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Reichenbach Am Heuberg
Reichenbach am Heuberg Reichenbach is a municipality in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Geography Reichenbach lies on the Heuberg Plateau, a high plateau in the south of the Swabian Jura. The Lower Bära river flows through the town. Additionally a small tributary, called the Reichenbach or Talbach, runs through the town and empties into the Bära. Neighboring communities Reichenbach is bounded on the north by Obernheim, on the east by Nusplingen, both in the Zollernalbkreis. On the southeast it borders on Egesheim, in the southwest on Bubsheim, and on the northwest on Wehingen. Community structure The community of Reichenbach consists of the village of Reichenbach am Heuberg and the hamlet of Holzwiesen.''Das Land Baden-Württemberg. Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Band VI: Regierungsbezirk Freiburg'' Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart 1982, , S. 635. History Reichenbach first appears in written records in the year 793. The vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egesheim
Egesheim is a town in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Geography Egesheim lies on the Heuberg Plateau in the southwest of the Swabian Jura at an altitude of between and above sea level. The southern branch of the Bära river flows through the town. Approximately two-thirds of the area is forest. History The Heidentor is a celtic place of worship. The town is one of the oldest communities in the region, In 770 it is mentioned in a deed of donation of the Abbey of Saint Gall. Various religious and secular lordships have claimed ownership. In 1381 the village became a domain of Further Austria Further Austria, Outer Austria or Anterior Austria (german: Vorderösterreich, formerly ''die Vorlande'' (pl.)) was the collective name for the early (and later) possessions of the House of Habsburg in the former Swabian stem duchy of south-wes ..., and remained so until 1805, when it became part of Württemberg. Demographics As of 2011, Egesheim is est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rococo
Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, and ''trompe-l'œil'' frescoes to create surprise and the illusion of motion and drama. It is often described as the final expression of the Baroque movement. The Rococo style began in France in the 1730s as a reaction against the more formal and geometric Louis XIV style. It was known as the "style Rocaille", or "Rocaille style". It soon spread to other parts of Europe, particularly northern Italy, Austria, southern Germany, Central Europe and Russia. It also came to influence the other arts, particularly sculpture, furniture, silverware, glassware, painting, music, and theatre. Although originally a secular style primarily used for interiors of private residences, the Rococo had a spiritual aspect to it which led to its widespread use in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heuberg Railroad
The Heuberg Railway (''Heubergbahn'') was a standard gauge railway line in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The line operated between 1928 and 1966, and ran from Spaichingen, past five railway stations and a stop to Reichenbach am Heuberg. The line was originally planned as a narrow-gauge line through Reichenbach and Egesheim to Nusplingen. It was significant in the development and industrialization of the communities of the Heuberg plateau. Building The first sod was turned on 30 January 1913. The highest point of the railway would be at Gosheim station at 841 metres above sea level. The work should be finished in 1915. Because of World War I work was stopped in November 1916. The work was restarted in 1919. The work was stopped again in April 1920. In 1926 the work was restarted. At this time, 80% of the work was finished. The railway was built only as far as Reichenbach and not to Nusplingen. On 25 May 1928, the railway was opened to Reichenbach (Heuberg). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Further Austria
Further Austria, Outer Austria or Anterior Austria (german: Vorderösterreich, formerly ''die Vorlande'' (pl.)) was the collective name for the early (and later) possessions of the House of Habsburg in the former Swabian stem duchy of south-western Germany, including territories in the Alsace region west of the Rhine and in Vorarlberg. While the territories of Further Austria west of the Rhine and south of Lake Constance (except Konstanz itself) were gradually lost to France and the Swiss Confederacy, those in Swabia and Vorarlberg remained under Habsburg control until the Napoleonic Era. Geography Further Austria mainly comprised the Alsatian County of Ferrette in the Sundgau, including the town of Belfort, and the adjacent Breisgau region east of the Rhine, including Freiburg im Breisgau after 1368. Also ruled from the Habsburg residence in Ensisheim near Mühlhausen were numerous scattered territories stretching from Upper Swabia to the Allgäu region in the east, the large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohlhammer Verlag
