Tübingen

Tübingen
Town
Tübingen Altstadt from the Stiftskirche bell tower in July 2007.
Coat of arms
Location of Tübingen within Tübingen district
Tübingen Tübingen
Coordinates: 48°31′12″N 09°03′20″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Tübingen
Government
• Lord mayor	Boris Palmer (Greens)
Area
• Total	108.12 km2 (41.75 sq mi)
Elevation	341 m (1,119 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)
• Total	91,877
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	72001–72099
Dialling codes	07071 07073 (Unterjesingen) 07472 (Bühl)
Vehicle registration	TÜ
Website	www.tuebingen.de

Tübingen is a city in the German state Baden-Württemberg. It has about 83,000 people (2007). Tübingen is a traditional university town. About one in ten people living in Tübingen is a student.

History

Between 1470 and 1483, St. George's Collegiate Church was built. The collegiate church offices provided the opportunity for what soon afterwards became the most significant event in Tübingen's history: the founding of the Eberhard Karls University by Duke Eberhard im Bart of Württemberg in 1477, thus making it one of the oldest universities in Central Europe. The University of Tübingen became soon renowned as one of the most influential places of learning in the Holy Roman Empire, especially for theology. A Protestant faculty, Tübinger Stift, was established in 1535 in the former Augustinian monastery.