1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ETTLINGEN. a town of Germany, in the grand-duchy of Baden, on the Alb, and the railway Mannheim-Basel, 4$ m. S. of Karlsruhe. Pop. (1905) 8040. It is still surrounded by old walls and ditches, and presents a medieval and picturesque appearance. Among its more striking edifices are an old princely residence, with extensive grounds, an Evangelical and two Roman Catholic churches, and the buildings of a former monastery. There are also many Roman remains, notable among them the " Neptune " sculpture, now embedded in t…
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