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University town Tübingen
Top left: Beautiful Neckar. © Jörg Jäger, Wirtschaftsförderung Tübingen Top right: A Tübingen tradition: a boat ride on the Stocherkahn. © Jens Klatt, Wirtschaftsförderung Tübingen From bottom left: Summer concerts at cloyster Bebenhausen, Barock Ensemble Inégal Prag. © VOJTECHVLK.COM Summer theatre. © Lutz Schelhorn Tübingen market square. © Jörg Jäger, Wirtschaftsförderung Tübingen
Young – responsible – innovative living Tübingen is a small, traditional university town that has a distinctive quality – and culture – of living. The town is characterised by both its historical charm as well as its youthful, conscious and sustainable way of life. The summer and fall months offer many ways to experience the culture, nature and flair of this vital, bustling town. TEXT: ELISABETH DOEHNE
Small steps, narrow alleys, large parks and pointed gables make up the townscape of old Tübingen. Narrow cobblestone alleys wind between countless timber-framed houses dating back to the 15th and 16th century. The streets are lined with numerous outdoor cafés, wine taverns and student bars as well as unusual small shops. “We pride ourselves embracing a unique 46 | Issue 40 | July 2016
quality of life marked by individuality, intellectual curiosity, conscious living, and respect for history and nature,” explains Ms. Feiler, a spokesperson for the city. The Swabian university city with over 86,000 inhabitants and 28,000 students combines the flair of a lovingly renovated city centre dating back to the Middle
Ages with the colourful, bustling and vital consciousness of a young and cosmopolitan student city. It is, in fact, the state’s youngest city. Single travellers, families and groups can explore and experience the unique culture that the town’s residents, merchants and students cherish and uphold. Historical, cultural and vital charm Located 40 kilometres south of Stuttgart between the Schönbuch Forest and the Swabian Hills – on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers in the state of Baden-Württemberg – the old university town is easily reached for a day or weekend trip. The climate is often said to resemble a