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Zollernalb – Sigmaringen
Zollernalb – Sigmaringen is an electoral constituency (German: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 295. It is located in southern Baden-Württemberg, comprising most of the district of Sigmaringen and Zollernalbkreis districts. Zollernalb – Sigmaringen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Thomas Bareiß of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Geography Zollernalb – Sigmaringen is located in southern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Sigmaringen excluding the municipalities of Herdwangen-Schönach, Illmensee, Pfullendorf, and Wald as well as the district of Zollernalbkreis excluding the municipalities of Bisingen, Burladingen, Grosselfingen, Hechingen, Jungingen, and Rangendingen. History Zollernalb – Sigmaringen was create ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet (assembly), Diet") is the German Federalism, federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Bundestag was established by Title III of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (, ) in 1949 as one of the legislative bodies of Germany and thus it is the historical successor to the earlier Reichstag (Weimar Republic), Reichstag. The members of the Bundestag are representatives of the German people as a whole, are not bound by any orders or instructions and are only accountable to their electorate. The minimum legal number of members of the Bundestag (german: link=no, Mitglieder des Bundestages) is 598; however, due to the system of overhang seat, overhang and leveling seats the current 20th Bundestag has a total of 736 members, making it the largest Bundestag to date an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herdwangen-Schönach
Herdwangen-Schönach is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The municipality lies 15 kilometers north of the Bodensee, in the upper Linzgau, between the cities Pfullendorf in the north and Überlingen Überlingen is a German city on the northern shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee) in Baden-Württemberg near the border with Switzerland. After the city of Friedrichshafen, it is the second largest city in the Bodenseekreis (district), and a cent ... in the south. With the municipality reform of 1974 the three municipalities Herdwangen, Großschönach and Oberndorf were merged into one. The coat of arms was derived from the coats of arms of the three predecessor municipalities. References Sigmaringen (district) Baden {{Sigmaringen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bärenthal
Bärenthal is a municipality in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Beuron Abbey gained possession of Bärenthal in 1751. It became a possession of the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in 1803 and was assigned to until 1820 and then until 1860. In 1938, the district of Wald was dissolved and Bärenthal was assigned to the newly-created Landkreis Sigmaringen. This district, too, was abolished in the and Bärenthal was placed in the newly-organized district of Tuttlingen. The village grew to about its present size in 1960 and has, since 1999, been the least-populated municipality in the district of Tuttlingen. Geography The municipality (''Gemeinde'') of Bärenthal is part of the Tuttlingen district of Baden-Württemberg, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It lies on the eastern extremity of the district, along its border with the Zollernalb district to the north. Bärenthal is physically located in the Großer Heuberg r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leibertingen
Leibertingen is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Geography Geographical location Leibertingen is located 600 to 850 meters above sea level directly over the Danube valley in the Heuberg region, a plateau at the southern bound corner of the Swabian Jura, with a distance of 22 km to Sigmaringen and 24 km to Tuttlingen and belongs to the Naturpark Obere Donau. Of the total area of around 4720 hectare (as of Dec. 31 2010Angaben nach Auskunft aus dem Vorzimmer des Bürgermeisters der Gemeinde Leibertingen, vom 12. Januar 2011.), 2127 hectare are forest, 2328 hectare are farmland and 257 hectare consist of residential and circulation areas.http://www.leibertingen.de/ Homepage der Gemeinde The so-called "Dreiländereck" (Eng. border triangle) is located underneath the nearby Wildenstein mountain. This is where Württemberg ( Irndorf parish), Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Beuron parish) and Baden (Leibertingen parish) come toget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Württemberg-Hohenzollern
Württemberg-Hohenzollern (french: Wurtemberg-Hohenzollern ) was a West German state created in 1945 as part of the French post-World War II occupation zone. Its capital was Tübingen. In 1952, it was merged into the newly founded state of Baden-Württemberg. History Württemberg-Hohenzollern should not be confused with the larger ''Gau'' ("shire") of the same name that was formed briefly during the Third Reich. Württemberg-Hohenzollern consisted of the southern half of the former state of Württemberg and the Prussian administrative region of Hohenzollern. The northern half of Württemberg became part of the state of Württemberg-Baden under US-administration. The division between north and south was set so that the Autobahn connecting Karlsruhe and Munich (today the A8) was completely contained within the American zone. On 18 May 1947, a new constitution was enacted and Württemberg-Baden's first parliament was elected. With the formation of West Germany on 23 May 1949 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangendingen
