Immendingen is a municipality 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
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located on the
Upper Danube
Upper may refer to:
* Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot
* Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both
* ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found f ...
. It is famous for the
Danube Sinkhole.
Geography
Immendingen is located on the
Upper Danube
Upper may refer to:
* Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot
* Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both
* ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found f ...
. On the municipal area are parts of the
Danube Sinkhole.
With the mountain
Höwenegg
Höwenegg is a mountain 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. ...
in Immendingen begins the extinct volcanic landscape of
Hegau
The Hegau is an extinct volcanic landscape in southern Germany extending around the industrial city of Singen (Hohentwiel), between Lake Constance in the east, the Rhine River in the south, the Danube River in the north and the Randen—as the s ...
. Archaeological excavations at the Höwenegg recover
saber-toothed tiger
''Smilodon'' is a genus of the extinct machairodont subfamily of the felids. It is one of the most famous prehistoric mammals and the best known saber-toothed cat. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related ...
s,
antelope
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Antelope comprise a wastebasket taxon defined as any of numerous Old World grazing and browsing hoofed mamm ...
s and one of the few well preserved
ancestral horses.
The municipality borders
Talheim to the north,
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 ...
to the east,
Emmingen-Liptingen
Emmingen-Liptingen is a town in the district of Tuttlingen 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 Ge ...
to the southeast,
Engen to the south, and Geisingen and Bad Durrheim to the west.
The whole municipality with the previously independent municipalities Hattingen, Hintschingen, Ippingen, Mauenheim and Zimmern include 22 villages, hamlets, farms and houses.
Coat of arms of several incorporated municipalities
History
Immendingen was built at the crossroads of ancient trade routes. As the name suggests, it was a settlement of the alemannic period. The name goes back to an Alemannic patriarch, who settled with his family in the valley of the Danube.
The first documentary evidence dates back to 1101.
In the Carolingian period, the village belonged to the Aitrach to Hegau and was assigned to the Baar in the 12th century. Originally owned by the Counts of
Zollern the area eventually became part of the Zähringers. In 1250 it was taken over by the Count of
Fürstenberg. Many centuries are dominated by local lords living in the community. Significant gender of the local lords were the lords of
Schreckenstein (on the „Upper Castle“) and the lords of
Reischach (on the „Lower Castle“).
In the course of municipal reform 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 ...
, the hitherto separate municipality Zimmern was incorporated on 1 January 1971. On 1 December 1971, the incorporation of Mauenheim was. Hattingen, Hintschingen and Ippingen were incorporated on December 1, 1974.
In December 1958 the barracks „Oberfeldwebel-Schreiber-Kaserne“ was built. According to the current stationing concept of the
Bundeswehr
The ''Bundeswehr'' (, meaning literally: ''Federal Defence'') is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The ''Bundeswehr'' is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part con ...
the barracks will be closed in the third quarter of 2016. The 3rd French hussar regiment of the
Franco-German Brigade was based in barracks from 1996 to 2011.
Culture and sights
The municipality is member of the tourism association „Donaubergland“.
Buildings
* The Upper Castle from the 12th century, now serves as the town hall.
* The Lower Castle from the 13th century served the former „Immendinger Gießerei und Maschinenfabrik GmbH“ (foundry and machine factory) as a production facility.
* The covered wooden bridge over the Danube in Zimmern
* Bachzimmerer Tal (coal pile)
* The Benedictine monastery „Amtenhausen“
The Benedictine monastery „Amtenhausen“
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Natural Monuments
* Danube Sinkhole
* Nature reserve
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''Höwenegg
Höwenegg is a mountain 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. ...
''
Regular events
* Schlossfest Immendingen (Castle festivity); every two years
* Christmas market
A Christmas market, also known as ''Christkindlmarkt'' (literally: ''Christ Child Market'', but the term "Christkind" usually refers to an angel-like "spirit of Christmas" rather than literally the Christ Child), ''Christkindlesmarkt'', ''Chris ...
of the Bund der Selbständigen (Union of the self-employed); every year
* Trade exhibition
A trade fair, also known as trade show, trade exhibition, or trade exposition, is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services, meet with industry partners and cu ...
of the Bund der Selbständigen (Union of the self-employed); every four years
Notable people
* Ludwig Freiherr Roth von Schreckenstein
Ludwig Johann Karl Gregor Eusebius Freiherr Roth von Schreckenstein (16 November 1789, in Immendingen – 30 May 1858, in Münster) was a Prussian General of the cavalry and Minister of War.
Biography
Her was the son of Friedrich Freiherr ...
(1789-1858), Prussian general
References
External links
www.immendingen.de
Immendingen on Facebook
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