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Zollernalbkreis
The Zollernalbkreis () is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The district is located in the Swabian Alb, and contains the second highest elevation of this range, the high '' Oberhohenberg''. In the south-east the district nearly reaches to the river Danube. The district was created on January 1, 1973, when the two previous districts Balingen and Hechingen were merged. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Tübingen, Reutlingen, Sigmaringen, Tuttlingen, Rottweil and Freudenstadt. Coat of arms The coat of arms shows the black-and-white checkered symbol of Hohenzollern in the left half, and the triple black deer antler on the yellow ground as the symbol of Württemberg. Almost all of the district's area belonged to these two states historically. Towns (''Städte'') and municipalities (''Gemeinden'') Language In the area of Zollernalbkreis, Swabian German is spoken. In former times, Yiddish, Pleißne and Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schömberg, Zollernalbkreis
Schömberg () is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Until 1805, the towns of Schömberg and were in possession of the County of Hohenberg. As part of the process of German mediatization, the two towns were awarded to the Kingdom of Württemberg, whose government assigned them in 1810 to . The towns were reassigned to in 1938. In the 1950s and 1960s, Schömberg enjoyed a period of growth to the south, east, and west. The merged the district of Balingen into the newly created Zollernalb district in January. The next month, on 1 February, Schömberg and Schörzingen merged into a single municipality. There was further urban growth in the 1980s, when a gap between some industrial parks to the south was closed with the construction of additional commercial zones. Geography The township ('' Stadt'') of Schömberg is located in Zollernalbkreis, a district of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is physically located in the foothills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dotternhausen
Dotternhausen is a municipality in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Dotternhausen became a possession of the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1805 and was assigned to . In 1810, it was reassigned to and then to in 1842. That district was dissolved in 1938, so Dotternhausen was again reassigned, this time to the newly created . Dotternhausen began period of steady growth after World War II, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1973, when , and Dotternhausen was assigned to the new district of Zollernalb. Geography The municipality ('' Gemeinde'') of Dotternhausen covers of the Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is physically located along the edge of the Swabian Jura, with the town of Dotternhausen at the foot of the Plettenberg. The primary watercourses in the municipal area are the Schlichem, which forms its southern border, and the Katzenbach, which flows into the Eyach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dormettingen
Dormettingen is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History In 1805, Dormettingen, previously a possession of the County of Hohenberg and of Austria, became part of the Kingdom of Württemberg. It was assigned in 1810 to but in 1842 was reassigned to . When this district was dissolved in 1938, Dormettingen was assigned to . Dormettingen doubled in size after World War II thanks to growth periods from the 1960s to the 1990s. As part of the , Landkreis Balingen was dissolved, and Dormettingen was assigned to the newly created district of Zollernalb. Geography The municipality ('' Gemeinde'') of Dormettingen covers of the Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, one of the Federal Republic of Germany's 16 States. It is physically located on the , a plateau above the Schlichem where oil shale can be found in the upper Liassic layers. The village of Dormettingen itself is found in a shallow trough, where it originated as a '' Haufendorf''. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bitz
Bitz is a municipality in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Bitz was a possession of the until 1386. Bitz became an independent municipality within the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1832. It was assigned in 1806 to , reorganized in 1938 as . Bitz enjoyed large-scale industrial growth in the 1960s in every direction but south. In 1973, following , Bitz was reassigned to the newly created Zollernalbkreis, Zollernalb district. Another period of expansion, this time residential, elapsed in the 1980s. Geography The municipality (''Municipalities of Germany, Gemeinde'') of Bitz is politically located in the Zollernalbkreis, Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, a States of Germany, state of the Federal Republic of Germany. Bitz is physically located in a Depression (geology), depression of the and . Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a low of Normalnull (NN) to a high of NN. Coat of arms Bitz's municipal coat of arms d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meßstetten
Meßstetten () is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, which is situated in the Swabian Jura, 24 km southeast of Balingen. At an altitude of , Meßstetten is the highest city (of more than 10,000 inhabitants) in Germany. It is close to the Heuberg Training Area with the Lager Heuberg. Within the Heuberg Training Area there is the legendary ''Dreibannmarke'', also called the "Bahn", a 17th-century border, which today marks the border between three different municipalities, formerly in the three states of Württemberg, Baden, and Hohenzollern. The meadow at the Dreibannmarke served as a stopping place for traveling merchants, wagons and craftsmen. With care it is possible to identify traces of the border. After the inauguration of the firing ranges, a meadow in Meßstetten was allocated as a camping site at the edge of the restricted area. Until 1835 merchandise was smuggled over the customs borders guarded by local hunters. Coffee smuggler Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geislingen, Zollernalbkreis
