Ludwigsburg a portrait

The city of Ludwigsburg has many different faces. It is the county seat of local government and has about 85,000 inhabitants spread over seven suburbs. Ludwigsburg is one of the most prosperous economic centres in the state. It is home to 50 factories, 1200 craft-oriented and commercial companies and over 2000 wholesale and retail outlets. Accomodating a teachers' training college, the University of applied sciences and the only film academy of the state, Ludwigsburg is also a  centre of education. The greatest and best-preserved baroque palace in Germany is also situatet in Ludwigsburg. The city is said to be the cradle of Swabian poetry and in the past the kings of Württemberg resided here.

The historical town centre

The historical town centre has a variety of attractions to offer. Theodore Heuss called the market square with its arcades and two baroque churches "the proudest square that Württemberg has".

A series of interesting buildings are: the birthplace of Justinius Kerner (Marktplatz 8), the birthplace of Eduard Mörike (Kirchstrasse 2) and his own living quarters (Obere Marktstrasse), the birthplace of the poet and writer Friedrich Theodor Vischer (Stadtkirchenplatz 1) and the birthplace of the theologist and literature historian David Friedrich Strauss (Marstallstrasse 1).

In his early days Friedrich Schiller used to live in the "Maudersschen Haus" (Mömpelgardstrasse 26) and the "Cotta Haus" (Stuttgarter Strasse 26). At this time, he went to the Latin School in the opposite of the city council building. In 1793/94 he lived in Wilhelmstrasse 17, where he also worked on his "Wallenstein".