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Hohenzollerische Landesbahn
The Hohenzollerische Landesbahn (HzL) is the largest non-federally owned railway company in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft and Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft. It has operates passenger and freight traffic since 1900. Its field of activity now extends to large parts of southern Baden-Württemberg. The focus of its business in 2011, with revenue of €32.4 million (80%), is railway passenger operations, 11% (€4.3 million) of revenues come from road transport bus operations and revenue of €3.6 million (9%) is produced by rail freight operations. The HzL is a member of the ''Tarifverband der Bundeseigenen und Nichtbundeseigenen Eisenbahnen in Deutschland'' ("fare association of federally-owned and non-federally owned railways in Germany", TBNE) and the ''Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen'' ("association of German transport companies"). On 1 January 2018, the HzL merged with the Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs-Aktienge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigmaringen
Sigmaringen (Swabian German, Swabian: ''Semmerenga'') is a town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen (district), Sigmaringen district. Sigmaringen is renowned for its castle, Schloss Sigmaringen, which was the seat of the principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen until 1850 and is still owned by the Hohenzollern family. Geography Sigmaringen lies in the Danube valley, surrounded by wooded hills south of the Swabian Alb and around 40 km north of Lake Constance. The surrounding towns are Winterlingen (in the district of Zollernalb) and Veringenstadt in the north, Bingen, Baden-Württemberg, Bingen, Sigmaringendorf, and Scheer, Germany, Scheer in the east, Mengen, Germany, Mengen, Krauchenwies, Inzigkofen, and Meßkirch in the south, and Leibertingen, Beuron, and Stetten am kalten Markt in the west. The town is made up of the following districts: Sigmaringen town center, Gutenstein (Sigmarin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigmaringendorf
Sigmaringendorf is a small town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. In Sigmaringendorf the small river ''Lauchert'' flows into the Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa .... There is an open-air-theatre in Sigmaringendorf, it's called Waldbühne Sigmaringendorf. Mayors Since September 2018 Phillip Schwaiger is the mayor of Sigmaringendorf. *Alois Henne (1980-2018) *Wilhelm Siebenrock (1946–1953) *Alois Maucher (1953–1980) References Sigmaringen (district) Populated places on the Danube {{Sigmaringen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringzug
The Ringzug ("ring train"), also called the 3er-Ringzug ("ring train of the 3") is a passenger transport network in the districts of Tuttlingen, Rottweil and Schwarzwald-Baar in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Ringzug went into regular operations on 31 August 2003 and has operated in its current form since 12 December 2004. The concept of the Ringzug is the operation of a clockface timetable, coordinated with a variety of other buses and train services, over an S-Bahn-like network in a rural environment. In March 2006, the passenger association ''Pro Bahn'' described the Ringzug as an exemplary public transport system at its 2006 passenger transport awards (''Fahrgastpreis 2006''). The Ringzug has aroused interest beyond the region and can point to steadily rising passenger numbers and declining deficits. Name The term ''Ringzug'' was chosen because its route was originally intended to form a ring, but it is interrupted by the gap between Immendingen and Donau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schömberg, Zollernalbkreis
Schömberg is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Until 1805, the towns of Schömberg and were possessions of the County of Hohenberg. As part of the process of German mediatization, the two towns were awarded to the Kingdom of Württemberg, whose government assigned them in 1810 to . The towns were reassigned to in 1938. In the 1950s and 1960s, Schömberg enjoyed a period of growth to the south, east, and west. The merged the district of Balingen into the newly created Zollernalb district in January. The next month, on 1 February, Schömberg and Schörzingen merged into a single municipality. There was further urban growth in the 1980s, when a gap between some industrial parks to the south was closed with the construction of additional commercial zones. Geography The township ('' Stadt'') of Schömberg is located in Zollernalbkreis, a district of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is physically located in the foothills of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulm–Sigmaringen Railway
