Backnang is a
town in
Germany, formerly in the
kingdom of
Württemberg (now the
Bundesland of
Baden-Württemberg), 19
miles by rail northeast of
Stuttgart. Its population has increased greatly over the past
century or so, from 7,650 (
1900) to 34,465 (
1999).
It has an interesting church, dating from the 12th century, notable tanneries and leather factories, and woollen and cloth mills.
In 1325, Backnang was ceded to Württemberg by the Baden (Zähringer[?] family).
In the vicinity is the Wilhelmsheim[?] sanatorium[?] for consumptives.
The town is twinned with Chelmsford (in England) and Annonay[?] (in France).
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