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Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
One of Europe's largest baroque palaces dazzles with 452 rooms and vast 'Blooming Baroque' gardens north of Stuttgart.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
Backnang works well as a base: 10 minutes from Oppenweiler, 18km from Ludwigsburg Residential Palace.
Backnang is a town located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. With a population of 38,818, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Backnang sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Backnang to your route.
Backnang (German pronunciation: [ˈbaknaŋ] ; Swabian: Baggana) is a town in Germany in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, roughly 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Stuttgart. Its population has increased greatly over the past century, from 7,650 in 1900 to 37,957 in 2022.
Backnang was ceded to Württemberg by the BadenRead more
(Zähringer family) in 1325. Backnang has been known as Gerberstadt due to several tanneries and leather factories, and wool and cloth mills that dominated Backnang's industries. Today, all of these have vanished, and instead, telecommunication companies, such as Ericsson (formerly AEG, Telefunken, ANT Nachrichtentechnik, Bosch and Marconi) and Tesat-Spacecom, dominate the town's industries. The Stiftskirche, formerly the church of Backnang Abbey, dates back to the 12th century.
Backnang hosts the annual Strassenfest during the last weekend in June where the monday is also in June. It has been founded as a street festival where local sports and cultural clubs offered drinks and foods. The traditional opening of the Strassenfest is marked with cannon shots from the city tower at 6 pm on Friday and ends with the Zapfenstreich on the following Monday at 11 pm. The Strassenfest typically attracts more than 100,000 spectators.
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Backnang is located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 48.9474 latitude, 9.4372 longitude.
Backnang has a population of approximately 38,818 people, making it a town in Germany.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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castle
One of Europe's largest baroque palaces dazzles with 452 rooms and vast 'Blooming Baroque' gardens north of Stuttgart.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Workshop and showroom where vintage Mercedes-Benz cars are meticulously restored and sold as certified classics.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Stuttgart's combined zoological-botanical garden in a historic Moorish palace complex with over 11,000 animals.
23 km · about 25 min drive
museum
A stunning double-helix building chronicling 130 years of automotive history from the invention of the car to the present.
23 km · about 25 min drive
museum
A striking modernist building showcasing over 80 vehicles tracing Porsche's legendary sports car and racing heritage.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Charming Swabian-themed park near Stuttgart combining traditional German culture with exciting rides and a wildlife park.
30 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Four floors of two-wheel history in Neckarsulm's Deutschordensschloss, from wooden draisines to NSU's record-breaking streamliners, in the town that was briefly the world's largest motorcycle maker.
31 km · about 35 min drive
historic highway
A 11.4km road circuit through the forest west of Stuttgart that drew 300,000 spectators to Grand Prix races in the 1960s. The public roads still run the old lap past Schloss Solitude, and the course is entirely drivable today.
35 km · about 40 min drive
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
April to October
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