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Schelklingen is a town in the district of
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in
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in
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. It is situated 10 km north of
Ehingen Ehingen (Donau) (; Swabian: ''Eegne'') is a town in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, situated on the left bank of the Danube, approx. southwest of Ulm and southeast of Stuttgart. The city, like the entire district of ...
, and 20 km west of
Ulm Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...
. Schelklingen and 82% of its territory form part of the Swabian Jura Biosphere Reserve.


Geography

The town centre of Schelklingen is located in the prehistoric valley of the
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at the feet of the Swabian ''Alb'' or Swabian Jura (). The villages of Hausen ob Urspring, Justingen, and Ingstetten are located on the table land of the Swabian Alb. In the Schmiech valley are located the villages of Schmiechen, Hütten, Gundershofen, and Sondernach.


Neighbouring municipalities

To the north of Schelkingen is the town of
Heroldstatt Heroldstatt is a village in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Geography Heroldstatt is located on the Swabian Jura about 25 kilometers west of Ulm. Neighboring communities The municipality borders in the north and e ...
, to the east the town of
Blaubeuren Blaubeuren () is a town in the district of Alb-Donau near Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. it had 11,963 inhabitants. Geography Geographical location The core city Blaubeuren lies at the foot of the Swabian Jura, west of Ulm. Neighborin ...
, to the south-east the town of
Erbach Erbach may refer to: Places *Erbach im Odenwald, a town in Hesse, Germany *Erbach an der Donau, a town on the Danube River in Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Erbach, Rheingau, a district of Eltville, Hesse, Germany * Erbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, a m ...
, to the south are Altheim and Allmendingen, and to the west are
Mehrstetten Mehrstetten is a municipality in the district of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is located seven kilometers southeast of Münsingen. Neighbouring communities The city Münsingen district of Reutlingen and the community Schelkli ...
and the town of
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, the latter both belonging to the county of
Reutlingen Reutlingen (; Swabian: ''Reitlenga'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of June 2018, it has a population of 115,818. Reutlingen has a university of applied sciences, which ...
.


Municipal structure

The borough of Schelklingen has the following municipal subdivisions: the villages of Schmiechen, Hausen ob Urspring, Justingen, Ingstetten, Hütten, Gundershofen and Sondernach. Within the borough are the municipalities of Schmiechen, Hausen ob Urspring, Justingen, Ingstetten, Hütten, Gundershofen and Sondernach. Also within the borough are smaller hamlets, individual farms, old corn mills, castles and an old monastery: Muschenwang Farm (Hausen ob Urspring), Oberschelklingen Farm (to Schelklingen), the hamlet of Sotzenhausen (former cement factory, Schelklingen: not to be confused with the hamlet of Sotzenhausen which was incorporated in 1835 into Pappelau, today the town of
Blaubeuren Blaubeuren () is a town in the district of Alb-Donau near Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. it had 11,963 inhabitants. Geography Geographical location The core city Blaubeuren lies at the foot of the Swabian Jura, west of Ulm. Neighborin ...
), the corn mill hamlet of Springen (Gundershofen), the Riedmühle mill (Sondernach), the hamlet of Talsteußlingen and Neusteußlingen Castle (Hütten), the hamlet of Teuringshofen (Hütten) and the old monastery of Urspring (Schelklingen).


Rivers and lakes

* The little river of Urspring begins near the former monastery of Urspring and discharges after approximately 500 m into the river Ach. * The Ach originates near Urspring and empties into the Blau at
Blaubeuren Blaubeuren () is a town in the district of Alb-Donau near Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. it had 11,963 inhabitants. Geography Geographical location The core city Blaubeuren lies at the foot of the Swabian Jura, west of Ulm. Neighborin ...
. * The
Schmiech Schmiech is a small river in the Swabian Alb, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its source is a karst spring. It flows into the Danube in Ehingen. See also *List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg A list of rivers of Baden-Württemberg, Germany: A ...
has its source in Springen and discharges into the
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at
Ehingen Ehingen (Donau) (; Swabian: ''Eegne'') is a town in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, situated on the left bank of the Danube, approx. southwest of Ulm and southeast of Stuttgart. The city, like the entire district of ...
. * The ''Sondernach'' stream originates in the Sondernach valley and empties into the Schmiech near the ''Riedmühle'' mill.


