbiagesi along with their families now live in Remchingen as well as another 100 former residents of Remchingen can be found in San Biagio Platani having returned to their hometown.[2]

Structure and districts

Remchingen is made up of four districts. The four districts are very dense and central. The largest district is Wilferdingen. It is centrally located in the middle of Remchingen. This is where most of the infrastructure and the town center can be found. Singen is on the northern side in the direction of Karlsruhe. Singen is the second largest district and is right next to Wilferdingen. Nöttingen is the third largest and southernmost district. Darmsbach, by far the smallest district of Remchingen, lies between Nöttingen and Wilferdingen. All four districts are very close to each other and can be reached very quickly.

Population distribution

Economy and infrastructure

Railway
Trail station in Remchingen

Remchingen is situated on the Karlsruhe-Mühlacker railway. The Wilferdingen-Singen station is the railway station in Remchingen. The Karlsruhe Stadtbahn drives to the station with the lines S5 and S51. It connects the station with Karlsruhe and Pforzheim. The trains come every 30 minutes. In addition, the IRE1 line stops in Remchingen every two hours. The regional train RB17a stops twice in the morning. It connects Remchingen with Karlsruhe, Heidelberg and Stuttgart.

Bus
Stadtbahn in Remchingen

There are 22 bus stops in Remchingen. The central point is the bus station at the train station. Lines 722 and 721 connect Remchingen with Pforzheim.

Car

The Bundesstraße 10 and the Bundesautobahn 8 link the municipality to the national road network.

Education

In Remchingen you can find a Realschule (Carl-Dittler-Realschule) in Wilferdingen. Further more there is a Gymnasium and an elementary school and a Hauptschule with Werkrealschule in Singen. There are other elementary schools in Wilferdingen and Nöttingen.

type of school students
Grundschulen 441
Werkreal-/Hauptschulen 189
Realschulen 369
Gymnasien 480
Sonderpädagogische Bildungs- und Beratungszentren 30
Total 1.509

Culture and sights
Sign for the Bertha Benz Memorial Route in Remchingen-Wilferdingen

Remchingen is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route which leads from Mannheim to Pforzheim. Johann Gottfried Tulla, who got known for straightening the river Rhine, grew up in Nöttingen.

The Römermuseum Remchingen

Museums

The Roman Museum Remchingen (German: Römermuseum Remchingen) is in Remchingen-Wilferdingen. There is an old Roman house and many finds from Remchingen to see. The telephone booth museum (German: Telefonzellenmuseum) is on the railroad tracks. There are many telephones and telephone booths there.

Excavations

Discoveries of remains from the Roman Empire were made in and around the church of Nöttingen, which can partly be seen in the church and in a museum in Karlsruhe.

In the development area "Niemandsberg" in Wilferdingen an archeological excavation of a Roman farm can be found, which was turned into a museum.

Sports

The football club FC Nöttingen played in the Fußball-Regionalliga in 2004, which was the third highest football league in Germany at that time. Currently they are playing in the Fußball-Oberliga Baden-Württemberg.

Other clubs in Remchingen are FC Germania Singen and FC Alemannia Wilferdingen.

Music

The Folk-Punk-Band Across the Border is from Remchingen. The musician Max Giesinger is from Remchingen too.

Notable people from Remchingen
  • Johann Gottfried Tulla (1770–1828), engineer; known for straightening the Rhine; grew up in Remchingen-Nöttingen,
  • Max Giesinger (born 1988), singer, songwriter and music producer, grew up partially in Remchingen,
  • Simon Gegenheimer (born 1988), mountain biker and two-time vice world champion, was born in remchingen and lives there.

References
  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
  2. webcontact.de. "Remchingen: Partnergemeinde". www.remchingen.de. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
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