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Kirchheim unter Teck ist eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, im Südosten der Region Stuttgart etwa 25 km südöstlich von Stuttgart. Sie ist die viertgrößte Stadt des Landkreises Esslingen und bildet ein Mittelzentrum für die umliegenden Gemeinden.

Seit 1. April 1956 ist Kirchheim unter Teck Große Kreisstadt. Mit den Gemeinden Dettingen unter Teck und Notzingen hat die Stadt Kirchheim unter Teck eine Verwaltungsgemeinschaft vereinbart.


Kirchheim unter Teck is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. It is located on the small river Lauter, a tributary of the Neckar. It is situated near the Teck castle, approximatively 25 km southeast of Stuttgart.
The town has a royal castle built in 1538, two schools and several benevolent institutions. The manufactures include cotton goods, damask, pianofortes, machinery, furniture, chemicals and cement. The town also has wool-spinning establishments and breweries, and a corn exchange. It is the most important wool market in South Germany, and has also a trade in fruit, timber and pigs. In the vicinity are the ruins of the castle of Teck, the hereditary stTronghold of the dukes of that name. Kirchheim has belonged to Wurttemberg since 1381.

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