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Langenenslingen (; Swabian: ''Ẽslenga'') is a municipality in the district of Biberach in
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, 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 i ...
in
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. It has a population close to 3,500.


Geography


Location

Langenenslingen is located on the northern edge of
Upper Swabia Upper Swabia ( or ) is a region in Germany in the federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.''Brockhaus Enzyklopädie.'' 19. Auflage. Band 16, 1991, p. 72. The name refers to the area between the Swabian Jura, Lake Con ...
in Old and Young Drift in the district of Biberach. It lies on the
Upper Swabian Baroque Route The Upper Swabian Baroque Route (''Oberschwäbische Barockstraße'') is a tourist theme route through Upper Swabia, following the themes of "nature, culture, baroque". The route has a length of about 500 km (approximately 310 miles). It was ...
, a tourist route. The highest elevation of the Biberach district with 801 metres is located in Ittenhausen.


History

Langenenslingen was first mentioned in a document in 935. It originally belonged to the Counts of Veringen. They sold it in 1291 to the
House of Habsburg The House of Habsburg (; ), also known as the House of Austria, was one of the most powerful Dynasty, dynasties in the history of Europe and Western civilization. They were best known for their inbreeding and for ruling vast realms throughout ...
. In 1806 Langenenslingen fell to
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen () was a principality in southwestern Germany. Its rulers belonged to the junior House of Hohenzollern#Swabian branch, Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern. The Swabian Hohenzollerns were elevated to princes in 162 ...
, where it was assigned to ''Oberamt''
Sigmaringen Sigmaringen ( Swabian: ''Semmerenga'') is a town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen district. Sigmaringen is renowned for its castle, Schloss Sigmaringen, ...
, later Sigmaringen district. In 1945 it became a part of the newly formed
Württemberg-Hohenzollern Württemberg-Hohenzollern was a West Germany, West German state created in 1945 as part of the French Allied Occupation Zones in Germany, post-World War II occupation zone. Its capital was Tübingen. In 1952, it was merged into the newly founded ...
and since 1952 it has been part of the state of Baden-Württemberg. Since 1973 Langenenslingen has been located in Biberach district.


Amalgamations

*1 February 1972: Egelfingen *1 January 1975: Andelfingen, Billafingen, Dürrenwaldstetten, Emerfeld, Friedingen, Ittenhausen and Unterwilflingen


District history


Andelfingen

The place ''Antolvinga'' was already mentioned in documents, when local goods from the convent St. Gallen were transferred to the
Bishop of Constance The Prince-Bishopric of Constance () was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from the mid-12th century until its secularisation in 1802–1803. In his dual capacity as prince and as bishop, the prince-bishop also admini ...
.


Billafingen

Alemannic grave finds indicate a settlement already in the 7th century. In the 13th century the city came as ''Pilofingen'' to the Counts of Grüningen-Landau, later to Habsburg. In the district reform in 1973 the site was, although formerly belonging to Hohenzollern, assigned to the district of Biberach.


Dürrenwaldstetten

Since 1975 it belongs to the district of Biberach. The village was first clearly identified in 1273 in a document of the monastery Heiligkreuztal. The parish map of Dürrenwaldstetten was first mentioned in 1275. In 1611/2 95 and in 1635/6 43 people died from the plague. During the
Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...
Dürrenwaldstetten was plundered by Swedish troops. In 1803, the monastery Zwiefalten was secularized and the monastery's possessions came to Württemberg. The monastery's parishes, including Dürrenwaldstetten came to the Diocese of Constance. Dürrenwaldstetten came in 1809 to ''Oberamt''
Riedlingen Riedlingen () is a town in the district (''Kreis'') of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, in the south-west of Germany. It is one of the destinations of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route. Riedlingen has approximately 11,000 inhabitants. Geography ...
. Dürrenwaldstetten was connected to the electric power grid of the ''Oberschwäbische Elektrizitätswerke'' (OEW, later EVS, now
EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, or simply EnBW, is a publicly-traded energy industry, energy company headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany. History Foundation and development EnBW came into existence on 1 January 1997 as a result of the merge ...
) in 1922. The district of Saulgau was dissolved in 1972 as part of the district reform; Dürrenwaldstetten came to the district of Biberach. The village was dominated for a long time by agriculture. Now almost all residents are employed outside of the village in the secondary and tertiary sectors.


Egelfingen

Egelfingen belonged to the Knights rule Unterwilflingen, they were vassals of the Counts of Veringen. In 1487 the location was sold by the Counts of Hornstein to Hans Mulflingen. His heirs sold the place including the castle Schatzberg to the Schenk von Stauffenberg.


Emerfeld

Emerfeld formerly belonged to the imperial rule Gundelfingen, later to the Prince of Fürstenberg. The church was consecrated in 1133 by the Bishop of Constance. For a long time iron ore was mined and smelted in the nearby
Lauchert The Lauchert is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, left tributary of the Danube. Its source is near Sonnenbühl, in the Swabian Alb. It is approx. 60 km long. It flows generally south through the small towns Gammertingen, Veringenstadt a ...
valley.


Friedingen

In 1278 Countess Sophia of Veringen gave an estate from Friedingen to the monastery Heiligkreuztal. In 1286 Count Heinrich von Veringen sold all his possessions from Friedingen to the monastery Kreuztal for 130 silver marks.


