Besigheim

Geschichte

Besigheim is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.It is situated 13 km north of Ludwigsburg at the confluence of the Neckar and Enz rivers. The town has many old buildings and a town hall that dates back to 1459. There are two medieval towers, gothic church, cobblestone market place and other historical objects of interest.HistoryBesigheim was founded in the 12th century as a well- defended walled city. The first mention of the city in official documentation was in 1153 in a decree by King Friedrich I.In 1693 the fortifications were all but destroyed by French troops, and by 1750 were little more than rubble.International relationsBesigheim is twinned with: Ay, FranceNewton Abbot, EnglandBátaszék, HungaryNotable peopleFriedrich Schrempf (1858–1912), editor and member of the German ReichstagChristoph Schrempf (1860-1944), theologian and philosopherWerner Villinger (1887-1961), child and youth psychiatrist