Besigheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbeːzɪçˌhaɪ̯m] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

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Besigheim
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Besigheim within Ludwigsburg district
Besigheim Show map of Germany Besigheim Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°59.9′N 9°8.5′E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Ludwigsburg
Founded	12th century
Population  (2021-12-31)[1]
• Total	12,772
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	74354
Dialling codes	07143
Vehicle registration	LB
Website	www.besigheim.de

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Besigheim

Besigheim on Neckar River

It is situated 13 km north of Ludwigsburg at the confluence of the Neckar and Enz rivers. The town has many old buildings and a town hall that dates back to 1459. There are two medieval towers, Gothic church, cobblestone market place and other historical objects of interest.

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 twinned with:

• Ay, France
• Newton Abbot, England
• Bátaszék, Hungary

• Friedrich Schrempf (1858–1912), editor and member of the German Reichstag
• Christoph Schrempf (1860–1944), theologian and philosopher
• Werner Villinger (1887–1961), child and youth psychiatrist