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Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Mühlacker Town Coat of arms Location of Mühlacker within Enzkreis district Location of Mühlacker Mühlacker Show map of Germany Mühlacker Show map of Baden-Württemberg Coordinates: 48°57′0″N 8°50′22″E / 48.95000°N 8.83944°E / 48.95000; 8.83944 Country Germany State Baden-Württemberg Admin. region Karlsruhe District Enzkreis Subdivisions 6 Government • Lord mayor (2025–2033) Stephan Retter[1] (Ind.) Area • Total 54.32 km2 (20.97 sq mi) Elevation 240 m (790 ft) Population (2024-12-31)[2] • Total 26,787 • Density 493.1/km2 (1,277/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal codes 75401–75417 Dialling codes 07041 Vehicle registration PF Website www.muehlacker.de

**Mühlacker** (German pronunciation: [\[ˈmyːlˌʔakɐ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German) [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:De-M%C3%BChlacker.ogg)) is a town in the eastern part of the [Enz district](/source/Enz_(district)) of [Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg), [Germany](/source/Germany). [Mühlacker station](/source/M%C3%BChlacker_station) has direct rail connections with [Stuttgart](/source/Stuttgart), [Karlsruhe](/source/Karlsruhe), [Heidelberg](/source/Heidelberg), and [Pforzheim](/source/Pforzheim).

## Geography

Located in the [northern Black Forest](/source/Northern_Black_Forest), the river [Enz](/source/Enz) runs through Mühlacker. Both the northern and southern areas are characterised by mountain slopes, which are steeper in the northside.[3]

Mühlacker is made up of six subdivisions: Mühlacker, Enzberg, Großglattbach, Lienzingen, Lomersheim and Mühlhausen an der Enz. The [core city](/source/Core_city) Mühlacker, consisting of the quarters of Mühlacker and Dürrmenz, is the most populous, with around 15,000 people. The least populated area is Mühlhausen, which maintains under 1,000 residents.[3]

## History

The area of Mühlacker was inhabited by agricultural settlers since the [Neolithic](/source/Neolithic) era. These included the [Celts](/source/Celts) during the [Bronze](/source/Bronze_Age) and [Iron Age](/source/Iron_Age), as well as the [Romans](/source/Ancient_Romans) and [Alemanni](/source/Alemanni) during [ancient Rome](/source/Ancient_Rome).[4]

The first named settlement in the area was Dürrmenz, spelled as Turmenz and dated to 779 in the [Lorsch codex](/source/Lorsch_codex). Mühlacker was recorded as a [hamlet](/source/Hamlet_(place)) in 1292.[4]

By 1482, the ruling, impoverished [Lords of Dürrmenz](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=D%C3%BCrrmenz_family&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BCrrmenz_(Adelsgeschlecht))] had sold all of their property to the [Maulbronn Monastery](/source/Maulbronn_Monastery). When the monastery went to [Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg](/source/Ulrich%2C_Duke_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg) in 1504, Dürrmenz and its hamlets, including Mühlacker, were made part of the [Duchy of Württemberg](/source/Duchy_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg).[4]

### Thirty Years' War

The [Thirty Years' War](/source/Thirty_Years'_War) brought hardship and misery. In 1648, only 11 inhabitants remained from originally 1242 inhabitants (1622).[5] In the [Nine Years' War](/source/Nine_Years'_War) (1688–1697), after the [Battle of Ötisheim](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_%C3%96tisheim&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlacht_bei_%C3%96tisheim)], Dürrmenz was looted in 1692 by French troops. To defend against future attacks, the [Eppingen lines](/source/Eppingen_lines) were erected.[4] To make up for the population loss, the duke of Württemberg allowed French [Huguenot](/source/Huguenots) refugees to settle in the duchy, including 500 in the Welschdorf of Dürrmenz.[4] Eckenweiher was incorporated to Dürrmenz in 1832.[6]