Rangendingen is a municipality of the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History The Abbey of Saint Gall gained possession of Rangendingen around 800 AD. In the 16th century, the town became a possession of the Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, which was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850. Berlin assigned Rangendingen to , which was reorganized in 1925 as . Rangendingen grew dramatically after World War II, primarily through industrial and residential construction. Until the mid-1960s, the town expanded in all directions but primarily to the west and south. The dissolved the district of Hechingen, and Rangendingen was assigned to the newly-created Zollernalb district. Another wave of construction began in the 1970s, beginning with the reconstruction of the town center, and lasted into the 1990s. Geography The municipality ('' Gemeinde'') of Rangendingen is located in the Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, a state of the Federal Repub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungingen
Jungingen is a municipality in the Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located nearby the castle Burg Hohenzollern, about 5 km east of Hechingen. In former times, the city was located in ''Hohenzollern-Hechingen'', a principality of the House of Hohenzollern, and a fiefdom of Swabian counts. Geography Jungingen is located in the valley of the Starzel, a tributary of the Neckar. Adjacent municipalities The following towns and municipalities border on Jungingen, clockwise from the north (all part of the Zollernalbkreis): Hechingen, Burladingen and Albstadt. History Jungingen was probably founded in the 4th century by Alemanni, named after a leader called "Jungo". The village was firsdocumentedin 1075. The local castle was located on a hill called "Bürgle". In 1278 it was transferred to the Order of St. John, and around 1300 to the Duke of Württemberg. In 1311, it was destroyed in the Towns war, by Reutlingen, which also burned down the vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hechingen
Hechingen ( Swabian: ''Hächenga'') is a town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated about south of the state capital of Stuttgart and north of Lake Constance and the Swiss border. Geography The town lies at the foot of the Swabian Alps below Hohenzollern Castle. City districts The city of Hechingen is subdivided into nine neighborhoods, and the downtown is separated into ''Oberstadt''/''Altstadt'' (Upper Town/Old Town) and ''Unterstadt'' (Lower Town). Surrounding region Other cities in the area include Bodelshausen, Mössingen, Jungingen, Bisingen, Grosselfingen, Rangendingen, and Hirrlingen. History Early history Recent research shows that the battle of Solicinium, fought in 368 between the invading Alamanni and a Roman army led by Emperor Valentinian I, probably took place in the northern part of what is today Hechingen and the lost city Solicinium was located where the Roman museum of Hechingen is located today. Middle Ages Hechin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grosselfingen
Grosselfingen is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History In the first half of the 14th century, the village of Grosselfingen was a possession of the Lordship of Haimburg, a fief of the County of Hohenberg and then the County of Zollern. The Lordship, and by extension the village, was from 1428 to 1522 ruled by the . In 1850, the Zollern was taken over by the Kingdom of Prussia, whose government assigned Grosselfingen to , reorganized in 1925 as . Grosselfingen, which was agrarian before World War II, industrialized after the war. Beginning in 1950, it grew to the north-west and south-east. The district of Balingen was dissolved by the and Grosselfingen was assigned to a new district, Zollernalbkreis. Continued growth in the 1980s and 1990s spread Grosselfingen further south. Geography The municipality (''Gemeinde'') of Grosselfingen covers of the Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burladingen
Burladingen is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History In 1849, Burladingen and the villages of and came under the dominion of the Kingdom of Prussia. They were assigned in 1850 to , one of the of Province of Hohenzollern. The Oberamt was dissolved in 1925 the three towns were joined in the new by Melchingen, , and , former possessions of the Kingdom of Württemberg ceded to Prussia in 1807. In 1973, as part of the , Hechingen's district was merged into the Zollernalb district. Hörschwag, was assigned to Reutlingen's district on 1 January 1973, but on 30 June 1974 was merged into Burladingen with the other townships. Burladingen was made an independent municipality in July 1978. 2008 flood In the evening of 2 June 2008, three women drowned in the Starzel, near Burladingen, following heavy rainfalls and flooding across south-western Baden-Württemberg. Geography The township (''Stadt'') of Burladingen is located in the Swabian Jura, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bisingen
Bisingen is a municipality in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Bisingen is one of the oldest settlements of the area, verified by several findings of the Neolithic Age, the Bronze Age, the early Iron Age and the La Téne time period. The founding of Bisingen and Wessingen is ascribed to the Alemanni around 300 A.D., and Steinhofen, Thanheim & Zimmern being founded around 500 A.D. The first recorded mention of Bisingen and Wessingen was in 786 A.D.: the Franconian Count Gerold in der Baar gifted goods from ''Pisinguin'' (Bisingen) and ''Uassingun'' (Wessingen) to the St. Gallen monastery. The towns of Bisingen, , , and were part of , a of the Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and, from 1850, the Kingdom of Prussia. The Oberamt was dissolved in 1925 and mixed with into the new . Over the 1930s, the population of Romani that had grown up in Steinhof to escape persecution in Württemberg was, despite the efforts of local lawyer Julius K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
