Reutlingen

Reutlingen, a town of Württemberg, 8 miles E. by S. of Tübingen and 20 S. of Stuttgart. Many of its houses are old and picturesque. The church of St Mary (1247–1343), with a tower 243 feet high, is a noble Gothic edifice. Woollen and cotton yarns are spun, and cloth, leather, cutlery, hosiery, paper, &c. are manufactured. Reutlingen was formerly a free imperial town and a member of the Swabian League; it came to Württemberg in 1802. Pop. (1890) 18,542.