Tuttlingen is a
''Landkreis'' (district) in the south of
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 ...
,
Germany
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. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise)
Rottweil,
Zollernalbkreis,
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 ...
,
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
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 ...
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.
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Eisenindustrie
'' In: ''Schwarzwälder Bote
''Schwarzwälder Bote'', also known as ''Schwabo'', is a German regional daily newspaper for the Black Forest and Upper Neckar region.
''Schwabo'' operates a network of 15 branches, three service points, and 18 local editorial offices. The m ...
'', 28.09.2016.
Geography
The landscape of the district are the hills of the
Swabian Alb
The Swabian Jura (german: Schwäbische Alb , 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 ...
, with the
Danube
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as the main river.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms show a deer antler in the top part, the symbol of the state 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 ...
. The area of the district became part of Württemberg in the 14th century. The half wheel in the bottom is the symbol of the Lords of Hohenberg, representing an
Austria
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n possession in the district.
Towns and municipalities
References
External links
Official website(German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuttlingen (District)
Freiburg (region)
Districts of Baden-Württemberg