Rottenburg am Neckar

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Rottenburg am Neckar
Town
River Neckar in Rottenburg
Coat of arms
Location of Rottenburg am Neckar within Tübingen district
Rottenburg am Neckar Show map of Germany Rottenburg am Neckar Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°28′38″N 08°56′04″E / 48.47722°N 8.93444°E / 48.47722; 8.93444
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Tübingen
Government
• Lord mayor (2016–24)	Stephan Neher[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	142.26 km2 (54.93 sq mi)
Elevation	349 m (1,145 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	44,653
• Density	310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	72101–72108
Dialling codes	07472, 07478, 07457, 07073
Vehicle registration	TÜ
Website	www.rottenburg.de

Rottenburg am Neckar (German: [ˈʁɔtn̩bʊʁk ʔam ˈnɛkaʁ] ^ⓘ; until 10 July 1964 only Rottenburg; Swabian: Raodaburg) 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 town of the district after Tübingen and makes up a secondary centre for the surrounding community. Since 1 May 1972, Rottenburg am Neckar has been a district town (Große Kreisstadt). Rottenburg agreed to an administrative collective 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 forestry.