Rottenburg am Neckar
| Rottenburg am Neckar | ||
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River Neckar in Rottenburg
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 Rottenburg am Neckar
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| Coordinates: 48°28′38″N 08°56′04″E / 48.47722°N 8.93444°ECoordinates: 48°28′38″N 08°56′04″E / 48.47722°N 8.93444°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Tübingen | |
| District | Tübingen | |
| Government | ||
| • Lord Mayor | Stephan Neher (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 142.26 km2 (54.93 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 43,278 | |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 72101–72108 | |
| Dialling codes | 07472, 07478, 07457, 07073 | |
| Vehicle registration | TÜ | |
| Website | www.rottenburg.de | |
Rottenburg am Neckar (until 10 July 1964 only Rottenburg) is a medium-sized town in the administrative district (Landkreis) of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies about 50 kilometres (31 miles) southwest of the provincial capital Stuttgart and about 12 km (7 mi) southwest of the district town Tübingen. Rottenburg is the second largest city of the district after Tübingen and makes up a secondary centre for the surrounding community. Since 1 May 1972, Rottenburg am Neckar is a district town (Große Kreisstadt). Rottenburg agreed to an administrative collectivity with the municipalities of Hirrlingen, Neustetten and Starzach.
Rottenburg is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop, being the official centre of the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. Moreover, it has a college of church music and a university of applied sciences (German Fachhochschule), specialising in forest sciences.
Rottenburg is divided into a city core and seventeen (suburban) districts.
Suburban districts of Rottenburg: Bad Niedernau, Baisingen, Bieringen, Dettingen, Eckenweiler, Ergenzingen, Frommenhausen, Hailfingen, Hemmendorf, Kiebingen, Obernau, Oberndorf, Schwalldorf, Seebronn, Weiler, Wendelsheim and Wurmlingen.
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