documented in 1130 in the "Zwiefalter Chronicle", and was ceded in 1336 by the sons of Ulrich von Asperg to Count Ulrich of Württemberg. St. Catharine's Hospital was built in 1278 and a mill was built in 1381. In 1558 the "old" Münchinger Castle was built; the "new" castle was built in 1735. During the Thirty Years' War, a large part of the village was destroyed. The first courthouse was built in 1599 and was rebuilt in 1687. The St. John's Lutheran Church was newly built from 1645 to 1650. A new school was built in 1645, and then rebuilt in 1743-1744. In 1906, Münchingen received a rail connection (Strohgäubahn), a single-track regional train from Feuerbach to Weissach. Mayor The mayor is Joachim Wolf. He was elected in 2007 and reelected in 2015. His predecessor was Peter Stritzelberger. Education The is located in Korntal-Münchingen. Sons and daughters of the town Johann Georg Gmelin (1674-1728), pharmacist and chemist Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit (born 1948), Japanologist Personalities who have worked on the ground Johann Ludwig Krapf (1810-1881), pietistic missionary, explorer, linguistic and African explorer. Martin Winterkorn (born 1947), Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, grew up in Münchingen International relations Korntal-Münchingen is twinned with: : Mirande (Gers) : Tubize (Walloon Brabant) References Ludwigsburg (district) Württemberg