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Bad Überkingen
Bad Überkingen is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History The three towns of Bad Überkingen, Hausen an der Fils, and Unterböhringen were ceded by the Free Imperial City of Ulm to the Electorate of Bavaria in 1802. In 1810, Bavaria ceded the three towns to the Kingdom of Württemberg, whose government assigned them to . Bad Überkingen was allowed to append the prefix "Bad" to its name in 1927. The district of Göppingen was reorganized in 1938 as Landkreis Göppingen, its current and contemporary form. Hausen an der Fils and Unterböhringen were incorporated into Bad Überkingen in 1973. Geography The municipality (''Gemeinde'') of Bad Überkingen is situated in the district of Göppingen, in Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany. Bad Überkingen is physically located in the of the Swabian Jura, in the upper Fils river valley as far as the . Elevation above sea level in the municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göppingen (district)
Göppingen is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rems-Murr, Ostalbkreis, Heidenheim, Alb-Donau, Reutlingen and Esslingen. History In 1817, Württemberg was divided into four kreise (districts), the southeastern one of which was named Donaukreis. The four kreise were in turn divided into oberämter. In Donaukreis, the most northern of these oberämter were Göppingen and, to its east, Geislingen. In 1938, the four kreise were abolished, and Geislingen was merged with Göppingen. During the communal reform of 1973 the district was not changed much, only a few municipalities from the districts Schwäbisch Gmünd and Ulm were added. The district is sometimes called ''Stauferkreis'', because the Staufen family had their roots in this area. However, when that family had no heir anymore, the land became part of Württemberg in the 14th century. Partnerships In 1990 a partnership with the district Löbau (now merged in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naturschutzgebiet
A ''Naturschutzgebiet'' (abbreviated NSG) is a category of protected area (nature reserve) within Germany's Federal Nature Conservation Act (the ''Bundesnaturschutzgesetz'' or ''BNatSchG''). Although often translated as 'Nature Reserve' in English, the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) refers to them as 'Nature Conservation Areas'. It meets the criteria of an IUCN Category IV Habitat and Species Management Area.https://www.bfn.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/themen/gebietsschutz/IUCN_Kat_Schutzgeb_Richtl_web.pdf Document of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation of Germany Points of law The use of the term ''Naturschutzgebiet'' or terms that could be confused with it for anything other than the legally protected areas is forbidden under this law. Signage Because legal restrictions are placed on activity within German nature reserves they have to be signed on the ground. Only by this means can e.g. walkers know that they are entering a nature reserve and may not e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hausen An Der Fils
Hausen may refer to: Places in Germany Bavaria *Hausen, Miltenberg, in the Miltenberg district *Hausen, Lower Bavaria, in the Kelheim district *Hausen, Upper Franconia, in the Forchheim district *Hausen, Rhön-Grabfeld, in the Rhön-Grabfeld district *Hausen, Villenbach *Hausen, Greding, a locality in Greding, district of Roth *Hausen bei Würzburg, in the Würzburg district *Hausen bei Aindling, a locality of Aichach-Friedberg *Hausen bei Augsburg, a locality in Diedorf, district of Augsburg *Hausen bei Bad Kissingen, a locality in Bad Kissingen Baden-Württemberg *, in Sigmaringen district, in the former Principality of Fürstenberg *Hausen am Tann, in Zollernalbkreis district * Hausen vor Wald, in Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district * Hausen im Wiesental, in Lörrach district *, in Heilbronn district on the Württemberger Weinstraße *Hausen an der Möhlin, ''Ortsteil'' of Bad Krozingen, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Hesse *Hausen (Frankfurt am Main); a city district of Frankfurt am Mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
