Fellbach

Fellbach
Coat of arms
Fellbach
Coordinates: 48°48′31″N 09°16′33″E / 48.80861°N 9.27583°ECoordinates: 48°48′31″N 09°16′33″E / 48.80861°N 9.27583°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Rems-Murr-Kreis
Government
• Lord Mayor	Christoph Palm
Area
• Total	27.70 km^2 (10.70 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	44,403
• Density	1,600/km^2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	70701–70736
Dialling codes	0711
Vehicle registration	WN
Website	www.fellbach.de

Fellbach is a mid-sized town on the north-east Border of Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg. With a population of approximately 43,700 as of December 2003 it is the second largest town in the District Rems-Murr-Kreis. The area of the town is 27.7 km².

Fellbach was first mentioned as Velbach in 1121. It was called Vellebach in 1357 and the name Fehlbach was used in around 1800. On 14 October 1933 it was declared a city. After World War II it reached a population of more than 20000 in 1950 and it got the status as "Große Kreisstadt".

Fellbach has 3 main districts. Fellbach, Schmiden (since 1.1.1973) and Oeffingen (1.4.1974).

International relations

Fellbach is twinned with:

• Tain-l'Hermitage, France, since 1964
• Tournon-sur-Rhône, France, since 1973
• Erba, Italy, since 1978
• Pécs, Hungary, since 1986
• Meißen, Germany, since 1986

References

1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.

External links

• Official homepage of Fellbach