Geislingen () is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated northwest of Balingen. History The area has been continuously settled since the Stone Age. The first recorded mention of Binsdorf dates to 834, and Geislingen was officially documented in 1188. In 1764, Carl von Ulm zu Erbach issued the ''Decretum für das Amt Beeder Herrschaften Werenwag und Callenberg'' ("Decree for the Office of the Two Lordships of Werenwag and Callenberg"), addressing poverty and supporting textile production. Under Württemberg rule, an alley of fruit trees was planted as an easement, with orchards managed by William I of Württemberg and the Moravian Church providing free fruit. By 1863, the orchards produced a variety of apples and pears, including traditional regional cultivars such as ''Luiken'', ''Winterling'', and ''Fleiner'' apples; baking pears, sugar pears, and green pears; as well as heritage varieties like the '' Goldparmäne'', rose app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dautmergen
Dautmergen is a municipality in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Dautmergen was a possession of the County of Hohenberg until 1381, when it became part of the Duchy of Austria's territory in Swabia. The town was given to the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1805 during the process of German mediatization. The town was assigned to when that district was organized in 1806. Around 1812, the town was reassigned to and remained in that district when it was reorganized in 1934 as a Landkreis. This was dissolved in 1938 and Dautmergen was again reassigned, this time to . A subcamp of the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp was constructed at Dautmergen during the Second World War. After the war, Dautmergen developed into a commuter town and expanded to the north. Geography The municipality ('' Gemeinde'') of Dautmergen covers of the Zollernalb district of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is physically located in the foothills of the Swab ... [...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 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosenfeld, Germany
Rosenfeld () is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Rosenfeld became a possession of the County of Württemberg, County, later Duchy of Württemberg, Duchy, of Württemberg, which made the town the seat of . In 1808, that district was dissolved and Rosenfeld was assigned to . That district, too, was dissolved in 1938 and Rosenfeld was reassigned to of Balingen. Rosenfeld underwent a period of growth after World War II, beginning in the 1950s with new housing to the east of the town, and continuing into the 1980s with more residential, commercial, and industrial areas. Following the , the town was again reassigned to the newly-formed Zollernalbkreis, Zollernalb district. Rosenfeld merged with the towns of and on 1 January 1975. Geography The township (''Municipalities of Germany, Stadt'') of Rosenfeld is located politically in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg and physically in the , part of the Swabian Jura. Elevation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haigerloch
Haigerloch () is a town in the north-western part of the Swabian Alb in Germany. Geography Geographical location Haigerloch lies at between 430 and 550 metres elevation in the valley of the Eyach (Neckar), Eyach river, which forms two loops in a steep shelly limestone valley. The town is therefore also called the 'Felsenstädtchen' (rocky/cliffy small town). Neighbouring municipalities Haigerloch's neighbouring municipalities are specified below in clockwise order from the north, and belong to the Zollernalbkreis unless indicated. Starzach ¹, Rangendingen, Grosselfingen, Balingen, Geislingen, Zollernalbkreis, Geislingen, Rosenfeld, Germany, Rosenfeld, Sulz am Neckar ², Empfingen ³ and Horb am Neckar ³. ¹ Landkreis Tübingen, ² Landkreis Rottweil, ³ Landkreis Freudenstadt Districts Haigerloch consists of the following nine districts: * Bad Imnau * Bittelbronn * Gruol * Hart * Haigerloch * Owingen * Stetten * Trillfingen * Weildorf It is located 397 m above mean sea lev ... [...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. 2023 anti refugee campaign Around 600 people live in Killer, a part of Burla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albstadt
Albstadt () is the largest city in the district of Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Swabian Jura mountains, about halfway between Stuttgart and Lake Constance. Geography Albstadt is spread across a variety of hills and valleys, its elevation ranges between above sea level and . One valley is the river Schmiecha, a left-hand tributary of the Danube, a second valley is the river of upper Eyach, a tributary of the Neckar. To Albstadt belongs also the Raichberg hill in the north, on which there is the Raichberg Transmitter and an observation tower located. South of Albstadt is the Heuberg Military Training Area. History Settlement in the region dates back to at least the Iron Age. A Hallstatt cemetery in Albstadt was excavated by amateur archaeologists in the late nineteenth century and revealed a wide range of pottery and metal artefacts. Known as the 'Degerfeld Barrow' cemetery, a substantial collection was built up by the local antiquary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
