Uhingen is a town in the district of Göppingen in

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in southern

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History

Uhingen was a possession of the until 1332.

Geography

The city ('' Stadt'') of Uhingen is located on the north-west of

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Göppingen Göppingen (Swabian: ''Geppenge'' or ''Gebbenga'') is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg. It is the capital of the district Göppingen. Göppingen is home to the toy company Märklin, and it is the bi ...

, in the German state of

. The municipal area lies along the border with the Rems-Murr district to the north. Physically, Uhingen is situated in the lower Fils river valley, in the . A portion of the municipal area is in the Schurwald region, to the northwest. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a low of

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(NN) to a high of NN. The Federally-protected

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is located in Uhingen's municipal area.

Politics

Uhingen has five more boroughs (''Stadtteile''): Baiereck, Holzhausen, Sparwiesen, Nassach and Nassachmühle.

Coat of arms

Uhingen's

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displays a field of red crossed by a

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, wavy

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complemented with a white

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in the upper left corner of the

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. This pattern, devised by the in 1912, is the coat of arms of the House of Aichelberg, with the addition of the fess to represent the Fils.

Transportation

Uhingen is a center of local transportation and an infrastructure nexus. The city is connected to Germany's network of roadways by

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and . It is also connected to Germany's railways by the

Fils Valley Railway The Fils Valley Railway (german: Filstalbahn, historically ''Filsbahn'' or ''Württembergische Ostbahn''—Württemberg Eastern Railway) designates the Württemberg line from Stuttgart via Göppingen to Ulm. It runs from Plochingen to Geislinge ...

, which was run through the municipal area in 1847. Public transportation is provided by

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and the Uhingen Citizens' Bus Association.

References

External links

* (in German) {{Authority control Towns in Baden-Württemberg Göppingen (district)