Bretten

Bretten is a town in the state of Baden Wurttemberg, Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. It is positioned on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Bretten changed into first referred to as villa breteheim within the Lorsch codex in 767. Since 1148 Bretten had the proper to mint and difficulty coins. In 1254 Bretten obtained town rights. In 1492 Bretten became granted to hold 4 fairs by means of Pfalzgraf Philipp. Philipp Melanchthon was born in Bretten in 1497. The residents of Bretten efficiently sallied against the Swabian besiegers around Ulrich of Wurttemberg in 1504. In 1803 Bretten have become Badische Amtsstadt. After the industrial revolution, the nearby financial systems become ruled via cooker manufacturing for decades.

In 1975 Bretten changed into given the reputation of a Grosse Kreisstadt. Bretten lies in the centre of a rectangle this is fashioned via Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Heilbronn and Stuttgart as corners. It has a populace of about 28,000. The centre of Bretten includes many old half of timbered homes around a lively market. Bretten station is at the Wurttemberg Western Railway and the Kraichgau Railway. Every two hours there are direct teach connections to Stuttgart and Heidelberg.