Landmarks

* The '' Hohle Fels'' (''Hohler Fels'', hollow rock) is a huge limestone rock in the Ach valley, its interior almost completely excavated by water. The cave was inhabited at least during the
Stone Age The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years, and ended between 4,000 BC and 2,000 BC, with ...
. In September 2008, the
Venus of Hohle Fels The Venus of Hohle Fels (also known as the Venus of Schelklingen; in German variously ') is an Upper Paleolithic Venus figurine made of mammoth ivory that was unearthed in 2008 in Hohle Fels, a cave near Schelklingen, Germany. It is dated to be ...
, the earliest known figurine in the world was discovered in the cave. Visits are possible. * The ''Schmiechener See'' or ''Schmiecher See'' (''d’r Sai'') (''Lake of Schmiechen'') is a remnant from the ice age, and today forms part of a nature reserve. * The ''Sirgenstein'', like the ''Hohle Fels'' a huge limestone rock, but located on the opposite side of the Ach valley. During the stone age this cave was inhabited as well. During the Middle Ages a
castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
was built on the top of the rock. Some remains are still visible. * The ''
karst spring A karst spring or karstic spring is a spring (outflow of groundwater) that is part of a karst hydrological system. Description Because of their often conical or inverted bowl shape, karst springs are also known in German-speaking lands as a ''To ...
s'' of the rivers Urspring,
Ach (Blau) The Ach, also called Aach, is a river located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It flows into the Blau in Blaubeuren. Geography Source The river Ach has its source west of Schelklingen in the Achursprung (535 m above sea level), a karst spri ...
and
Schmiech Schmiech is a small river in the Swabian Alb, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its source is a karst spring. It flows into the Danube in Ehingen. See also *List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg A list of rivers of Baden-Württemberg, Germany: A ...
.


