Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

🇩🇪 Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg district. It is situated within the Stuttgart Region, and the district is part of the administrative region (Regierungsbezirk) of Stuttgart.

Districts Ludwigsburg consists of following districts: • Mitte (Center) • West • Nord (North) • Ost (East) • Süd (South) • Eglosheim • Grünbühl-Sonnenberg • Hoheneck, with a therapeutic and thermal bath, opened in 1907 • Neckarweihingen • Oßweil • Pflugfelden • Poppenweiler.

Neighbouring towns The following towns are neighbouring towns of Ludwigsburg, starting north of the city and going clockwise: Freiberg am Neckar, Benningen am Neckar, Marbach am Neckar, Erdmannhausen, Affalterbach, Remseck am Neckar, Kornwestheim, Möglingen, Asperg und Tamm.

Business and industry The North-South Powerline, includes a large transformer station Ludwigsburg-Hoheneck, built in 1926, which still exists today. It is a central junction in the power lines of Baden-Württemberg to this day. On 5 October 1957, the first 380kV-powerline in Germany between the transformer station Ludwigsburg-Hoheneck and Rommerskirchen went into service.

Local businesses • GdF Wüstenrot, building and loan association • Beru AG, automotive supplier • Getrag GmbH, automotive supplier (founded in Ludwigsburg, now in Untergruppenbach) • Mann+Hummel, manufacturer of automotive filtration products • Kreissparkasse Ludwigsburg, bank • Volksbank Ludwigsburg, bank • Stihl • Bosch • Porsche • Mieschke Hofman und Partner • Mercedes-AMG • Gleason-Pfauter Maschinenfabrik GmbH

Education In 1966, the Ludwigsburg University of Education (Pädagogische Hochschule) a teacher training college, and the Staatliche Sportschule Ludwigsburg (State Sports School) were opened.

Further universities based in Ludwigsburg are the Ludwigsburg University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung und Finanzen Ludwigsburg), a public institution for the training of higher-level Civil Servants), and the Ludwigsburg Evangelical University for Social Works, Church Social Works and Religious Teaching (Evangelische Hochschule Ludwigsburg (Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit, Religionspädagogik und Diakonie)).

In 1991, a national film school, Film Academy Baden-Württemberg (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg) was established in Ludwigsburg, which has won several national and international awards and is regarded as one of the best film schools in the world.

Since 2007, there is also the Academy of Performing Arts Baden-Wuerttemberg (Akademie für Darstellende Kunst Baden-Württemberg).

Sports Ludwigsburg has seven teams in the top level of professional sports. They are MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Basketball), both formations A and B of the dance team (1. Tanzclub Ludwigsburg), the Latin-formation (TSC Ludwigsburg), the Hockey-Club Ludwigsburg 1912 e. V., Svl08 (Water-polo) and the riflery team of Ludwigsburg. Additionally there are numerous amateur clubs for various sports.