Stuttgart: The most common community names in Baden-Württemberg unveiled!

Stuttgart: The most common community names in Baden-Württemberg unveiled!

Stuttgart, Deutschland - Stuttgart, 03.12.2024-Submit, Baden-Württemberg! The latest statistics from the State Statistical Office show that the municipalities of Hügelsheim, Iffezheim and Sinzheim are at the top of the most common place names. The “Ingen” ending leads the field and is the most widespread name in the country!

of the 1,101 municipalities in Baden-Württemberg wear impressive 230 municipal names, which is 20.7 percent, the ending "ingen". This ending can be found primarily in the southern and central part of the country. But the “Heim” ending has also conquered a permanent place: With 126 municipalities, which corresponds to 11.4 percent, it is the second most common ending and mainly spread in northern Baden-Württemberg. A clear trend that underlines the regional differences in the naming!

Special name additives and records

Did you know that 24 municipalities in Baden-Württemberg have the addition “Bad” in its name? This note indicates the presence of a spa and gives the places a special charm. There are also six municipalities with «St.» begin what “city” stands.

Another interesting fact: The shortest municipal name in the country consists of only two letters-«Au» in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. In contrast, the longest community name has 25 characters (without spaces) and belongs to the communities “Hirschberg on Bergstrasse” in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis and “Müllheim im Markgräflerland” in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. On average, a community name in Baden-Württemberg has almost eleven characters. An exciting game of the names that reflects the diversity and history of the Region!