Ludwigsburg

Ludwigsburg is a city in Germany, about 12 km north of Stuttgart's city center, by the river Neckar. It is the capital of the Ludwigsburg District (its largest city having at present ca 87,000 inhabitants), and belongs to the Stuttgart Region in the Administrative District of Stuttgart.

History

The middle of Neckarland, in which Ludwigsburg lies, was settled in the Stone age and in the Bronze age. Numerous archaeological finds from the city and the surrounding area remain from the time when it was settled by the Celts.

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Stone age - Bronze age - Archaeological - Celts

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Toward the end of the 1st century the Romans occupied the region. They pushed the Limes further to the east around 150, and controlled the region until 260, when the Alamanni occupied the Neckarland. Also the Alamanni settlement is proven by grave finds in the city today.

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1st century - Romans - Limes - 150 - 260 - Alamanni

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Ludwigsburg originated in the beginning of the 18th century (1718 - 1723) by the building of the largest Baroque castle in Germany, Ludwigsburg Palace, under Duke Eberhard Ludwig von Württemberg. Originally the Duke planned only one pleasure-palace, which he began building in 1704. However, the example of other Fürsts (or Princes) woke in him a desire: the establishment of a city through which to project his absolutist power. The Baroque hunting- and pleasure-palaces became Favorite (1713 - 1728), and the Seeschloss (Sea-palace) Monrepos (1764 - 1768) besides. (See Barockerlebnis in #External links for further details.)

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18th century - 1718 - 1723 - Baroque - Castle - Ludwigsburg Palace - Duke - Eberhard Ludwig - Württemberg - Palace - 1704 - Fürst - Absolutist - Favorite - 1713 - 1728 - ''Seeschloss'' (Sea-palace) ''Monrepos'' - 1764 - 1768 - #External links

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In the years between 1730 and 1800 the royal place of residence changed back and forth several times between Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg. In 1800 Württemberg was occupied by France under Napoleon Bonaparte and was forced into an alliance with France. In 1806 the Kurfürst (Prince-Elector) Friedrich became the king of Württemberg by Napoleon's grant. In 1812 in Ludwigsburg the Württembergish army was raised for Napoleon's Russlan campaign. The majority of the soldiers did not survive it.

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1730 - 1800 - France - Napoleon Bonaparte - 1806 - Kurfürst - 1812

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In 1921 Ludwigsburg became the largest garrison in southwest Germany.

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In 1926 in the course of the building of the north south powerline the large transformer station Ludwigsburg-Hoheneck, which existente still today, was built, which today still another central junction in electricity mains of Baden-Wuerttemberg represents.

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In World War II the city - compared with other German cities - suffered moderate destruction. The people had 1,500 dead to mourn.

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For about 45 years after the war the U.S. military maintained Pattonville, a large housing area including a high school, east of Ludwigsburg. In 1956 the tradition of the German garrison town was taken up again by the Bundeswehr, Germany's federal armed forces.

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U.S. military - 1956 - Bundeswehr

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On October 5th, 1957 the first 380kV-powerline in Germany between the transformer station Ludwigsburg-Hoheneck and Rommerskirchen went into service.

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In 1966 the Pädagogische Hochschule (Teaching College) and the Staatliche Sportschule Ludwigsburg (State Sports School) were opened.

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1966 - Pädagogische Hochschule - Staatliche Sportschule Ludwigsburg - 1974

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With the departure of the American soldiers in 1994, Pattonville's apartments were vacated for use by the German civilian population. Jurisdiction of the area had been shared by the cities of Remseck and Kornwestheim, eastern and southern neighbors of Ludwigsburg, respectively. The irregular boundary between the two cities was realigned along John-F.-Kennedy-Allee, Pattonville's central spine, so that the western half belongs to Kornwestheim, the eastern half to Remseck. The streets, named after various U.S. states, are a reminder of the postwar American military presence.

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1994 - U.S. states

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2004 is the 300th birthday of Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg, celebrated by the opening of the Baroque Gallery and the Ceramic Museum in Residenzschloss.

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