Ittenhausen

Ittenhausen once belonged to the Counts of Veringen, after their extinction to the Counts of Rechberg and in 1447 for a short time to the Counts of Württemberg, who sold it again in 1465. With the resolution of the monastery Zwiefalten in 1803 the place with 200 inhabitants fell to the Duchy, later Kingdom of Württemberg.


Unterwilflingen

Documented for the first time in 1086, Unterwilflingen once belonged to the Counts of Veringen or the Count of Gruningen-Landau. Many of the local goods came by purchase or donation to the monastery Heiligkreuztal. The writer
Ernst Jünger Ernst Jünger (; 29 March 1895 – 17 February 1998) was a German author, highly decorated soldier, philosopher, and entomology, entomologist who became publicly known for his World War I memoir ''Storm of Steel''. The son of a successful busin ...
had his residence in Unterwilflingen in the local Stauffenberg Forsthaus from 1951 until his death in 1998.


Governance


Mayor

The mayor of Langenenslingen is Andreas Schneider.


Council

Mayor Schneider is the head of the council, which besides him has 19 members.


Coat of arms

A divided blade up in red on green Dreiberg three golden deer feet, bottom in gold three red deer antler above the other. The upper half of the shield corresponds to the seal of the Heinrich von Enslingen from the year 1341. The deer antler in the lower half of the shield relate to the Counts of Veringen as Langenenslingen belonged to the County of Veringen in the 14th century. The coat of arms was granted by the Interior Ministry of Württemberg-Hohenzollern on 28 January 1949.


Town twinning

Since 1997 there is a partnership with the Polish community of Brzesko.


Education

Langenenslingen has a primary school.


Demographics

Population development:


Attractions


Museums

*Forsthaus (Ernst Jünger House) in Unterwilflingen: Ernst Jünger lived in the Stauffenberg Forsthaus in Unterwilflingen, a Baroque building of 1728, from 1950 until his death in 1998. In 1999, the house was turned into a museum and memorial by the Ernst-Jünger-Foundation. * Unterwilflingen Castle: The
Stauffenberg The Schenk von Stauffenberg family is a Roman Catholic ''Uradel'' German noble family from Swabia, Germany. The family's best-known recent member was Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg – the key figure in 20 July plot in 1944 to a ...
family have been the owners of Unterwilflingen Castle since 1464.
Johann Franz Schenk von Stauffenberg Johann Franz Schenk von Stauffenberg (18 February 1658 – 12 June 1740) was Prince-Bishop of Constance from 1704 to 1740 and Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1737 to 1740. Early life Johann Franz Schenk von Stauffenberg was born in Lautli ...
built the current structure in 1710 as a hunting lodge. The Reichstag Vice President Franz August Schenk von Stauffenberg and his son Franz Schenk Freiherr von Stauffenberg established a private library, which now contains about 30,000 volumes. During
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
the castle served as a princely exile and home of the retired Ministers of
Vichy France Vichy France (; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was a French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II, established as a result of the French capitulation after the Battle of France, ...
from Sigmaringen.


Notable buildings

* Alte Burg, remains of a hilltop fortification dating to the
Hallstatt period The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Western and Central European archaeological culture of the Late Bronze Age (Hallstatt A, Hallstatt B) from the 12th to 8th centuries BC and Early Iron Age Europe (Hallstatt C, Hallstatt D) from the 8th to ...
and associated with nearby
Heuneburg The Heuneburg is a prehistoric Celtic hillfort by the river Danube in Hundersingen near Herbertingen, between Ulm and Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, in the south of Germany, close to the modern borders with Switzerland and Austria. It is consid ...
, a major
Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language *Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Foot ...
settlement. *Parish church of ''St. Jakob'' (''St. Jacobus Maior'') in Dürrenwaldstetten, Baroque church of 1781/1782 with frescoes by
Januarius Zick Johann Rasso Januarius Zick (6 February 1730 – 14 November 1797) was a German painter and architect. He is considered to be one of the main masters of the Late-Baroque. Life Januarius Zick was born in Munich and began to learn his trade fr ...
. *The church of ''St. Mauritius'' in Langenenslingen, was first mentioned in 1266 and expanded in 1736/36. In 1751 the interior was structured and painted. *The church of ''St. Konrad'' in Langenenslingen was built 1889–1893. *The chapel Maria refuge on the Eichberg bei Langenenslingen was built by returning German soldiers in 1947/48 as prayer and memorial to the fallen and missing persons of World War II. *Town hall Langenenslingen (former hunting lodge of the Princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)


Notable people

*
Michael Helding Michael Helding (1506–30 September 1561) was a Roman Catholic bishop, scholar, writer and humanist.
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(1506–1561), Catholic bishop, scholar, writer and humanist * (1835–1908), Benedictine Beuron, 1st abbot of Emaus / Prague (1885–1908) * (1887–1954), car designer, born in Friedingen * (1903–1968), born and buried in Egelfingen, educator and university teacher * (1936–1970), leading official of the CSU and publisher of the ''
Bayernkurier ''Bayernkurier'' is a defunct German monthly political and news magazine. The magazine was based in Munich and was published between 1950 and November 2019. History and profile ''Bayernkurier'' was first published on 3 June 1950. Franz Josef Str ...
'' * (born 1938), sociologist and right-wing author


References

{{Authority control Biberach (district)