History


Middle Ages and early modern times

''Castro et villae Schälkalingen'' (castle and village of Schelklingen) were first mentioned in an 1127 deed. The first owners were the
Swabian Swabian or Schwabian, or ''variation'', may refer to: * the German region of Swabia (German: "''Schwaben''") * Swabian German, a dialect spoken in Baden-Württemberg in south-west Germany and adjoining areas (German:"''Schwäbisch''") * Danube S ...
'' edelfrei'' Lords of Schelklingen, three brothers: Rüdiger, Adalbert and Walter, who donated property to the newly established Benedicitne abbey of Urspring nearby. In the early 13th century, by the way of purchase, marriage or inheritance, the Schelklingen territory was acquired by the Swabian counts of Berg (''Grafen von Berg'', not to be confused with the Rhenish
Berg Berg may refer to: People *Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor * Berg (footballer) (born 1989), Brazilian footballer Former states * Berg (state), county and duchy of the Hol ...
dynasty). Descending from Berg Castle near
Ehingen Ehingen (Donau) (; Swabian: ''Eegne'') is a town in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, situated on the left bank of the Danube, approx. southwest of Ulm and southeast of Stuttgart. The city, like the entire district of ...
, Count Henry III (d. 1242), also Margrave of
Burgau Burgau is a town in the district of Günzburg in Swabia, Bavaria. Burgau lies on the river Mindel and has a population of just under 10,000. History The territory around Burgau was originally part of the stem duchy of Swabia. The death of C ...
, appeared as the holder of Schelklingen from 1234 onwards, at the time when for the first time the settlement was called a
town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an o ...
(''civitas'', according to municipal law). His son and heir Ulrich II adopted the title of a Count of Berg-Schelklingen in 1248. In 1343, the last Count of Berg-Schelklingen, Conrad, sold the estates to the
Habsburg The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
dukes of
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and received it back as fief. When he died three years later, the territory of Schelklingen fell to the Austrian dukes as a reverted fief. Schelklingen was later administered within
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 ...
(''Vorderösterreich'') and remained with the
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until 1806. The Peace of Pressburg (''Frieden von Pressburg'') of 1805 brought Schelklingen to the
Electorate of Württemberg The Electorate of Württemberg was a short-lived state of the Holy Roman Empire on the right bank of the Rhine. In 1803, Napoleon raised the Duchy of Württemberg to the Electorate of Württemberg, the highest form of a princedom in the Holy Roman ...
as reward for the military help given to Napoleon by the Württemberg rulers. The permanent shortage of money on the side of the Dukes of Austria and the high prestige connected with an own dominion on the side of the landed gentry were the reasons why the territory of Schelklingen (together with Ehingen and Berg) most of the time was mortgaged and given away as a fief. While during the period from 1346 to the end of the 15th century the masters of the mortgage changed fast, the situation became more stable afterwards. Up to 1568 the territories of Ehingen, Schelklingen and Berg were possessed by the following persons respectively families: *John the Rich of Stadion (''Hans der Reiche von Stadion'') and his inheritants (from the beginning of the 15th century to 1507) *''Ludwig of Freyberg'', residing in Öpfingen (1507–1530) *''Konrad of Boyneburg (or Bemelberg)'' (1530–1568) In 1568, the town of
Ehingen Ehingen (Donau) (; Swabian: ''Eegne'') is a town in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, situated on the left bank of the Danube, approx. southwest of Ulm and southeast of Stuttgart. The city, like the entire district of ...
was able to free herself from a new mortgage, while paying a large sum of money to the Austrian rulers residing in
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. This way, the direct aristocratic rule ended, and the territories of Ehingen, Schelklingen and Berg in future were administered by Austrian governors, most of the time noblemen. In 1680 the Count of the Empire (''Reichsgraf'') and bishop of
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Marquard Schenk von Castell reminded the German Emperor of his merits and services. Thus, thanks to his efforts, the family Schenk von Castell first received the territories of Schelklingen and Berg (without Ehingen) first as a mortgage and finally in 1732 as a personal fief. The feudal rule of this family over Schelklingen and Berg lasted until the middle of the 19th century when the last obligations were abolished. ''Franz Ludwig Schenk von Castell'' (1736–1821), a prosecutor of criminals, was the most influential owner of the two territories during the 18th century. In 1806, Schelkingen was acquired by Württemberg, and the King of Württemberg was busy to end feudal rule in his new Kingdom. Mediatization ended the rule of the Schenk von Castell family in Schelklingen, and the counts step-by-step sold their properties there.


19th and 20th century

During the 19th century Schelklingen evolved from a town of artisans and peasants towards an industrial town. In 1806 the monastery of Urspring was secularized. High costs of maintaining the many buildings finally caused Württemberg to sell the former monastery. In 1832 most of the buildings were bought by the cotton manufacturer Georg Reichenbach with the intention to build up a cotton weaving factory. This factory later adopted the name of Mechanical Weaving Factory Urspring (''Mechanische Weberei Urspring, MWU''). In 1907, the factory was transferred to Schelklingen into a new building along the Ehingerstraße. In Urspring, most of the factory buildings were removed. Caused by international competition from low-wage countries, the MWU in the 1950s got financial problems and was closed. In Urspring in 1912, after the grain mill (''Dreikönigsmühle'') at the Ach spring (''Achtopf'') was changed into the municipal electricity and water factory, a new grain mill was built which is today used as a school building. From 1907 to 1930 the buildings in Urspring were not inhabited except for a tavern. Only in 1930 the former monastery found a new utilization by the foundation of the Urspring School (''Urspringschule''), a Protestant country boarding school and gymnasium. A second industry branch which developed during the 1830s, was the production of matches. This innovation was based on the invention of the phosphor match. Three factories were founded employing many women and children in home work. These factories were closed at the beginning of the 20th century. During the late 19th century in the valleys of the rivers Blau, Ach and Schmiech evolved the cement industry, based on the invention of the Portland cement. In 1889, the first ''Barbey'' factory was built, later called ''Hammerstein'' cement factory, and shortly after 1900 the large plant of the ''Stuttgarter Immobilien- und Baugeschäft''. The Hammerstein factory was closed and changed into dwellings for cement workers. This new factory attracted many external workers, especially also many Italian migrant workers: some of them remained in Schelklingen. Later, this cement factory was bought by the ''Portland-Cement-Fabrik AG Heidelberg und Mannheim AG'', today
HeidelbergCement HeidelbergCement is a German multinational building materials company headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. It is a DAX corporation and is one of the largest building materials companies in the world. On 1 July 2016, HeidelbergCement AG complet ...
. During the 1870s a Catholic institution for boys living in bad social conditions (''Katholische Rettungsanstalt für Knaben'') was founded, the St.-Konradihaus. During
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
the town was a place of internment for POWs from
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. In 1941 the St.-Konradihaus was requisitioned by the government and until 1945 was used as a relocation camp (''Umsiedlungslager'' (''SS-Lager'')) in order to reeducate people from
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. After the end of the World War II, Schelklingen was being part of the French occupation zone and in 1947, it was assigned to the newly founded state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern, which was incorporated in the state of Baden-Württemberg in 1952.


