History Villingen-Schwenningen
Double city since 1972
Villingen-Schwenningen emerged in its present form as the largest urban development measure in Baden-Württemberg from the 1972 administrative reform. The new local authority, which was created with the great approval of the citizens, became the regional center of the Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg region.
The city includes the core city districts of Villingen and Schwenningen and nine other incorporated city districts: Herzogenweiler, Marbach, Mühlhausen, Obereschach, Pfaffenweiler, Rietheim, Tannheim, Weigheim and Weilersbach.
Villingen-Schwenningen maintains active friendly contacts to numerous cities at home and abroad.
Time table for Villingen-Schwenningen starting from 1972
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1972-197501 January 1972 Merger of Schwenningen (with Mühlhausen) and Villingen (with Obereschach) to form the town of Villingen-Schwenningen, from April additionally Herzogenweiler, Pfaffenweiler, Rietheim and Tannheim, 1974 Marbach, 1975 Weigheim and Weilersbach
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1980sReconstruction of the Muslen quarter supported by the urban development law.
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1982Opening of the Franciscan Concert House.
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1994Opening of the Clock Industry Museum in the former Württemberg clock factory.
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1999Villingen-Schwenningen celebrates "1000 years of the right to hold markets.
Villingen Franciscan Museum and Neue Tonhalle completed.
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2002Double anniversary '30 years Villingen-Schwenningen/50 years Baden-Württemberg'.
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2007Schwenningen celebrates 100 years of city privilege.
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2010State Garden Show from 12 May to 10 October.
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20171200-year anniversary of the first mentioning of Schwenningen, Tannheim and Villingen 817. Further first mentions: Nordstetten (762), Weigheim (763), Weilersbach (764), Rietheim (1092), Mühlhausen (1179), Marbach and Pfaffenweiler (around 1200), Herzogenweiler (1207) and Obereschach (1269).
Picture: Long board