The Ulm–Sigmaringen railway is a 92.670-kilometre-long railway in Baden-Württemberg in south-western Germany, which is largely single-tracked and for the most part not electrified. It runs from Ulm via Blaubeuren and Riedlingen to Sigmaringen mostly in the valley of the Danube. The line is part of the once important long-distance connection from Munich to Freiburg im Breisgau. It forms part of the Danube Valley Railway of Baden-Württemberg. The line is famous especially for its charming course through the Upper Danube Nature Park (''Naturpark Obere Donau''), and is particularly attractive to bicycle tourists. The Royal Württemberg State Railways built the line as part of the railway projects undertaken between 1865 and 1873. Since 1901, the Danube Valley Railway, together with the Höllentalbahn, form part of the pan-regional railway link from Ulm to Freiburg im Breisgau. Danube Valley Railway (Baden-Württemberg) The line forms part of the Danube Valley Railway (German: ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gammertingen
Gammertingen () is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 18 km north of Sigmaringen. Geography Geographical location Gammertingen is located on the Swabian Jura in the valley of the Lauchert, a tributary of the Danube. Neighbouring communities The following cities and towns are adjacent to the city of Gammertingen. They are called the clockwise, starting in the Northeast: Pfronstetten (Reutlingen (district)) Langenenslingen (Biberach (district)) Hettingen, Neufra, Burladingen (Zollernalbkreis), Trochtelfingen (Reutlingen (district) Reutlingen, nicknamed "The Gate to the Swabian Alb" (german: "Das Tor zur Schwäbischen Alb"), is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The former free imperial city (until 1802) reached the limit of 100,000 res ...). Constituent communities In addition to the core city of Gammertingen with around 5000 inhabitants belong to the whole city five districts, amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleinengstingen
Engstingen is a municipality in the Tübingen administrative region (''Regierungsbezirk'') in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies in the Swabian Jura (plateau), about south of Reutlingen. It was formed on January 1, 1975 from the former independent municipalities of ''Großengstingen'', ''Kleinengstingen'' and ''Kohlstetten''. Engstingen is located on the northern edge of the Swabian Jura, at altitude on the Alb plateau near the Alb edge in the valley of Ur-Lauter, about 15 km south of the town Reutlingen. Municipality According to the municipal reform on January 1, 1975, the three previously independent municipalities Großengstingen, Kleinengstingen and Kohlstetten and the industrial park ''Gewerbepark Haid'' were combined into Engstingen. The village of Großengstingen and the houses at Großengstingen railway station and Haid belonged previously to the former municipality Großengstingen. The former municipalities Kleinengstingen and Kohlstetten each included only th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reutlingen–Schelklingen Railway
The Reutlingen–Schelklingen railway or Swabian Jura Railway (German: ''Schwäbische Albbahn'') is a 58.25 kilometre long branch line from Reutlingen to Schelklingen, which crosses the Swabian Jura in southern Germany. Its route no. is 4620. The section from Reutlingen to Honau is also known as the Echaz Railway (''Echazbahn'') or Echaz Valley Railway (''Echaztalbahn''). The 15.28 kilometre long northern section from Reutlingen to Kleinengstingen is closed nowadays, this section has been largely converted into a rail trail. Photos File:Honau-Zahnradbahn-1905.jpg, Honau-Lichtenstein rack railway (postcard from 1905) File:LichtensteinHonau.jpg, Lichtenstein castle File:Ulmer Spatz an der Lauter.jpg, The "Ulmer Spatz" File:Bahnhof Münsingen.jpg, Münsingen station File:Hebelbank des Stellwerks Münsingen.jpg, Interior of signal cabin On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haigerloch
Haigerloch is a town in the north-western part of the Swabian Alb in Germany. Geography Geographical location Haigerloch lies at between 430 and 550 metres elevation in the valley of the Eyach river, which forms two loops in a steep shelly limestone valley. The town is therefore also called the 'Felsenstädtchen' (rocky/cliffy small town). Neighbouring municipalities Haigerloch's neighbouring municipalities are specified below in clockwise order from the north, and belong to the Zollernalbkreis unless indicated. Starzach ¹, Rangendingen, Grosselfingen, Balingen, Geislingen, Rosenfeld, Sulz am Neckar ², Empfingen ³ and Horb am Neckar ³. ¹ Landkreis Tübingen, ² Landkreis Rottweil, ³ Landkreis Freudenstadt Districts Haigerloch consists of the following nine districts: * Bad Imnau * Bittelbronn * Gruol * Hart * Haigerloch * Owingen * Stetten * Trillfingen * Weildorf It is located 397 m above sea level. NN and has 572 inhabitants (31 December 2011). Bad Imnau was incorpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eutingen Im Gäu
Eutingen is a municipality in the district of Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg in southern 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 betwee .... Notable people * Olaf Saile (1901–1952), was a German writer References Freudenstadt (district) Populated places on the Neckar basin Populated riverside places in Germany {{Freudenstadt-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
