Backnang: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 45 - 89 Hotel Südtor
 Just a 30-minute drive from Stuttgart, this hotel is peacefully located in Backnang. It offers free parking, free Wi-Fi, and spacious rooms with free … MoreEUR 57 - 110 Hotel Murrtal
 Idyllically situated in the historic town of Backnang, just a 3-minute walk from the pedestrian area, this family-run, 3-star hotel provides stylish a… MoreEUR 58 - 93 Hotel Gerberhof
 Just a 10-minute walk from the Backnang City Rail Station, this 3-star hotel offers contemporary-style rooms, free Wi-Fi internet, and rich breakfast … MoreEUR 65 - 93 Hotel Bitzer
 Offering peaceful rooms with free Wi-Fi internet access, this 3-star hotel in the timber-framed town of Backnang is a 10-minute walk from the old quar… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Backnang: Guide
Backnang is a town in Germany, in the Bundesland (Germany)|Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg (formerly the kingdom (politics)|kingdom of Württemberg), roughly 30 kilometers northeast of Stuttgart. Its population has increased greatly over the past century or so, from 7,650 (1900) to 35,761 (2005).
It has an interesting tanneries and leather factory|factories, and woollen and cloth mill (factory)|mills. These have vanished nowadys, and telecommunication companies like Ericsson (formerly AEG, Telefunken, ANT, Bosch and Marconi) and Tesat-Spacecom followed.
In 1325, Backnang was ceded to Württemberg by the Grand Duchy of Baden|Baden (Zähringer family).
In the vicinity is the Wilhelmsheim sanatorium for consumptives.
Twin towns
Backnang's Town twinning|twin towns include:
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External links
http://www.backnang.de - Official homepage
References
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