Lichtenstein is a

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in the Tübingen administrative region in

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. It lies at my foot of the

Swabian Jura The Swabian Jura ( , 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 Swabia. It is part of th ...

(plateau).

History

The municipality of Lichtenstein was created on 1 January 1975 by the merger of Honau, Holzelfingen and Unterhausen (which had in 1930 merged with Oberhausen). By the agreement made before this merger, Unterhausen changed its name to Lichtenstein, after the famous Lichtenstein Castle above the town. The towns of the municipality expanded substantially from 1975 to 1990 thanks to tourism. Lichtenstein expanded the most, first purchasing an old industrial site in 1979 to turn it into a new

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Geography

The municipality ('' Gemeinde'') of Lichtenstein covers of the Reutlingen district, in the

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of the

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. It is physically located in the middle of the

, on the edge of the in the valley of the river

Echaz The Echaz is a 23 km long river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, a tributary of the Neckar. It has its source on the Swabian Jura, near Lichtenstein (Reutlingen), Lichtenstein, south of Reutlingen. After flowing through Pfullingen, Reutlingen ...

. Elevation above sea level ranges from to

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. The , , and Federally-protected nature reserves (''

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'') are located within the municipality.

Demographics

Population development:

Politics

Lichtenstein has been twinned with Voreppe, France, since 1992.

Coat of arms

The municipal

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for Lichtenstein shows a

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wing on a

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. This was the coat of arms of the extinct House of Lichtenstein. The pattern was awarded to the municipality by the Federal Ministry of the Interior on 13 August 1975.

References

External links

Official website
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