Territorial development of the town

According to the administrative reorganization of the municipalities (''Gemeindegebietsreform in Baden-Württemberg'') the following communes have been incorporated into (or merged with) the town of Schelklingen: * 1 March 1972: Hausen ob Urspring and Justingen * 1 April 1972: Ingstetten and Hütten * 1 July 1974: Schmiechen (unification with Schelklingen forming the new borough of Schelklingen) * 1 January 1975: Gundershofen and Sondernach Before the district reform, Schelklingen, Hausen ob Urspring and Schmiechen belonged to the district of Ehingen, the other municipalities to the district of Münsingen. During the Baden-Württemberg district reform in 1973, all of Schelklingen's towns came to the Alb-Donau district.


Religions

Schelklingen is predominantly Catholic. The territory of the former dominion of Schelklingen (''Herrschaft Schelklingen''), conististing of the town of Schelklingen, Hausen ob Urspring and Schmiechen and the territory of the former Urspring monastery until 1806 belonged to
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 ...
(''Vorderösterreich''). During the 16th century until the end of the 30 Years War, the villages of the former territory of Justingen (''Reichsherrschaft Justingen'', Justingen, Ingstetten, Gundershofen and Hütten) adhered to the belief of
Caspar Schwenckfeld Caspar (or Kaspar) Schwen(c)kfeld von Ossig () (1489 or 1490 – 10 December 1561) was a German theologian, writer, physician, naturalist, and preacher who became a Protestant Reformer and spiritualist. He was one of the earliest promoters o ...
, promoted by the lords of Freyberg (''Freiherren von Freyberg''). When the territory of Justingen was newly acquired again by the prince bishop (''Fürstbischof'') of Augsburg ''Johann Christoph von Freyberg'' (1665–1690), Catholicism was reintroduced. The village of Sondernach was part of the territory of Neusteußlingen; under the rule of the lords of Freyberg residing in the castle Neusteußlingen (not identical with the former, but related) it was Catholic. When this territory went back to the Dukes of
Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...
in the late 16th century, the ''
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'' was introduced there. In Schelklingen at the moment exist each one Roman Catholic (''Römisch-Katholische Kirche''), Lutheran Protestant (''Evangelische Kirche'') and New-Apostolic (''Neuapostolische Kirche'') community. In addition, Muslim inhabitants (primarily Sunni) live in Schelklingen. The Islamic citizens came to Schelklingen since the early 1960s by the way of labour migration, mainly from the
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. Some years ago, the Muslim inhabitants built a small mosque (''Gebetsstätte'') at the outskirts of the town.


