Burladingen () is a town in the

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district of

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History

In 1849, Burladingen and the villages of and came under the dominion of the

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. 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

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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 Burladingen which became known nationwide in 2023. The district planned to accommodate 40 refugees in an empty pub there. At an information meeting, District Administrator Günther-Martin Pauli (CDU) was booed and an aggressive mood was expressed, fueled by the AfD member of the state parliament Joachim Steyer who was present.

Geography

The township ('' Stadt'') of Burladingen is located in the

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, specifically where the transitions into the western Jura. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area varies from a low of

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(NN) to a high of . The Federally-protected , Kornbühl, , , , and nature reserves are located in Burladingen's municipal area.

Coat of arms

Burladingen's

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displays two

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keys, faced outward and away from each other, crossed over a

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. The pattern is derived from a 1702

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, though the keys faced towards each other. This seal ceased to be used in the 19th century but was returned to official use around 1930, with the present pattern. Burladingen had a seal as early as 1534, making it the oldest in the County of Zollern, but it vanished from usage by 1541. The township was given the right to use a seal again in 1710 after an appeal to the Prince of

Hohenzollern-Hechingen Hohenzollern-Hechingen () was a small principality in southwestern Germany. Its rulers belonged to the House of Hohenzollern#Swabian branch, Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern dynasty. History The County of Hohenzollern- ...

in 1702. The 1930 pattern was approved as the municipal coat of arms, with Zollern's black-white

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, by the Federal Ministry of the Interior on 1 June 1956.

Deportation

Burladingen-Ziegelhütte: * Josef Reinhardt ( 1913) – 15.03.1943)(Stopper):
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'' vom 28. Februar 2012.NS _Opfer
/ref> * Agnes Zulie (* 1942 – 15.03.1943) * Elisabeth Regina Zulie (* 1920 – 15.03.1943) * Elise Zulie ( 1922 – 15.03.1943) * Adalbert Goldenstein (1922 – 1943) * Hildegard Zulie (1943 – 15.03.1943) * Olga Zulie ( 1940 – 15.03.1943)

References

External links

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