Metzingen

Metzingen is a Swabian city in the district of Reutlingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 30 kilometres south of Stuttgart, with roughly 22,000 inhabitants. It is known internationally for its outlet shopping, centred on a former quarter of textile factories that has been turned into what is called Outlet City, where many well-known brands keep stores. The clothing company Hugo Boss was one of the first to open a store there, in the 1970s, and visitors travel from all over the world to shop. Locally, Metzingen is better known for its wine. In the centre of the city stands a square holding the largest ensemble of wine pressing houses in the world, and across the municipality eleven pressing houses and two ancient wooden wine presses have been preserved.