Maulbronn

Maulbronn
Maulbronn
Town square
Town square
Coat of arms of Maulbronn
Maulbronn is located in Germany
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Maulbronn
Coordinates 49°0′1″N 8°48′39″E / 49.00028°N 8.81083°E / 49.00028; 8.81083Coordinates: 49°0′1″N 8°48′39″E / 49.00028°N 8.81083°E / 49.00028; 8.81083
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Enzkreis
Mayor Andreas Felchle
Basic statistics
Area 25.44 km2 (9.82 sq mi)
Elevation 251 m  (824 ft)
Population 6,514 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 256 /km2 (663 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PF
Postal code 75433
Area code 07043
Website www.maulbronn.de

Maulbronn is a city in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

History

Founded in 1838, it emerged from a settlement, built around a monastery, which belonged to the Neckar Community in the Kingdom of Württemberg. In 1886, Maulbronn officially became a German town and was an administrative centre until 1938. The return of many displaced persons following the Second World War significantly raised the local population.

Of particular note is the town's monastery, Maulbronn Abbey, which features prominently in Hermann Hesse's novel, Beneath the Wheel. The former Cistercian monastery has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.

Legend has it that the settlement was founded by monks who followed a mule to a valley with a source of clean water. The valley was also blessed with large deposits of soft sandstone for building. The monks built the original abbey and erected a fountain to honour the mule. The town name means mule fountain.

According to legend, the monks of Maulbronn also invented the pasta dish Maultasche.[2]

Partner cities

Partner cities/twin towns of Maulbronn are

Notes

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 
  2. ^ http://www.thelocal.de/national/20091023-22769.html
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