Politics


Mayors

During Austrian times the town was administered by the governing official
mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...
(''regierender Amtsbürgermeister'') and his predecessor, the lower mayor (''Unterbürgermeister''). These were supported by an internal and external council (''innerer und äußerer Rat'') with four members each, called councilors or deputies (''Ratsherren, Deputierte''). The town offices like town, church, and hospital accountancy, etc. (''Stadtrechner, Kirchenpfleger, Spitalpfleger'') were distributed among the councilors. The mayors were elected for one year, but reelections were possible, proved by the mayors' partly long years in office. After 1806
Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...
introduced the position of the ''
Schultheiß In medieval Germany, the ''Schultheiß'' () was the head of a municipality (akin to today's office of mayor), a ''Vogt'' or an executive official of the ruler. As official (''villicus'') it was his duty to order his assigned village or county (' ...
'', elected for life. Later for towns the title ''Stadtschultheiß'' was introduced. In 1930 in Württemberg the title ''Bürgermeister'' (mayor) was adopted which is used until the present day. The mayor is currently elected for a term of eight years. * Haintz Pfortzer 1433 * Ulrich Gyger 1446 * Hans Seiner 1481 ... * Hans Minderer 1560 ... * Franz Bischof 1800 * Franz Joseph Eberle 1800–1823 * Johann Nikolaus Heyschmid 1823–1825 * Johann Baptist Bauer 1826–1835 * Georg Martin Betz 1836–1847 * Philipp Scheitenberger 1847–1873 * Anton Fischer, from Justingen 1873–1906 * Anton Fischer 1906–1946, son of the former * Karl Oßwald 1946–1960 * Hans-Joachim Baeuchle (SPD) 1961–1974 * Rudolf Stützle (CDU) 1975–2000 * Michael Knapp (without party affiliation) 2000–2016 * since 2016: Ulrich Ruckh *First deputy mayor: Jürgen Haas *Second deputy mayor: Reiner Blumentritt


Municipal council

As of the municipal election of 2009, the following was the distribution of seats on the town council: * '' Christian Democratic Union (Christlich Demokratische Union (CDU))'': 31.6% (-26.8), 9 seats (−5) * '' Free Voters (Freie Wähler (FW))'': 18.0% (-6.4), 5 seats (+0) * '' Social Democratic Party of Germany (Sozialdemokratische Partei (SPD))'': 19.0% (+1.8), 5 seats (+1) * ''Pro Schelklingen e.V.'': 38.4% (+38.4), 8 seats (+8)


Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Schelklingen is the coat of arms of the former ''Counts of Berg-Schelklingen'' except that the red and white strips are organized in the opposite way. They are not running from left to right (coat of arms of
Ehingen Ehingen (Donau) (; Swabian: ''Eegne'') is a town in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, situated on the left bank of the Danube, approx. southwest of Ulm and southeast of Stuttgart. The city, like the entire district of ...
), but from the right upper side to the lower left side. The municipal colours are white and red.


Economy and infrastructure


Traffic

Schelklingen is a small regional railway junction. At this place the
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 Sigmaringe ...
meets the Swabian Alb Railway which comes from
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 indepen ...
over
Münsingen Münsingen (Highest Alemannic: ''Münsige'') is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Trimstein merged into Münsingen, and on 1 January ...
to Schelklingen. While traffic on the Swabian Alb Railway is quite low, departures and arrivals are frequent on the Ulm–Sigmaringen railway. Schelklingen is a stop for both
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and Regionalbahn (stopping) trains. Therefore, at least two trains per hour leave for Ulm. In the opposite direction for
Sigmaringen Sigmaringen ( 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 is renowned for its castle, Schloss Sigmaring ...
, a train leaves every hour; and trains leave every two hours for the much more remote town of
Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt () is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is made up of the six communities of Neustadt, Langenordnach, Rudenberg, Titisee, Schwärzenbach and Waldau. The town ...
. Every hour, via Ulm station, regional trains leave for
Memmingen Memmingen (; Swabian: ''Memmenge'') is a town in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is the economic, educational and administrative centre of the Danube-Iller region. To the west the town is flanked by the Iller, the river that marks the Baden-WÃ ...
. Schelklingen is a member of the Donau-Iller regional transport association
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. Schelklingen is connected to the supraregional road network via Federal Road 492 (Bundesstraße 492) (
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Local enterprises

Larger plants of the '' HeidelbergCement AG'' and ''Cooper Standard Automotive'' are located in the town.


Education

Schelklingen has an elementary school (''Grundschule''), an extended elementary school (''Hauptschule'') with a practical secondary school (''Werkrealschule''), all included in the ''Heinrich-Kaim-school'', as well as four additional elementary schools in the parts of the town, all supervised by the municipality. In addition, the Urspring School (''Urspringschule'') offers high school studies ('' Gymnasium'') accompanied by a
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, under the supervision of the Protestant Church. In addition to the ''Abitur'', practical studies can be finished as well. The St. Konradihaus is an institution for youth assistance with a
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, where young people from the age of 12 years onwards may obtain general schooling and occupational education. Furthermore, four Roman Catholic, two municipal and one Protestant kindergarten exist in the town.


