Egesheim is a town in the district of
Tuttlingen
Tuttlingen ( Alemannic: ''Duttlinga'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, capital of the district Tuttlingen. Nendingen, ''Möhringen'' and ''Eßlingen'' are three former municipalities that belong to Tuttlingen. Tuttlingen is located in Swabia ea ...
in
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 ...
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 ...
.
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
The Bära is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Bära is a tributary of the Danube, and originates at the confluence of the Obere Bära (''Upper Bära'') and the Untere Bära (''Lower Bära''). The Bära, together with the Lower Bà ...
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
The Abbey of Saint Gall (german: Abtei St. Gallen) is a dissolved abbey (747–1805) in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Carolingian-era monastery existed from 719, founded by Saint Othmar on the spot ...
. 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 estimated to have a population of around 643.
It has an area of , with a population density of around 84 people per square kilometre.
External links
Weather in EgesheimBike routes in EgesheimTravel guide to Egesheim
References
Tuttlingen (district)
Württemberg
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