Sindelfingen
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Sindelfingen is a German town near Stuttgart at the headwaters of the Schwippe (a tributary of the river Würm) that is the site of a Mercedes-Benz assembly plant.History 1155 First documented mention of Sindelfingen In 1263, Sindelfingen was founded by the Count Rudolf Scherer of Tübingen-Herrenberg.In 1351 the city was sold to Württemberg. Middle Ages Notable weaving industry 1535 Entrance of the Protestant Reformation 1944 Stuttgart/Sindelfingen oil refinery bombed by the Oil Campaign of World War II 1958 Partnership with the French city Corbeil-Essonnes 1962 S. became "Große Kreisstadt" 1971 Maichingen and Darmsheim were incorporated 1987 Last Volksfest, a summer festival (the site was required for a county garden exhibition) 2013 Sindelfingen celebrated the 750 city founding anniversary The weaving industry survived until most of Europe's textile industry was wiped out due to Asian imports. Some textile distribution centres are still left in the town. Former weaving mills can still be found in the city area, now used as offices for the computer industry. This is due to the takeover of Hollerith by IBM which used the punched card technology from the weaving mills.
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