ETTLINGEN, a town of Germany, in the Land of Baden, on the Alb and the railway Mannheim-Basel, 42 m. S. of Karls ruhe. Pop. (1933) 10,152. 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. Surrounded by old walls and ditches, it presents a mediaeval appearance. Among its most striking edifices are an old princely residence, with extensive grounds and the buildings of a former monastery. There are also many Roman remains, notable among them the "Nep tune" sculpture, now embedded in the wall of the town-hall. Its chief manufactures are paper, explosives, spinning, weaving and machine building. Considerable trade is done in wine and fruit which are cultivated in the neighbourhood.
See Schwarz, Geschichte der Stadt Ettlingen (Karlsruhe, rgoo) .