Books set in Baden-Württemberg

11 books and other written works set here; ordered by German Wikipedia lookups, not readers or sales.

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1HeidelbergCiao3
2Baden-BadenEhestandswirren1
3KnittlingenDer Spielmann1
4Mannheim„… bewahre uns Gott in Deutschland vor irgendeiner Revolution!“: Die Ermordung des Staatsrats von Kotzebue durch den Studenten Sand1
5RottweilVerbrechen1
6TübingenKraft1
7UlmDer Bettler1
8WalheimDie Leiden des jungen Werthers1

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Die Leiden des jungen Werthersby Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1774 · Walheim
#1470avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Narziß und Goldmundby Hermann Hesse · 1930 · Zisterzienserabtei Maulbronn
#2253avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Verbrechenby Ferdinand von Schirach · 2009 · Rottweil
#335.6avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Kraftby Jonas Lüscher · 2017 · Tübingen
#46.5avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Ciaoby Johanna Adorján · 2021 · Heidelberg
#5
Das Heidelberger Fassby Eduard Fentsch · 1844 · Heidelberg
#6
Der Bettlerby Ernst Raupach · 1832 · Ulm
#7
Der Spielmannby Oliver Pötzsch · 2018 · Knittlingen
#8
Ehestandswirrenby Antonie von Cosmar · 1838 · Baden-Baden
#9
Memories of Heidelbergby Heinz Strunk · 2026 · Heidelberg
#10

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