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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] |
Meßstetten
Meßstetten () is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Overview It is situated in the Swabian Jura, 24 km southeast of Balingen and at an altitude of is the highest city (of more than 10,000 inhabitants) in Germany. It is close to the Heuberg Training Area with the Lager Heuberg. Within the Heuberg Training Area there is the legendary ''Dreibannmarke'', also called the "Bahn", a 17th-century border, which today marks the border between three different municipalities, formerly in the three states of Württemberg, Baden, and Hohenzollern. The meadow at the Dreibannmarke served as a stopping place for traveling merchants, wagons and craftsmen. With care it is possible to identify traces of the border. After the inauguration of the firing ranges, a meadow in Meßstetten was allocated as a camping site at the edge of the restricted area. Until 1835 merchandise was smuggled over the customs borders guarded by local hunters. Coffee smuggler Hau ... [...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] |
Dotternhausen
Dotternhausen is a municipality in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Dotternhausen became a possession of the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1805 and was assigned to . In 1810, it was reassigned to and then to in 1842. That district was dissolved in 1938, so Dotternhausen was again reassigned, this time to the newly-created . Dotternhausen began period of steady growth after World War II, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1973, when , and Dotternhausen was assigned to the new Zollernalbkreis, district of Zollernalb. Geography The municipality (''Municipalities of Germany, Gemeinde'') of Dotternhausen covers of the Zollernalbkreis, Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of Germany, States of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is physically located along the edge of the Swabian Jura, with the town of Dotternhausen at the foot of the Plettenberg (mountain), Plettenberg. The primary watercourses in the municipal area a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dormettingen
Dormettingen is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History In 1805, Dormettingen, previously a possession of the County of Hohenberg and of Austria, became part of the Kingdom of Württemberg. It was assigned in 1810 to but in 1842 was reassigned to . When this district was dissolved in 1938, Dormettingen was assigned to . Dormettingen doubled in size after World War II thanks to growth periods from the 1960s to the 1990s. As part of the , Landkreis Balingen was dissolved, and Dormettingen was assigned to the newly-created district of Zollernalb. Geography The municipality (''Gemeinde'') of Dormettingen covers of the Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, one of the Federal Republic of Germany's 16 States. It is physically located on the , a plateau above the Schlichem where oil shale can be found in the upper Liassic layers. The village of Dormettingen itself is found in a shallow trough, where it originated as a ''Haufendorf''. Elev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bitz
Bitz is a municipality in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Bitz was a possession of the until 1386. Bitz became an independent municipality within the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1832. It was assigned in 1806 to , reorganized in 1938 as . Bitz enjoyed large-scale industrial growth in the 1960s in every direction but south. In 1973, following , Bitz was reassigned to the newly created Zollernalbkreis, Zollernalb district. Another period of expansion, this time residential, elapsed in the 1980s. Geography The municipality (''Municipalities of Germany, Gemeinde'') of Bitz is politically located in the Zollernalbkreis, Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, a States of Germany, state of the Federal Republic of Germany. Bitz is physically located in a Depression (geology), depression of the and . Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a low of Normalnull (NN) to a high of NN. Coat of arms Bitz's municipal coat of arms d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bisingen
Bisingen is a municipality in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Bisingen is one of the oldest settlements of the area, verified by several findings of the Neolithic Age, the Bronze Age, the early Iron Age and the La Tène culture, La Téne time period. The founding of Bisingen and Wessingen is ascribed to the Alemanni around 300 A.D., and Steinhofen, Thanheim & Zimmern being founded around 500 A.D. The first recorded mention of Bisingen and Wessingen was in 786 A.D.: the Franconian Count Gerold in der Baar gifted goods from ''Pisinguin'' (Bisingen) and ''Uassingun'' (Wessingen) to the Abbey of Saint Gall, St. Gallen monastery. The towns of Bisingen, , , and were part of , a of the Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and, from 1850, the Kingdom of Prussia. The Oberamt was dissolved in 1925 and mixed with into the new . Over the 1930s, the population of Romani people, Romani that had grown up in Steinhof to escape persecution in Württember ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosenfeld, Germany
