ETTLINGEN  , a

town of Germany, in the grand-duchy of Baden, on the Alb, and the railway Mannheim-Basel, 41 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 the wall of the town-hall . Its chief manufactures are paper-making, spinning, weaving and machine building . The cultivation of wine and fruit is also largely carried on, and in these products considerable trade is done . The first notice of Ettlingen dates from the 8th century . It became a town in 1227 and was presented by the emperor Frederick II. to the margrave of Baden . In 1689 it was pillaged by the French, and near the town Moreau defeated the archduke Charles on the 9th and loth of July 1796 .

See

Schwarz, Geschichte der Stadt Ettlingen (Carlsruhe, 1900) .