GOPPINGEN

goppingen, a town of germany, in the kingdom of wurttemberg, on the right bank of the fils, 22 m. e.s.e. of stuttgart on the railway to friedrichshafen. pop. (1905) 20,870. it possesses a castle built, partly with stones from the ruined castle of hohenstaufen, by duke christopher of wurttemberg in the 16th century and now used as public offices, two evangelical churches, a roman catholic church, a synagogue, a classical school, and a modern school. the manufactures are considerable and include linen and woollen cloth, leather, glue, paper and toys. there are machine shops and tanneries in the town. three m. n. of the town are the ruins of the castle of hohenstaufen. goppingen originally belonged to the house of hohenstaufen, and in 1270 came into possession of the counts of wurttemberg. it was surrounded by walls in 1129, and was almost entirely rebuilt after a fire in 1782. see pfeiffer, _beschreibung und geschichte der stadt goppingen_ (1885).