Reutlingen facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Reutlingen
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A street view of Reutlingen
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| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| District | Reutlingen | |
| Elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) | |
| Population
(2021-12-31)
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| • Total | 116,456 | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes |
72760–72770
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| Dialling codes | 07121, 07072, 07127 | |
| Vehicle registration | RT | |
| Website | www.reutlingen.de | |
Reutlingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of June 2018, it has a population of 115,818. Reutlingen has a university of applied sciences, which was founded in 1855, originally as a weavers' school. Today Reutlingen is home to an established textile industry and also houses machinery, leather goods and steel manufacturing facilities. It has the narrowest street in the world, Spreuerhofstraße (width 31 cm).
Geography
Reutlingen is located about 35 km (22 mi) south of the State capital of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart. It lies in the Southwest corner of Germany, right next to the Swabian Jura, and that is why it is often called The gateway to the Swabian Jura (German: Das Tor zur Schwäbischen Alb). The Echaz river, a tributary of the Neckar, flows through the town centre.
Along with the old university town of Tübingen (about 15 km (9.3 mi) to the west), Reutlingen is the centre of the Neckar-Alb region. It is also part of the larger Stuttgart Metropolitan Region.
Images for kids
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Bus on the Pestalozzi Street
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Church of the Virgin Mary by night
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Spendhaus, first home of the weaving school that would become Reutlingen University
See also
In Spanish: Reutlingen para niños
