Rottweil

Rottweil () is the oldest town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It has almost 25,000 inhabitants as of 2015.

The Rottweiler dog breed is named after this town.

In 2015, the company ThyssenKrupp started to build a 807-foot (246 m) tower for $45 million in Rottweil. The tower was completed in 2017. It was the tallest elevator test tower in the world when it was finished.

Twin towns – sister cities
Rottweil is twinned with:
  L'Aquila, Italy
  Brugg, Switzerland
  Hyères, France
  Imst, Austria

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Category:Cities in Baden-Württemberg
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Category:Former principalities
Category:Former republics
Category:History of Switzerland
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Category:States of the Holy Roman Empire
Category:Towns in Baden-Württemberg
Category:Württemberg
Category:Rottweil (district)