Gammertingen
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Gammertingen | |
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Coordinates: 48°14′58″N 9°13′3″E / 48.24944°N 9.21750°ECoordinates: 48°14′58″N 9°13′3″E / 48.24944°N 9.21750°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Tübingen |
District | Sigmaringen |
Government | |
• Mayor | Holger Jerg |
Area | |
• Total | 52.97 km2 (20.45 sq mi) |
Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 6,370 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 72497–72501 |
Dialling codes | 07574 |
Vehicle registration | SIG |
Website | www.gammertingen.de |
Gammertingen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡamɐtɪŋən] (listen)) is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 18 km north of Sigmaringen.
Geography[]
Geographical location[]
Gammertingen is located on the Swabian Jura in the valley of the Lauchert, a tributary of the Danube.
Neighbouring communities[]
The following cities and towns are adjacent to the city of Gammertingen. They are called the clockwise, starting in the Northeast:
Pfronstetten (Reutlingen (district)) Langenenslingen (Biberach (district)) Hettingen, Neufra, Burladingen (Zollernalbkreis), Trochtelfingen (Reutlingen (district)).
Constituent communities[]
In addition to the core city of Gammertingen with around 5000 inhabitants belong to the whole city five districts, among them the three boroughs , Harthausen and Kettenacker together with the princely Hohenzollern domain Lusthof on the plateau of the Swabian Jura, Bronnen and Maria Berg.
History[]
The well-known Helmet of Gammertingen and other rich grave goods from a number of burial grounds provide the information of an early settlement in the time of the Merovingian dynasty. [2] Gammertingen was first mentioned in 1101 in a document of the Kloster Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen. Gammertingen was first mentioned in 1311 as a city. [3] During the time of the Hohenzollern and later Prussian times, Gammertingen was the seat of Oberamt, district court, forestry department and land registry.
During the Nazi era, a Reichsarbeitsdienst camp for females was located in Gammertingen.[4]
Coat of arms | District | Inhabitants | Surface area |
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Gammertingen (main locality) | 5.000 | 1.769 ha |
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Bronnen | > 500 | ? |
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Feldhausen | ca. 400 | 991 ha |
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Harthausen | ~ 250 | 671 ha |
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Kettenacker | ca. 300 | 1.084 ha |
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Mariaberg | > 500 | ? |
Notable people[]
- John O. Henes (1852–1923), American businessman and philanthropist
References[]
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). June 2021.
- ^ Angela Vielstich, Edwin Ernst Weber: Der »Dreiländerkreis« Sigmaringen im geschichtlichen Überblick. In: (Hrsg.); Edwin Ernst Weber (Konzeption): Der Dreiländerkreis Sigmaringen. Ein Führer zu Natur, Wirtschaft, Geschichte und Kultur. Gmeiner Verlag, Meßkirch 2007, ISBN 978-3-89977-512-9, S. 23–36, hier S. 24.
- ^ Ludwig Eglers Chronik der Stadt Hechingen. Hechingen 1980, S. 14 Anmk.
- ^ Edwin Ernst Weber: Sophie Scholl im Reichsarbeitsdienstlager Schloss Krauchenwies. In: Denkstättenkuratorium NS-Dokumentation Oberschwaben (Hrsg.): Denkorte an oberschwäbischen Erinnerungswegen in den Landkreisen Bodenseekreis und Sigmaringen. 2012. S. 30
- Towns in Baden-Württemberg
- Sigmaringen (district)
- Province of Hohenzollern
- Tübingen region geography stubs