Baldock

51.989613 - 0.188801Koordinaten: 51 ° 59 ' 23 " N, 0 ° 11' 20 " W

Baldock is a town of about 9,900 inhabitants in the county of North Hertfordshire (England), 53 km north of London. The historic Icknield Way crossed the city.

History

Baldock was founded in 1148 as a commercial branch of the Knights Templar, the name is derived from the allegedly altfranzösichen Baldac name of the city from Baghdad. Another Namensherleitung consists of the Middle English words balled (today's English: soon to German: bald) and ac ( present-day English: oak to German: Oak ).

1903 was not the first time taken far west of Baldock in England, the project of a garden city in attack - result was the city of Letchworth, today the administrative center of North Hertfordshire.

Traffic

Road

Baldock is located on the national road A1 ( M) ( London - Edinburgh ) and A505 by Royston. The A507 has only regional importance.

Railway

The Baldock railway station is on the railway line from London to Stevenage to Cambridge.

Sports

The football club Baldock Town is currently semi professionally organized; a well-known players from its ranks is Kevin Phillips.

Twinning

Since 1988 is twinned with the German town of Eisenberg (Pfalz ) and since 1998 with a Sanvignes -les -Mines in France.

Personalities

• Ludwig Winder (1889-1946), Austrian and Czechoslovakian German-speaking writer, journalist and literary critic in exile, died in Baldock
• Justin Steinfeld (1886-1970), German writer in exile, died on his last residence Baldock
• Kevin Phillips ( b. 1973 ), English footballer