### Industrialisation

With the opening of the [Württemberg Western Railway](/source/W%C3%BCrttemberg_Western_Railway) [Stuttgart](/source/Stuttgart) - [Bruchsal](/source/Bruchsal) in 1853 the industrial age began in the Dürrmenz-Mühlacker area. As the [Karlsruhe-Mühlacker railway](/source/Karlsruhe-M%C3%BChlacker_railway) was built in 1863, Mühlacker was at the same railway junction and border station.[4] As a curiosity, until 1930 it had two stations side by side, the larger Württemberg station and the Baden railway station. Favored by the dismantling of custom barriers 1819-1851 and the abolition of the compulsory guild (1862), industrial enterprises settled near the train station.

### 20th century

Radio transmitter

Water tower

After [World War I](/source/World_War_I), [inflation](/source/Inflation), [Great Depression](/source/Great_Depression) and high unemployment interrupted the further development. In 1930, the municipality of Dürrmenz-Mühlacker became the city of Mühlacker. That same year, the large [Mühlacker radio transmitter](/source/M%C3%BChlacker_radio_transmitter) was put into operation, earning Mühlacker the byname "Senderstadt" ("Transmission City").[4] Upon request by city officials in 2022, the name became an official title in September 2023.[7] Lienzingen's historical inner town also became recognised as Etterdorf.[8]

With the dissolution of Oberamt Maulbronn, young city Mühlacker in 1938 was incorporated into district [Vaihingen](/source/Vaihingen_an_der_Enz). During the Nazi period, eight Jewish citizens of Mühlacker were deported to [Auschwitz](/source/Auschwitz), including three who had fled to [Le Mans](/source/Le_Mans) in France. Seven were murdered at the camp while the eighth, Theodor Slepoj, survived to see the [liberation of Auschwitz](/source/Liberation_of_Auschwitz_concentration_camp), but died days later of his previous mistreatment. Commemorative [*Stolpersteine*](/source/Stolperstein) for the Holocaust victims were paved into Mühlacker's streets in 2009.[9]

The [World War II](/source/World_War_II) ended in Mühlacker with destruction by air raids and artillery shelling. After 1945, 3000 refugees and displaced persons found settled in Mühlacker.[4]

Enzberg and Mühlhausen an der Enz became part of Mühlacker in 1972.[10] As part of the district reform on 1 January 1973, the district Vaihingen was dissolved. The western region, with the town of Mühlacker became part of the newly formed [Enzkreis](/source/Enzkreis).[4] The eastern part of the district Vaihingen was incorporated into the district of [Ludwigsburg](/source/Ludwigsburg). The community of [Ötisheim](/source/%C3%96tisheim) joined onto the city as a [*Vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaft*](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vereinbarte_Verwaltungsgemeinschaft&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vereinbarte_Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)] so as to act as a single municipality for certain tasks. Mühlacker also acts as a [*Mittelzentrum*](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mittelzentrum&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittelzentrum)] to Ötisheim, [Maulbronn](/source/Maulbronn), [Illingen](/source/Illingen%2C_Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg), [Knittlingen](/source/Knittlingen) und [Sternenfels](/source/Sternenfels).[3]

## Culture

Mühlacker is regarded as a [winemaking](/source/Winemaking) area, which was cultivated in the 16th-century as part of crop contributions to the Maulbronn Monastery as [tithe](/source/Tithe). However, wine-growing was disrupted by the [Year without a Summer](/source/Year_Without_a_Summer) following the [1815 eruption of Mount Tambora](/source/1815_eruption_of_Mount_Tambora) in the [Dutch East Indies](/source/Dutch_East_Indies), forcing farmers to switch to growing [hops](/source/Hops) for beer.[11] The annual Mühlacker [wine festival](/source/Wine_festival) takes place to celebrate the wine culture since the 1980s.[12][13]

