Mühlacker

The Thirty Years' War brought hardship and misery. In 1648 only 50 inhabitants survived from originally 1242 inhabitants (1622). In the Nine Years' War (1688–1697) Dürrmenz was looted in 1692 by French troops. Eckenweiher was incorporated to Dürrmenz in 1832.

With the opening of the Württemberg Western Railway Stuttgart - Bruchsal in 1853 the industrial age began in the Dürrmenz-Mühlacker area. As the Karlsruhe-Mühlacker railway was built in 1863, Mühlacker was at the same railway junction and border station. As a curiosity, until 1930 it had two stations side by side, the larger Württemberg station and the Baden railway station. Favored by the dismantling of custom barriers 1819-1851 and the abolition of the compulsory guild (1862), industrial enterprises settled near the train station.

{{stack|File:Sendeanlage Mühlacker-Stahlfachwerkturm.jpg}}

File:Wasserturm Mühlacker.jpg

After World War I, inflation, Great Depression and high unemployment interrupted the further development. In 1930, the large Mühlacker radio transmitter was put into operation.

With the dissolution of Oberamt Maulbronn, young city Mühlacker in 1938 was incorporated into district Vaihingen. During the Nazi period five of the eight Jewish citizens of Mühlacker were murdered in Auschwitz.

The World War II ended in Mühlacker with destruction by air raids and artillery shelling. After 1945, 3000 refugees and displaced persons found settled in Mühlacker.

As part of the district reform on January 1, 1973, the district Vaihingen was dissolved. The western region, with the town of Mühlacker became part of the newly formed Enzkreis. The eastern part of the district Vaihingen was incorporated into the district of Ludwigsburg.

{{Weather box

| location = Mühlacker (1991–2020 normals)

| metric first = Y

| single line = Y

|collapsed = Y

|Jan high C = 5.1

|Feb high C = 6.7

|Mar high C = 11.6

|Apr high C = 16.8

|May high C = 20.3

|Jun high C = 24.2

|Jul high C = 26.3

|Aug high C = 25.5

|Sep high C = 21.2

|Oct high C = 15.9

|Nov high C = 9.7

|Dec high C = 6.0

| year high C = 15.8

|Jan mean C = 1.3

|Feb mean C = 2.1

|Mar mean C = 5.6

|Apr mean C = 9.7

|May mean C = 13.6

|Jun mean C = 17.4

|Jul mean C = 19.2

|Aug mean C = 18.4

|Sep mean C = 14.2

|Oct mean C = 9.9

|Nov mean C = 5.4

|Dec mean C = 2.2

|year mean C = 10.0

|Jan low C = -2.6

|Feb low C = -2.8

|Mar low C = -0.3

|Apr low C = 2.2

|May low C = 6.5

|Jun low C = 10.5

|Jul low C = 12.1

|Aug low C = 11.8

|Sep low C = 8.0

|Oct low C = 4.8

|Nov low C = 1.2

|Dec low C = -1.3

| year low C = 4.3

| precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 55.0

|Feb precipitation mm = 45.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 46.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 38.1

|May precipitation mm = 78.9

|Jun precipitation mm = 56.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 77.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 79.9

|Sep precipitation mm = 51.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 66.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 55.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 61.6

| year precipitation mm = 699.8

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 17.6

|Feb precipitation days = 14.8

|Mar precipitation days = 14.1

|Apr precipitation days = 11.3

|May precipitation days = 15.3

|Jun precipitation days = 13.5

|Jul precipitation days = 14.2

|Aug precipitation days = 14.1

|Sep precipitation days = 11.2

|Oct precipitation days = 13.9

|Nov precipitation days = 14.5

|Dec precipitation days = 18.8

|year precipitation days = 172.9

|Jan sun = 64.0

|Feb sun = 87.5

|Mar sun = 146.8

|Apr sun = 204.7

|May sun = 217.7

|Jun sun = 243.1

|Jul sun = 254.6

|Aug sun = 228.2

|Sep sun = 182.8

|Oct sun = 118.5

|Nov sun = 71.5

|Dec sun = 53.6

|year sun = 1867.5

|Jan humidity = 86.4

|Feb humidity = 82.1

|Mar humidity = 76.2

|Apr humidity = 71.7

|May humidity = 74.2

|Jun humidity = 74.8

|Jul humidity = 71.5

|Aug humidity = 76.9

|Sep humidity = 80.2

|Oct humidity = 86.8

|Nov humidity = 88.3

|Dec humidity = 88.7

| source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231012163235/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Muehlacker_10736.csv

| archive-date = 12 October 2023

| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Muehlacker_10736.csv

| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020

| work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020)

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = 12 October 2023}}

}}

Since 1930, Mühlacker has been transmitter site, at which between 1934 and 1945 the tallest tower ever built of wood stood (height: 190 metres).

Further landmark are the water tower and the Löffelstelz castle ruin.

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}

Mühlacker is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Partnerstädte|url=https://www.muehlacker.de/stadt/rathaus-politik/staedtepartnerschaften/|publisher=Mühlacker|language=de|access-date=2021-12-09}}

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• {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
• [http://sites-of-memory.de/main/muehlackercemetery.html War memorials in Muehlacker cemetery at "Sites of Memory" webpage]

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