Rosenfeld is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Rosenfeld became a possession of the County, later Duchy, of Württemberg, which made the town the seat of . In 1808, that district was dissolved and Rosenfeld was assigned to . That district, too, was dissolved in 1938 and Rosenfeld was reassigned to of Balingen. Rosenfeld underwent a period of growth after World War II, beginning in the 1950s with new housing to the east of the town, and continuing into the 1980s with more residential, commercial, and industrial areas. Following the , the town was again reassigned to the newly-formed Zollernalb district. Rosenfeld merged with the towns of and on 1 January 1975. Geography The township ('' Stadt'') of Rosenfeld is located politically in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg and physically in the , part of the Swabian Jura. Elevation above sea level varies in the municipal area from a low of Normalnull (NN) to a high of N ... [...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] |
Geislingen, Zollernalbkreis
Geislingen is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 4 km northwest of Balingen. The population stands at roughly 6,000. Geislingen includes three smaller towns, Geislingen (pop. 4,500), Erlaheim (pop. 500), and Binsdorf (pop. 1,000), all of them growing about 1% per year. The area has been continuously settled since the Stone Age. The first written documentation of Binsdorf came in 834, Geislingen was officially mentioned in 1188. The local economy mixes agriculture with services and small-scale industry. Many residents work in industrial areas south of Stuttgart or in nearby Balingen. History In 1764 Carl von Ulm zu Erbach take care by ''Decretum für das Amt Beeder Herrschaften Herrschaft Werenwag, Werenwag und Burgruine Kallenberg, Callenberg'' for the Poor. Contributing Textile production. Württemberg planted an alley of fruit trees. (''dienstbarkeit''). The tree farms of Wilhelm I. (Württemberg), Wilhelm and the Herr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burladingen
Burladingen is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History In 1849, Burladingen and the villages of and came under the dominion of the Kingdom of Prussia. They were assigned in 1850 to , one of the of Province of Hohenzollern. The Oberamt was dissolved in 1925 the three towns were joined in the new by Melchingen, , and , former possessions of the Kingdom of Württemberg ceded to Prussia in 1807. In 1973, as part of the , Hechingen's district was merged into the Zollernalb district. Hörschwag, was assigned to Reutlingen's district on 1 January 1973, but on 30 June 1974 was merged into Burladingen with the other townships. Burladingen was made an independent municipality in July 1978. 2008 flood In the evening of 2 June 2008, three women drowned in the Starzel, near Burladingen, following heavy rainfalls and flooding across south-western Baden-Württemberg. Geography The township ('' Stadt'') of Burladingen is located in the Swabian Jura, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dautmergen
Dautmergen is a municipality in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Dautmergen was a possession of the County of Hohenberg until 1381, when it became part of the Duchy of Austria's territory in Swabia. The town was given to the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1805 during the process of German mediatization. The town was assigned to when that district was organized in 1806. Around 1812, the town was reassigned to and remained in that district when it was reorganized in 1934 as a Landkreis. This was dissolved in 1938 and Dautmergen was again reassigned, this time to . A subcamp of the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp was constructed at Dautmergen during the Second World War. After the war, Dautmergen developed into a commuter town and expanded to the north. Geography The municipality (''Gemeinde'') of Dautmergen covers of the Zollernalb district of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is physically located in the foothills of the Swabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balingen
Balingen (; Swabian: ''Balenga'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the district of Zollernalbkreis. It is located near the Swabian Jura, approx. 35 km to the south of Tübingen, 35 km northeast of Villingen-Schwenningen, and 70 km south southwest of Stuttgart. It is home to the Bizerba and Ideal companies. History Balingen is first mentioned in 863. Initially a possession of the lords of Haigerloch, in 1162 it was acquired by the count of Hohenberg. In the 13th century it received the title of city from Friedrich der Erlauchte, it was largely rebuilt on the left bank of the river Eyach. In 1403 it was sold to the County of Württemberg, whose chancellor maintained a residence there until the 18th century. Balingen became part of the unified Germany in 1870. Main sights The city was destroyed by a fire in 1809, from which only the Protestant church, the castle and a few other edifices escaped. The Protestant church's construction finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