Culture and things to see


Library

The municipal public library is located in the ''Old Townhall''. Its holdings are stored in an online library catalogue.


Theatres

A theatre club exists, presenting popular performances. There is no theatre in the strict sense of the word any more.


Museums

* Municipal museum in the former Hospital of the Holy Spirit (''Spital zum Heiligen Geist'')


Orchestras and clubs

* Musikverein Stadtkapelle Schelklingen * Musikverein Schmiechen * Brassband * TSV Schelklingen * Liederkranz Schelklingen * DLRG * Förderverein Freibad Schelklingen


Buildings


Castles and manor houses

* Within the borough are the ruins of several castles: ''Hohenschelklingen'', ''Muschenwang'', ''Sirgenstein'' and ''Studach''. Furthermore, there are remains of the palaces of ''Hohenjustingen'' and of the medieval castle ''Neusteußlingen''. In 1897 the ''Neusteußlingen'' castle was rebuilt in historicist style by the newspaper publisher and economic historian Eugen Nübling from
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Religious buildings

* The Benedictine monastery of '' Urspring'' was founded in 1127. Some buildings date from approximately 1500 (two buildings for visitors and the east branch of the enclosure), otherwise mostly 17th century. * The
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parish church (german: Herz-Jesu-Kirche) was newly built in 1934. The former sacristy from the late Gothic period, today used as a sidechapel, and the church tower, in its lower parts stemming from Romanesque times with hump square stones, were preserved. The upper part of the church tower and the onion tower were built by Joseph Cades in 1905. *''St. Afra-Chapel'' (built in the 14th century). * ''Herz-Jesu-Chapel'' (built in 1708–9).


Parish and curate houses

* The old clergyman's house, an impressive
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, approximately built in 1600. * The new clergyman's house, originally a curate house, donated by the ''of Westernach'' noble family for the family altar in the Urspring monastery, later used as ''municipal chancellery'' (newly built in 1599). * The curate house of the ''of Wernau'' noble family in the Kanzleigasse: a baroque building in the French style of that time, approximately built in 1750. * The curate house of the ''Roth von Bußmannshausen'' noble family in the ''Stadtschreibereigasse'': baroque building from approximately 1750, today strongly modified.


Houses of the nobility

* Hospital of the Holy Spirit ''(Spital zum Heiligen Geist''), former residence of the lords ''of Wernau'' (built in the 14th century) with the former ''hospital well''. * Bemelberg Castle, residence of Conrad of Boyneburg (or Bemelberg) (built approximately in 1550). * Tavern of the Small Horse (''Gasthaus zum Rößle''), former residence of the nobleman Hans Reuß of Reussenstein (built in the second half of the 16th century). * Stauffenberg Castle, residence of the family of the Schenk of
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(built approximately 1600). * The ''Rennhof'', residence of the noble family of the Renner of Allmendingen (built in the second half of the 16th century).


Municipal buildings

* The old town hall, in the centre of the Market Street, approximately built in 1450. * The town walls: original parts have survived in the external walls of houses. The town wall is preserved up to its full height near the Bemelberg castle. Part of the town wall was rebuilt near the Hospital of the Holy Spirit * The back well (''Hinterer Brunnen''): public well.


Houses of citizens

* House of a citizen with a beautifully restored framework at the Maximilian-Kottmann-Platz (with an unidentified inscription at the south-eastern beam "R.C.I.R. 1544"). * House of a citizen-peasant (''Ackerbürger'') near the former back gate (''Hinteres Tor''), attached to the town wall, in the Stadtschreibereigasse, with restored framework (dated 1705). * The so-called New House (''Neues Haus''), a baroque building of Franz Xaver Schalch, a steward of the Urspring monastery (built in 1717). * Tavern of the Sun (''Gasthaus zur Sonne''), formerly called ''Gasthaus zur Güldenen Sonne'', the oldest tavern and hotel (strongly rebuilt or newly built in 1724).


