Asperg
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Asperg (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
Asperg was established by the County Palatine of Tübingen, whose ruling house had a cadet named Asperg, around a preexisting castle. The town and castle were sold to the County of Württemberg in 1308, who granted Asperg town rights. In 1510, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg gave Asperg Tübingen's town charter, and the town retained it until 1715.[1]
Geography
The city (Stadt) of Asperg covers Script error: No such module "convert". of the district of Ludwigsburg, in Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany. Asperg is physically located in Template:Ill of the Neckar river. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a low of Script error: No such module "convert". Normalnull (NN) to a high of Script error: No such module "convert". NN.[1]
Politics
Asperg has one borough, Asperg, and six villages: Altach, Hohenasperg, Lehenfeld, Osterholz, Schöckinger, and Silberhälden. The abandoned village of Weihenberg is also located in the municipal area.[1]
Coat of arms
Asperg's coat of arms displays a green aspen tree growing out of a green, three-pointed hill and flanked by two black Template:Ill. The aspen tree references the name "Asperg", while the antlers are taken from coat of arms of Württemberg and have flanked the tree since the 19th century in local seals. This coat of arms was derived from a colored drawing from 1593 that would later, in 1933, dictate the colors of the municipal flag.[1] Script error: No such module "Wide image".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Asperger
The name of physician Hans Asperger indicates his having had a family connection to Asperg, though the man himself was born and lived in Austria. Thus, the well-known Asperger syndrome is indirectly named for the city.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
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External links
- Script error: No such module "Official website".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (in German)
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