## Climate

Climate data for Mühlacker (1991–2020 normals) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.1 (41.2) 6.7 (44.1) 11.6 (52.9) 16.8 (62.2) 20.3 (68.5) 24.2 (75.6) 26.3 (79.3) 25.5 (77.9) 21.2 (70.2) 15.9 (60.6) 9.7 (49.5) 6.0 (42.8) 15.8 (60.4) Daily mean °C (°F) 1.3 (34.3) 2.1 (35.8) 5.6 (42.1) 9.7 (49.5) 13.6 (56.5) 17.4 (63.3) 19.2 (66.6) 18.4 (65.1) 14.2 (57.6) 9.9 (49.8) 5.4 (41.7) 2.2 (36.0) 10.0 (50.0) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.6 (27.3) −2.8 (27.0) −0.3 (31.5) 2.2 (36.0) 6.5 (43.7) 10.5 (50.9) 12.1 (53.8) 11.8 (53.2) 8.0 (46.4) 4.8 (40.6) 1.2 (34.2) −1.3 (29.7) 4.3 (39.7) Average precipitation mm (inches) 55.0 (2.17) 45.3 (1.78) 46.3 (1.82) 38.1 (1.50) 78.9 (3.11) 56.9 (2.24) 77.1 (3.04) 79.9 (3.15) 51.6 (2.03) 66.4 (2.61) 55.6 (2.19) 61.6 (2.43) 699.8 (27.55) Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 17.6 14.8 14.1 11.3 15.3 13.5 14.2 14.1 11.2 13.9 14.5 18.8 172.9 Average relative humidity (%) 86.4 82.1 76.2 71.7 74.2 74.8 71.5 76.9 80.2 86.8 88.3 88.7 79.8 Mean monthly sunshine hours 64.0 87.5 146.8 204.7 217.7 243.1 254.6 228.2 182.8 118.5 71.5 53.6 1,867.5 Source: World Meteorological Organization[14]

## Sights

Since 1930, Mühlacker has been transmitter site, at which between 1934 and 1945 the tallest tower ever built of wood stood (height: 190 metres).[15] The water tower, built in 1972, stands at 42 metres and is traditionally lit up as a decorative light during Christmas season.[16]

Burg Dürrmenz, a [hill castle](/source/Hill_castle), was constructed in the 13th century by the [Lords of Dürrmenz](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=D%C3%BCrrmenz_family&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BCrrmenz_(Adelsgeschlecht))]. Following repeated destructions and reconstructions, the castle was left as what are now known as the [Löffelstelz ruins](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruine_L%C3%B6ffelstelz&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruine_L%C3%B6ffelstelz)].[4]

## Twin towns – sister cities

See also: [List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany](/source/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_Germany)

Mühlacker is [twinned](/source/Sister_city) with:[17]

- [Bassano del Grappa](/source/Bassano_del_Grappa), Italy

- [Schmölln](/source/Schm%C3%B6lln), Germany

## Notable people

- [Ulrich I of Dürrmenz](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ulrich_I_of_D%C3%BCrrmenz&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrich_I._von_D%C3%BCrrmenz)], (died 1163), Reich Chancellor under Holy Roman Emperor [Barbarossa](/source/Frederick_Barbarossa) and [Bishop of Speyer](/source/Bishop_of_Speyer)

- [Anna Catharina Wedderkopf](/source/Anna_Catharina_Wedderkopf) (1715–1786), businesswoman, consultant and feminist

- [Hellmut G. Haasis](/source/Hellmut_G._Haasis) (born 1942), writer and historian