Sport

* Public outdoor swimming pool * Skate board pipe * Soccer place and sporting facilities in the ''Längental''


Regular festivals

* Parade of
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groups * St. Nicolas market on the first Saturday of each December * Peasant and
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each Wednesday a.m.


Culinaric specialties

Typical Swabian dishes (like
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,
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, Saure Kutteln,
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, etc.) are served by different restaurants and taverns.


Personalities


Honorary citizens

Schelklingen has awarded the rights of honorary
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to the following persons: * 23 June 1879: Robert Rall (1841–1935), manufacturer of cotton cloth * 9 March 1923: Heinrich Günter (1870–1951), professor of medieval history * 22 November 1946: Max Kottmann (1867–1948), prelate and general curate * 11 April 1956: Anton Fischer (1876–1956), mayor * 2000: Rudolf Stützle, mayor * Year?: Erich Karl (1924–), manager and local politician


Sons and daughters of the town

The following list contains important personalities, born in Schelklingen, arranged by year of birth. Persons are included in this list irrelevant of the fact if they lived and worked in Schelklingen later in their life or not. * ''
Christoph von Stadion Christoph von Stadion (1478–1543) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1517 to 1543. Biography Christoph von Stadion was born in Schelklingen in mid-March 1478, the son of Nikolaus von Stadion (d. 1507) and his wife Agatha von Gültlingen (d ...
'' (* Schelklingen 1478, † Nürnberg 15 April 1543): Dr. iur., bishop of Augsburg 1517–1543 * ''Johannes Bumüller'' (* Schelklingen 29 December 1811, † Ravensburg 13 September 1890): Dr. phil., professor at a "Gymnasium", editor and Catholic writer * ''Ludwig Lutz'' (*Schelklingen 27 August 1820, † Ellwangen/Jagst 1889): tinsmith master, manufacturer of tin toys in Ellwangen/Jagst; precursor of the ''
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'' toy factory * ''Franz Sales Günter'' (*Schelklingen 9 November 1830, † Oberndorf am Neckar 1 September 1901): since 1855 administrative official (''Verwaltungsaktuar'') of the district (''Oberamt'') of Oberndorf a.N., mayor (''Stadtschultheiß'') of Oberndorf a.N. from 1870 to 1899; he was granted the ''golden medal for civil merits'' (''Goldene Zivilverdienstmedaille''), the ''silver jubilee medal'' (''Silberne Jubiläumsmedaille'') by the King of Württemberg and the '' Order of Osmanieh 4th class'' by the Turkish sultan * ''Sebastian Luz'' (*Schelklingen 7 March 1836, † Freiburg/Breisgau 2 May 1898): painter of religious topics, historical motifs, portraits and land scapes * ''Maximilian Kottmann'' (* Sotzenhausen near Schelklingen 16 June 1867, † Rottenburg am Neckar 22 March 1948): Dr. phil., Dr. theol. h.c., general curate of the diocese of Rottenburg, honorary senator of the University of Tübingen, 1946 honorary citizen of Schelklingen and honorary citizen of Rottenburg am Neckar * ''Heinrich Günter'' (* Schelklingen 15 February 1870, † Munich 13 Mai 1951): Dr. phil., Dr. theol. h.c., professor of history at the Universities of Tübingen and München, 1923 honorary citizen of Schelklingen * ''Heribert Jone'' (* Schelklingen 30 January 1885, † Stühlingen/Baden 25 December 1967): Dr. iur. can., Catholic priest, professor of canon law and moral theologist


