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REUTLINGEN , a town of Germany, in the kingdom of Wurttemberg, situated on the Echatz, an affluent of the Neckar, near the base of the Achalm and 36 m. by rail S. of Stuttgart. Pop. (1905) 23,850. It is a quaintly built town, with many picturesque houses and a fine Gothic
hall
List
cotton
paper , clothing, hardware, bricks, beer and woollen goods. Hops, vines and fruit are grown. in the neighbourhood. Reutlingen has several schools and educational establishments, including a celebrated pomological institute. It is also famous as the place where Pastor Gustav Werner (1809-1887) founded his Christian Socialist refuge
Reutlingen, which is first mentioned in 1213, became a free imperial town in the 13th century and was fortified by the emperor Frederick II., remaining loyal to him and to his son, Conrad
joined the Swabian League and was favoured by the emperor Maximilian I. It came into the possession of Wurttemberg in 1802. An explosion which took place on the 27th of December 1852 destroyed many houses in the town. See Rupp, Aus der Vorzeit Reutlingens and seiner Umgegend (Stuttgart, 1869) ; Hochstetter, Rarer durch Reutlingen and Umgebung (Reutlingen, 1901); and Zwiesele, Geognostischer Fiihrer in der Umgegend von Reutlingen (Stuttgart, 1897). End of Article: REUTLINGEN If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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