- [Verena Veh](/source/Verena_Veh) (born 1977), volleyball player

- [Florian Naroska](/source/Florian_Naroska) (born 1982), water polo player

- [Kim Kurniawan](/source/Kim_Kurniawan) (born 1990), Indonesian footballer

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Vom Auswärtigem zum OB in Mühlacker: Der "Blick von außen" macht den Unterschied"](https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/karlsruhe/ausswaertiger-wird-neuer-ob-von-muehlacker-stephan-retter-100.html). *SWR Aktuell* (in German). 13 November 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2024"](https://daten.statistik-bw.de/genesisonline/online?operation=statistic&levelindex=0&levelid=1757432774350&code=12411#abreadcrumb) [Update of the population as of 31 December 2024] (in German). [Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg](/source/Statistisches_Landesamt_Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_3-2) ["Mühlacker: Mittelzentrum mit Geschichte und Zukunft"](https://pforzheim-city.de/muehlacker/muehlacker-mittelzentrum-mit-geschichte-und-zukunft). *Pforzheim-City* (in German). 28 July 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:1_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:1_4-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-:1_4-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-:1_4-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-:1_4-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-:1_4-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-:1_4-9) ["Geschichte von Mühlacker und Dürrmenz"](https://www.muehlacker.de/stadt/rathaus-politik/stadtportrait/stadtteile/muehlacker-duerrmenz.php). *Senderstadt Mühlacker* (in German).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Franz, Gunther. ["Die Täufer und Schwenckfelder bis zum dreissigjährigen Krieg"](https://www.leo-bw.de/media/kgl_atlas/current/delivered/pdf/HABW_8_7.pdf) (PDF). *Historiscsher Atlas von Baden-Württemberg*.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Neue Zusatzbezeichnungen: Mühlacker ist "Senderstadt", Lienzingen ist "Etterdorf""](https://www.muehlacker.de/stadt/aktuelles/meldungen/zusatzbezeichnungen-senderstadt-und-etterdorf.php). *Senderstadt Mühlacker* (in German). 12 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Erinnerung an die Verschleppung und den Tod von Mühlacker Bürger im KZ Auschwitz"](https://www.meinenzkreis.de/startseite_artikel,-Erinnerung-an-die-Verschleppung-und-den-Tod-von-Muehlacker-Buerger-im-KZ-Auschwitz-_arid,1528161.html). *Pforzheimer Zeitung* (in German). 25 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["50 Jahre unter einem Dach: Enzberg und Mühlhausen gehören ein halbes Jahrhundert zu Mühlacker - Region - Pforzheimer-Zeitung"](https://www.pz-news.de/region_artikel,-50-Jahre-unter-einem-Dach-Enzberg-und-Muehlhausen-gehoeren-ein-halbes-Jahrhundert-zu-Muehlacker-_arid,1668248.html). *Pforzheim Zeitung* (in German). 1 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Filitz, Eva (9 March 2011). "Von Mühlackers glorreichen Zeiten". *Mühlacker Tagblatt*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Weinfest hat sich gut etabliert"](https://www.muehlacker-tagblatt.de/Muehlacker/Weinfest-hat-sich-gut-etabliert-399909.html). *Mühlacker Tageblatt* (in German). 25 July 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Mühlacker Weinfest: Regionale Anbieter bieten erlesene Tropfen - Region - Pforzheimer-Zeitung"](https://www.pz-news.de/region_artikel,-Muehlacker-Weinfest-Regionale-Anbieter-bieten-erlesene-Tropfen-_arid,2085722.html). *Pförzheimer Zeitung* (in German). 21 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-WMO_14-0)** ["World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231012163235/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Muehlacker_10736.csv). *World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020)*. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from [the original](https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Muehlacker_10736.csv) on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Historie"](https://sender-muehlacker.de/wahrzeichen/historie/). *Sender Mühlacker* (in German).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Ein leuchtendes Wahrzeichen"](http://sonderthemen.muehlacker-tagblatt.de/glueckwuensche-zu-weihnachten-und-neujahr-20-dezember-2021/lokales/ein-leuchtendes-wahrzeichen-165694). *Mühlacker Tagblatt* (in German). 20 December 2021.

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## External links

- [Official website](https://www.muehlacker.de/) (in German)

- [War memorials in Muehlacker cemetery at "Sites of Memory" webpage](http://sites-of-memory.de/main/muehlackercemetery.html)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Mühlacker](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BChlacker).

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