Other important personalities

In this place well-known personalities are listed which in Schelklingen have spent parts of their life or have died there. * ''Johann Georg Wolcker the Older'' (* Burgau?, ∞ 1700 or earlier, † Augsburg?): baroque painter in Schelklingen * ''
Friedrich List Georg Friedrich List (6 August 1789 – 30 November 1846) was a German-American economist who developed the "National System" of political economy. He was a forefather of the German historical school of economics, and argued for the German Custom ...
'' (* at the latest 6 August 1789 in Reutlingen; † 30 November 1846 in Kufstein, Austria): 1809-1810 tax renovator of the Kingdom of Württemberg in Schelklingen, author of the Schelklingen tax register of 1810 (2 volumes) * ''Johann Georg Friedrich Reichenbach'' (* Montbéliard, France 22 Juni 1791 as son of the medical doctor (''Kammerchirurgus'') Wilhelm Heinrich Reichenbach, † Stuttgart 1873): founder and owner of the cotton weaving factory Urspring from 1832 to 1852, politician of the 1830s and 1840s (''Vormärz'') * ''Robert Rall'' (* Eningen under Achalm 3 Juni 1841, † Ulm/Donau 2 März 1935): owner and director of the Mechanical Weaving Factory (''Mechanische Weberei Urspring, MWU'') from 1870 to 1930; on 23 June 1879 honorary citizen of Schelklingen with the argument "that he treated his factory workers much better, more respectful and more just than it was usually the case"Wilhelm Lederer, Schelklinger Persönlichkeiten und Ehrenbürger. In: Stadt Schelklingen (Hrsg.), Schelklingen: Geschichte und Leben einer Stadt. Ulm: Süddt. Verlagsges., 1984, S. 433; Klaus Brügelmann, Urspring als Fabrik. In: Urspring-Nachrichten 1987. Schelklingen. Stiftung Urspringschule, S. 23-25 * ''
Otto Merz Otto Merz was a German racing driver, chauffeur and mechanic. He was a driver in the motorcade during the 1914 assassination of Archuduke Franz Ferdinand and later won the second running of the German Grand Prix in 1927. He died in a crash durin ...
'' (* Esslingen am Neckar 12 June 1889, † Berlin 18 May 1933): chauffeur, race car driver, test driver and mechanic (Mercedes) * '' Franz Beyer'' (* Weingarten 26 February 1922 as son of Otto ''Paul Beyer'', music director in Weingarten (* 12 September 1885, † Weingarten 22 November 1973) and of Anna Günter (* Schelklingen 16 July 1895, † Weingarten 7 January 1992)): retired professor for music at the ''University for Music and Theatre Munic'' ('' Hochschule für Musik und Theater München''); spent the years of his youth in Schelklingen with his relatives there * '' Erich Karl'' (* Ulm 1924), manager and local politician * '' Marie-Louise Roth-Zimmermann'' (* Haguenau, Alsace 1 August 1926), literary scholar


References

* Immo Eberl and Jörg Martin (2000): ''Urkunden aus Blaubeuren und Schelklingen: Regesten aus den Stadtarchiven Blaubeuren und Schelklingen sowie dem Pfarrarchiv Schelklingen.'' Ulm: Süddeutsche Verlagsgesellschaft (Alb und Donau: Kunst und Kultur, 23). . * Immo Eberl, with the collaboration of Irmgard Simon and Franz Rothenbacher (2012): ''Die Familien- und Personenstandsfälle in den Pfarreien Stadt Schelklingen und Kloster Urspring (1602-1621, 1657-) 1692-1875''. 2nd ed. Mannheim: Franz Rothenbacher. * Heinrich Günter (1939): ''Geschichte der Stadt Schelklingen bis 1806.'' Stuttgart and Berlin:
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. * Jörg Martin and Stadtarchiv Schelklingen (1999): ''Blick auf Schelklingen: Fotografien aus 120 Jahren Stadtgeschichte.'' Schelklingen: Stadtarchiv. * Johann Daniel Georg von Memminger (1830): ''Beschreibung des Oberamts Blaubeuren.'' Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta’sche Buchhandlung (Reprint Horst Bissinger Verlag, Magstadt, ) ( Volltext auf Wikisource). * Franz Rothenbacher (1995): ''Häuserbuch der Stadt Schelklingen: Häusertabellen.'' Mannheim: Rothenbacher; Schelklingen: Stadt Schelklingen, Stadtarchiv. * Franz Rothenbacher (2006): ''Schelklingen: Ein Führer durch Stadt, Kloster Urspring, Burgen und Teilgemeinden''. Mannheim: Selbstverlag
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* Stadt Schelklingen, ed. (1984): ''Schelklingen: Geschichte und Leben einer Stadt. Hrsg. von der Stadt Schelklingen zum 750jährigen Stadtjubiläum 1234–1984''. Ulm: Süddeutsche Verlagsgesellschaft. .


Notes


External links


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