Eislingen

Eislingen
Christuskirche (Christus Church) Christuskirche (Christus Church)
Coat of arms of Eislingen Coat of arms
Eislingen
Location of Eislingen within Göppingen district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Göppingen
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Heininger
Area
• Total	16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	19,840
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	73054
Dialling codes	07161
Vehicle registration	GP
Website	www.eislingen.de (German)

Eislingen is a town in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located on the river Fils, about 2 km east of Göppingen.

Politics

Mayors

• until 1978: Erwin Meyer
• 1978–2010 Günther Frank (SPD)
• 2010 - : Klaus Heininger (without a political party)

Partner cities

• Villány, Hungary, since 1989
• Oyonnax, France, since 2001

Music

The Punk-Band Itchy Poopzkid was founded in 2000 in Eislingen.

Important Persons of Eislingen

Sons and Daughters of the City

• Heinrich Beck (1832–1882), founder of Beck’s in Bremen
• Amalie Volz (1878–1962), founder of the first evangelikal Mütterschule in Württemberg
• Albert Sing (1917–2008), German player for the German's national football team and Football coach.
• Thomas Gruber (* 1943), Artistic director of the Bayerischen Rundfunks

Further Important Persons

• Theodor Engel (1842–1933), Theologian and Geologist.
• Josef Mühlberger (1903–1985), Author who lived for many years in Eislingen.
• Arthur Eisenmenger (* 1915), the designer of the Euro-Sign (€).
• Tina Stroheker (* 1948), poet
• Luigi Brogna (1961–2008), Author who lived for many years in Eislingen.