W. Kohlhammer Verlag GmbH, or Kohlhammer Verlag, is a German publishing house headquartered in Stuttgart. History Kohlhammer Verlag was founded in Stuttgart on 30 April 1866 by . Kohlhammer had taken over the businesses of his late father-in-law, a 120-year-old printer and a profitable . The printing business, operating out of the back of a commercial building at 14 Urbanstrasse, became W. Kohlhammer Verlag and was funded by proceeds from the bathhouse until it was closed in 1890. Kohlhammer purchased the ''Deutsche Feuerwehrzeitung'' in 1882 and printed that publication until 1923. In 1872 Kohlhammer started a weekly newspaper, the ''Neue Deutsche Familienblatt'' that by 1914 had a circulation of 185,000. Contemporary Employees of Kohlhammer joined those of other Stuttgart-based companies in early 2016 to petition the mayor to abate traffic congestion hindering their operations inside the city. In 2017, Kohlhammer Verlag employed about 400 people in Stuttgart, Würzburg and Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wehingen
Wehingen is a town in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in 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 betwe .... References Tuttlingen (district) Württemberg {{Tuttlingen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubsheim
Bubsheim is a municipality in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in 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 betwe .... Mayor In January 2012 Thomas Leibinger was elected the new mayor. References Tuttlingen (district) Württemberg {{Tuttlingen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zollernalbkreis
The Zollernalbkreis is a Districts of Germany, ''Landkreis'' (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The district is located in the Swabian Alb, and contains the second highest elevation of this range, the high ''Oberhohenberg''. In the south-east the district nearly reaches to the river Danube. The district was created on January 1, 1973, when the two previous districts Balingen and Hechingen were merged. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Tübingen (district), Tübingen, Reutlingen (district), Reutlingen, Sigmaringen (district), Sigmaringen, Tuttlingen (district), Tuttlingen, Rottweil (district), Rottweil and Freudenstadt (district), Freudenstadt. Coat of arms The coat of arms show the black-and-white checkered symbol of the Hohenzollern in the left half, and the triple black deer antler on yellow ground as the symbol of Württemberg. Almost all of the district's area belonged to these two states historically. Towns (''Städte'') and municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuttlingen (district)
Tuttlingen is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rottweil, Zollernalbkreis, Sigmaringen, Constance and Schwarzwald-Baar. History The district dates back to the ''Oberamt Tuttlingen'', which was created in 1806. After several minor changes it was merged with the Oberamt Spaichingen and converted into the district in 1938. In 1973 it was enlarged by some municipalities from the dissolved districts Donaueschingen and Stockach. Mining From an old 3.5 km mine in a Doggererzflöz in Weilheim is wood in the Tuttlinger Fruchtkasten .Fruchtkasten: Abteilung Ludwigsthal'' In: ''Pressemiteilungen.'' 21.November 2016. Steel was produced in Tuttlingen by the Schwäbische Hüttenwerke in Ludwigshal. The furnace in Harras was closed in 1832. By building railways new calculations make the ironore of the area unprofitable. After the Franco-Prussian War mining was stopped.: Eisenindustrie'' In: ''Schwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nusplingen
Nusplingen is a municipality of the Zollernalbkreis, Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History In 1803, Nusplingen became a possession of the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, who traded the town in 1813 to the Kingdom of Württemberg for Beuron Archabbey, Beuron Abbey. Nusplingen was assigned to and remained in that district until its dissolution in 1938. Following that dissolution, Nusplingen was reassigned to the . This district was itself dissolved in 1973, when , and Nusplingen was assigned to the newly-created Zollernalbkreis, Zollernalb district. After World War II, the town grew and industrialized beginning in the 1950s with development at its northern extremity. Geography The municipality (''Municipalities of Germany, Gemeinde'') of Nusplingen is located at the southern edge of the Zollernalbkreis, Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, a States of Germany, state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It lies along the border with Tuttlingen ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obernheim
Obernheim is a municipality of the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Obernheim became a possession of the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1805 and was assigned to . Five years later, in 1810, it was reassigned to , which was merged into in 1938. Obernheim grew and industrialized after the Second World War, first expanding in the 1950s to the north-east and west, and then in the 1970s to the north once more. As part of the , Landkreis Balingen was dissolved and Obernheim was assigned to the newly-created Zollernalb district. There was further municipal growth to the northeast in the 1980s and 1990s. Geography The municipality (''Gemeinde'') of Obernheimof is located along the southern edge Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, one of the Federal Republic of Germany's 16 States. It lies along the border with Tuttlingen district and the western edge of the , between the Upper and Lower Bära rivers, in the . Elevation above sea level ranges in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
