History 1046 : First mention of Niuritingin in the document of Speyer. Heinrich III gave Nürtingen as a gift to the chapter of Speyer around 1335 : Nürtingen receives the city rights 1421 : Nürtingen is the domicile of the Württemberg widows. 1602 : The Maientag, a famous folklore procession and celebration is put on record 1634 : Half of the population died in the Thirty Years' War and of the pest 1750 : 133 buildings were burned down in the great fire 1783/1784 : Friedrich Hölderlin and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling are pupils of the Latin school (German: Lateinschule) 1945 : A few bombs hit Nürtingen. The Tiefenbachtal (a valley in south part of Nürtingen) was an escape route for German soldiers. 1948 : The population raises from 10.000 to 17.000 due to the refugees and displaced persons of East Germany 1973 : The district of Nürtingen is merged into the district of Esslingen External links Official website of the city (German)