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Bad Niedernau
Bad Niedernau is a suburban district of Rottenburg am Neckar in the administrative district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Geography Bad Niedernau is located 3 km (1.86 mi) southwest of Rottenburg am Neckar in the Neckar-valley with an elevation from 430 to 475 m. Extent The area of the district is 410 hectares. 52.5% is agriculturally used area, 32.3% forest area, 7.7% settled area and roads, 5.3% water expanse, and 2.2% other. Neighbour localities The following territories adjoin to Bad Niedernau, clockwise beginning in the north they are: Rottenburg (town), Weiler, Schwalldorf and Obernau (all in the admin. district of Tübingen). Weiler, Schwalldorf and Obernau are districts of Rottenburg am Neckar. Population Bad Niedernau has a current population of 569 people (31/01/08). In order to that Bad Niedernau is among the smaller districts of Rottenburg. The population density is 139 people per km² (359 per sq mi), according to an area o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rottenburg Am Neckar
Rottenburg am Neckar (; until 10 July 1964 only ''Rottenburg''; Swabian: ''Raodaburg'') is a medium-sized town in the administrative district (''Landkreis'') of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies about 50 kilometres (31 miles) southwest of the provincial capital Stuttgart and about 12 km (7 mi) southwest of the district town Tübingen. Rottenburg is the second-largest town of the district after Tübingen and makes up a secondary centre for the surrounding community. Since 1 May 1972, Rottenburg am Neckar has been a district town (''Große Kreisstadt''). Rottenburg agreed to an administrative collective with the municipalities of Hirrlingen, Neustetten and Starzach. Rottenburg is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop, being the official centre of the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. Moreover, it has a college of church music and a university of applied sciences (German ''Fachhochschule''), specialising in forestry. Geography Rottenburg is divided int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tübingen (district)
Tübingen is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Böblingen, Reutlingen, Zollernalbkreis and Freudenstadt. History The district dates back to the ''Oberamt Tübingen'' in the state of Württemberg. In 1811 the ''Oberamt Rottenburg'' was created, and both were converted into districts in 1934. In 1938 most of the district Rottenburg as well as a few municipalities from the district Herrenberg and Reutlingen were added to the district Tübingen. In 1974 it was enlarged again when some municipalities from the dissolved district Horb were added. Geography The main river in the district is the Neckar. The landscapes covered by the district are called ''Oberer Gäu'' and ''Schönbuch''. Coat of arms The coat of arms show the banner (gonfalon) of the Counts of Tübingen. In contrast to the coat of arms of the city Tübingen, it is depicted on a spear. The red-and-white colors are chosen to represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a total area of nearly , it is the third-largest German state by both area (behind Bavaria and Lower Saxony) and population (behind North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria). As a federated state, Baden-Württemberg is a partly-sovereign parliamentary republic. The largest city in Baden-Württemberg is the state capital of Stuttgart, followed by Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Other major cities are Freiburg im Breisgau, Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Pforzheim, Reutlingen, Tübingen, and Ulm. What is now Baden-Württemberg was formerly the historical territories of Baden, Prussian Hohenzollern, and Württemberg. Baden-Württemberg became a state of West Germany in April 1952 by the merger of Württemberg-Baden, South Baden, and Württemberg-Hohenzollern. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hectare
The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is about and one hectare contains about . In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the ''are'' was defined as 100 square metres, or one square decametre, and the hectare ("hecto-" + "are") was thus 100 ''ares'' or km2 (10,000 square metres). When the metric system was further rationalised in 1960, resulting in the International System of Units (), the ''are'' was not included as a recognised unit. The hectare, however, remains as a non-SI unit accepted for use with the SI and whose use is "expected to continue indefinitely". Though the dekare/decare daa (1,000 m2) and are (100 m2) are not officially "accepted for use", they are still used in some contexts. Description The hectare (), although not a unit of SI, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weiler (Rottenburg)
Weiler is a suburban district of Rottenburg am Neckar in the administrative district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Geography Weiler is located 4 km (2.48 mi) southern from Rottenburg am Neckar on a plateau with an elevation from 373 to 558 m. Extent The area of the district is 384 hectare The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is a ...s. Thereof fall 53.3% upon agriculturally used area, 35.5% upon forest area, 10.3% upon settlement area and roads, 0.3% upon water expanse and 0.5% upon other. Population Weiler has 1081 residents (31/01/08) At an area of 3.84 km² (1.5 sq mi) this corresponds to a population density of 282 people per km², or 729 per sq mi. Faiths Most of the population is Roman Catholic. References External links Offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwalldorf
Schwalldorf () is a suburban district of Rottenburg am Neckar in the administrative district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Geography Schwalldorf is located 7 km (4.35 mi) southwestern from Rottenburg am Neckar on the Gäu-Plateau with an elevation from 360 to 492 m. Extent The area of the district is . Of the district's area, 65.1% is used for agricultural purposes, 25.6% is forest area, 8.6% consists of settlements and roads, and 2.2% other. Neighbour localities The territories of the following villages adjoin Schwalldorf; they are, clockwise, beginning with the north: Bad Niedernau, Weiler, Dettingen, Hirrlingen, Frommenhausen, Bieringen and Obernau (all in the admin. district of Tübingen). All bordering villages, except for Hirrlingen, are suburbs of Rottenburg am Neckar. Population With a population of 781 people (31 January 2008), Schwalldorf is among the smaller districts of Rottenburg. With an area of 5.81 km2 (2.2 sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obernau (Rottenburg)
Obernau is a suburban district of Rottenburg am Neckar in the administrative district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Geography Obernau is located 6 km (4.35 mi) western from Rottenburg am Neckar in the Neckar valley. The elevation of the territory is 351 to 498 m. Extent The area of the district is 378 hectares. Thereof fall 54.2% upon agriculturally used area, 34.7% upon forest area, 7.9% upon settlement area and roads, 1.9% upon water expanse and 1.3% upon other. Neighbour localities The territories of the following villages adjoin to Obernau, they are called clockwise beginning in the north: Nellingsheim, Bad Niedernau, Schwalldorf Schwalldorf () is a suburban district of Rottenburg am Neckar in the administrative district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Geography Schwalldorf is located 7 km (4.35 mi) southwestern from Rottenburg am Neckar on th ... and Bieringen. (All villages are in the admin. district of Tübin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilian Von Steiner
Kilian von Steiner (; 9 October 1833 – 25 September 1903) was a German banker and industrialist. Life and career Born in Laupheim as the eighth child of Jewish merchant Viktor Steiner and his wife Sophie, Kilian Steiner spent his youth in the small Upper Swabian town. The family on his father's side had been residents in Laupheim since approximately 1750. He attended secondary school in Ulm and Stuttgart, after which he went on to go to university to study history, philosophy and law at the universities of Tübingen and Heidelberg. After graduating in 1859, he settled as a solicitor in Heilbronn where he met and became a lifelong friend of economist Gustav Schmoller. Together with political friends, one of whom was Gustav Siegle, Steiner was one of the founding members of the National Liberal Party in 1865, a party committed to the so-called Kleindeutsche Lösung (''Lesser German Solution'') and to the unifying policy of Otto von Bismarck. Steiner was among the most prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
