Balingen

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Balingen
Zollernschloss in Balingen
Coat of arms
show Location of Balingen within Zollernalbkreis district
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Coordinates: 48°16′23″N 08°51′02″E / 48.27306°N 8.85056°E / 48.27306; 8.85056Coordinates: 48°16′23″N 08°51′02″E / 48.27306°N 8.85056°E / 48.27306; 8.85056
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Zollernalbkreis
Government
• Mayor	Helmut Reitemann (CDU)
Area
• Total	90.34 km2 (34.88 sq mi)
Elevation	517 m (1,696 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	34,505
• Density	380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	72301–72336
Dialling codes	07433
Vehicle registration	BL
Website	www.balingen.de

Balingen with Industrial Area Gehrn in the foreground

Balingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the district of Zollernalbkreis. It is located near the Swabian Jura, approx. 35 km to the south of Tübingen, 35 km northeast of Villingen-Schwenningen, and 70 km south southwest of Stuttgart.

It is home to the Bizerba and Ideal companies.

History[]

Balingen is first mentioned in 863. Initially a possession of the lords of Haigerloch, in 1162 it was acquired by the count of Hohenberg. In the 13th century it received the title of city from Friedrich der Erlauchte, it was largely rebuilt on the left bank of the river Eyach.

In 1403 it was sold to the County of Württemberg, whose chancellor maintained a residence there until the 18th century.

Balingen became part of the unified Germany in 1870.

Main sights[]

The city was destroyed by a fire in 1809, from which only the Protestant church, the castle and a few other edifices escaped. The Protestant church's construction finished in 1541; it has a characteristic sundial in the apse.

The castle was reconstructed in 1935.

Nickname[]

World Capital[]

Balingen call Waagenstadt the metropolis of scales. The father Philipp Matthäus Hahn behind the original idea.^[2][3][4]

Frommern call Möbelstadt the metropolis o of furniture in the time of Wirtschaftswunder. In Frommern a line of high polished industrial production ( fine veneered wood) take up the ideas of the royal Hofebenist. In the Haus der Volkskunstof the Schwäbischer Albverein the traditional Himmelbett is use as a hotel bed.^[5][6]

Notable people[]

• Gregor Reisch (1470–1525), university teacher and monk, representative of the philosophical school of the late scholastic realists
• Joseph Weiß, also Joseph White painter of Balingen and possibly the Master of Meßkirch (1487 or 1488–1565), painter of the Renaissance
• Marx Weiß the Younger, also Marx White from Balingen (before 1518–1580), painter of Late Gothic

Johann Tobias Beck

• Johann Tobias Beck (1804–1878), Protestant theologian
• Heinrich Lang (1826–1876), theologian
• Martin Haug (1827–1876), orientalist
• Robert Wahl (1882–1955), entrepreneur and local politicians
• Heinrich Haasis (born 1945), mayor, Member of Parliament, President of the German Savings Bank Association (2006–2012)
• Joachim Schmid (born 1955), painter
• Martin Schaudt (born 1958), dressage rider
• Michael Hennrich (born 1965), politician (CDU), Member of Parliament
• Christoph Sieber (born 1970), comedian
• Kathrin Lang (born 1986), biathlete
• Frank Lehmann (born 1989), soccer goalkeeper
• Pascal Bodmer (born 1991), ski jumper
• Florian Kath (born 1994), football player

Personalities who have worked locally[]

Karl Friedrich Reinhard

• Johann Murer, a.k.a. Karsthans^[7] (1490–1525), Lutherean priest, arrested at the Church of Balingen, was a prisoner in the tower of Balingen^[8]
• Karl Friedrich Reinhard (1761–1837) French diplomat, statesman and writer of German origin, grew partly up in Balingen
• Andreas Bizer (1839–1914), mechanic and industrialist, co-founder of Bizerba

Geography[]

Climate[]

Using the 0 °C isotherm, Balingen has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb).

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Balingen is twinned with:^[10]

• Royan, France

Sport[]

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Natural Sport[]

• trail mountainbike Tieringen Albtrauf to Balingen-Weilstetten 4,7 km car road, bike trail 1,9 km downhill.^[11][12]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in German)