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Besigheim is a municipality
Municipalities of Germany

Municipality are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those States of Germany which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level....
 in the district of Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg (district)

Ludwigsburg is a district in the middle of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Heilbronn , Rems-Murr, the district-free city Stuttgart, and the districts Boeblingen and Enz ....
 in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
 in southern Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
.

It is situated 13 km north of Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg

Ludwigsburg is a city in Germany, about 12 km north of Stuttgart's city center, near the river Neckar. It is the capital of the Ludwigsburg , and belongs to the Stuttgart Region in the Stuttgart ....
 at the confluence of the Neckar
Neckar

The Neckar is a 367-km long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg, but also a short section through Hesse in Germany, a major right tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Mannheim....
 and Enz
Enz

The Enz is a left tributary of the Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg.It is 112 km long.Its headstreams – the Little Enz and the Big Enz – rise in the northern Black Forest, the latter at Enzkl?sterle....
 rivers. The town has many old buildings and a town hall that dates back to 1459. There is a medieval tower, gothic church, cobblestone market place and other historical objects of interest.

gheim was founded in the 12th century as a well defended walled city.






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Besigheim is a municipality
Municipalities of Germany

Municipality are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those States of Germany which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level....
 in the district of Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg (district)

Ludwigsburg is a district in the middle of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Heilbronn , Rems-Murr, the district-free city Stuttgart, and the districts Boeblingen and Enz ....
 in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
 in southern Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
.

It is situated 13 km north of Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg

Ludwigsburg is a city in Germany, about 12 km north of Stuttgart's city center, near the river Neckar. It is the capital of the Ludwigsburg , and belongs to the Stuttgart Region in the Stuttgart ....
 at the confluence of the Neckar
Neckar

The Neckar is a 367-km long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg, but also a short section through Hesse in Germany, a major right tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Mannheim....
 and Enz
Enz

The Enz is a left tributary of the Neckar in Baden-W?rttemberg.It is 112 km long.Its headstreams – the Little Enz and the Big Enz – rise in the northern Black Forest, the latter at Enzkl?sterle....
 rivers. The town has many old buildings and a town hall that dates back to 1459. There is a medieval tower, gothic church, cobblestone market place and other historical objects of interest.

History

Besigheim was founded in the 12th century as a well defended walled city. The first mention of the city in official documentation was in 1153 in a decree by King Friedrich I.

In 1693 the fortifications were all but destroyed by french troops, and by 1750 were little more than rubble.

Besigheim is the twin town of Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot is a market town in Devon, England on the River Teign, with a population of 23,580 .Newton Abbot has a Newton Abbot Racecourse and boasts three country parks: Decoy, Stover and Bradley....
, Devon
Devon

Devon is a large Counties of England in South West England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county but often indicating a shire....
 in the UK.

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