Reutlingen

Reutlingen
Reitlenga (Swabian)
A street view of Reutlingen
Location of Reutlingen within Reutlingen district
Reutlingen
Reutlingen
Coordinates: 48°29′N 9°13′E / 48.483°N 9.217°E / 48.483; 9.217
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
DistrictReutlingen
Government
  Lord mayor (201927) Thomas Keck (SPD)
Area
  Total
87.04 km2 (33.61 sq mi)
Elevation
382 m (1,253 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
118,770
  Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
72760..72770
Dialling codes07121, 07072, 07127
Vehicle registrationRT
Websitewww.reutlingen.de

Reutlingen (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɔʏtlɪŋən] ; Swabian: Reitlenga) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of June 2018, it had an estimated population of 116,456. Reutlingen has a university of applied sciences, which was founded in 1855, originally as a weavers' school. Today, Reutlingen is a home to an established textile industry and also houses machinery, leather goods and steel manufacturing facilities. It has the narrowest street in the world, Spreuerhofstraße (width 31 cm).