Backnang

Backnang
Location of Backnang
Backnang
Backnang
Coordinates: 48°56′47″N 09°25′50″E / 48.94639°N 9.43056°E / 48.94639; 9.43056
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictRems-Murr-Kreis
SubdivisionsKernstadt und 5 Stadtteile
Government
 • Lord mayorFrank Nopper (CDU)
Area
 • Total39.37 km2 (15.20 sq mi)
Elevation
271 m (889 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total38,643
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
71501–71522
Dialling codes07191
Vehicle registrationWN, BK
Websitewww.backnang.de

Backnang is a town in Germany, in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg (formerly the kingdom of Württemberg), 27 km (16.8 mi) northeast of Stuttgart. Its population has grown over the past century or so, from 7,650 (1900) to 35,761 (2005).

Twin towns

Backnang's twin towns include:

References

  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2023 (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2022)" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2023 (updated based on the 2022 census)] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.

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