Heidenheim (district)

	Heidenheim (district) Heidenheim () is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Ostalbkreis, Dillingen, Günzburg, Alb-Donau and Göppingen. History The district dates back to the ''Oberamt Heidenheim'', which was created at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1808 it was enlarged by merging with the ''Oberamt Giengen''. It was converted into a district in 1934/38, and enlarged by municipalities from the ''Oberamt Neresheim'' and the ''Oberamt Ulm''. The communal reform of 1973 left the district virtually unchanged. Geography The district is located in the high plains of the Swabian Alb The Swabian Jura (german: Schwäbische Alb , more rarely ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in English, is a mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending from southwest to northeast and in width. It is named after the region of ... (''Schwäbische Alb'') mountains. Coat of arms The coat of arms show the colors of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Heidenheim An Der Brenz Heidenheim an der Brenz, or just Heidenheim (; Swabian: ''Hoidna'' or ''Hoirna''), is a town in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located near the border with Bavaria, approximately 17 km south of Aalen and 33 km north of Ulm. Heidenheim is the largest town and the seat of the district of Heidenheim, and ranks third behind Aalen and Schwäbisch Gmünd in size among the towns in the region of East Württemberg. Heidenheim is the economic center for all the communities in Heidenheim district and is the headquarters of the Voith industrial company. The town's population passed the 20,000 mark in 1925. Heidenheim collaborates with the town of Nattheim in administrative matters. The residents of Heidenheim and its surrounding area speak the distinct German dialect of Swabian. Geography Heidenheim is situated between Albuch and the Härtsfeld region in the northeast corner of the Swabian Alb where the valley of the Brenz meets the Stubental at the foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Königsbronn Königsbronn is a municipality in the district of Heidenheim (district), Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Königsbronn (Koenigsbronn) as an administrative community also includes the villages of Itzelberg, Ochsenberg (Königsbronn), Ochsenberg and Zang. It lies in the Brenz valley within the hills of the Swabian Jura, a landscape shaped by karst (limestone). A spring near the town center is the Source (river or stream), source of the Brenz River, Brenz, a tributary of the Danube. Geographical location The Brenz pot Königsbronn lies at the eastern end of the Swabian Jura, the so-called Ostalb. The main town is like the suburb in Itzelberg Brenztal while the higher-lying suburb Zang on the west of the valley Albuch and Ochsenberg (Königsbronn), Ochsenberg lying on the Härtsfeld east of the valley. In Königsbronn springs the Brenz, which opens at Lauingen into the Danube. North of the village on the border with neighboring city Oberkochen runs the European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Giengen An Der Brenz Giengen (; full name: Giengen an der Brenz; Swabian: ''Gẽänge'') is a former Free Imperial City in eastern Baden-Württemberg near the border with Bavaria in southern Germany. The town is located in the district of Heidenheim at the eastern edge of the Swabian Alb, about 30 kilometers northeast of Ulm on the Brenz River. Giengen is the hometown of the Margarete Steiff corporation, who invented the teddy bear. Positioned on the Nuremberg-Ulm-Constance route, one of the main feeder routes of the Compostella Trail, Giengen is visited each year by an increasing number of walking pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostella. History The first documentary evidence of the town was contained in a chronicle of the monastery of Peterhausen that reported on the death in battle in 1078 of margrave Diepold II von Vohburg, lord of Giengen. In 1147, Adele, daughter of Diepold III, was married to Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa but was divorced after a few years due to childlessness. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Burgberg (Giengen) Burgberg may refer to the following places in Germany: ;settlements * Burgberg im Allgäu, a municipality in Oberallgäu, Bavaria ;mountains Burgberg (Baunatal), a hill in Baunatal, Hesse Burgberg (Erlangen), a hill in Erlangen, Bavaria Burgberg (Schauenburg), a hill in Schauenburg, Hesse Burgberg (ridge), a range of hills in Lower Saxony Großer Burgberg, a hill overlooking Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony Burgberg (Bergstein) Burgberg may refer to the following places in Germany: ;settlements * Burgberg im Allgäu, a municipality in Oberallgäu, Bavaria ;mountains * Burgberg (Baunatal), a hill in Baunatal, Hesse Burgberg (Erlangen), a hill in Erlangen, Bavaria Burgb ... , a hill in the northern Eifel, near Hürtgenwald, North Rhine-Westphalia {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Brenz An Der Brenz Brenz an der Brenz is a borough of the village of Sontheim in the Heidenheim District of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Brenz an der Brenz was an independent village until it merged with Sontheim. The borough has about 1100 inhabitants. Location Brenz an der Brenz is located directly on the Brenz River near the Swabian Alb and the Danube River Valley. History The Brenz region has been settled since at least the Roman Empire. In the 2nd or 3rd century C.E., on the commanding ''Kirchberg'' in Brenz, a ''Villa rustica'' was built. Additional finds of other monumental buildings dating from the Roman era indicate that a Roman town was located here. Brenz also is located at the crossing of two Roman roads; the road from Günzburg (lat. ''Guntia'') to Heidenheim (lat. ''Aquileia'') and the North Danube road from (lat. ''Ad Lunam'') to Regensburg (lat. ''Castra Regina''). In 2002 on the ancient road between Sontheim and Bächingen a mile stone with the name of Emperor Caracall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bissingen Ob Lontal Bissingen may refer to: Bissingen, Bavaria, municipality in Bavaria, Germany Bissingen an der Teck, municipality in Esslingen district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Bietigheim-Bissingen, town in Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany FSV 08 Bissingen FSV 08 Bissingen is a German association football club from the town of Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg. The club plays in the tier five Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. History The club was formed in 1908 as Fußballclub Viktoria Bissing ... , an association football club based in Bietigheim-Bissingen {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sontheim An Der Brenz Sontheim (full name: Sontheim an der Brenz) is a municipality in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located northeast of Ulm, at the southern end of the Swabian Jura. Neighboring municipalities Sontheim shares borders with the following towns and villages: Hermaringen (Heidenheim District) in the north, Bächingen an der Brenz (Dillingen District, Bavaria) in the east and the south, as well as Niederstotzingen (Heidenheim District) in the west. Villages Sontheim an der Brenz consists of the main community Sontheim and the villages of Brenz and Bergenweiler. Brenz and Bergenweiler became part of Sontheim during Baden-Württemberg's last district reform in the 1970s. Twin towns The town is twinned with: * Saint-Valery-en-Caux, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]