Leibertingen

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Leibertingen
Wildenstein Castle
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°2′34″N 9°0′49″E / 48.04278°N 9.01361°E / 48.04278; 9.01361Coordinates: 48°2′34″N 9°0′49″E / 48.04278°N 9.01361°E / 48.04278; 9.01361
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Sigmaringen
Municipal assoc.	Sauldorf, Meßkirch
Government
• Mayor	Armin Reitze
Area
• Total	47.20 km2 (18.22 sq mi)
Elevation	806 m (2,644 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,124
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	88637
Dialling codes	07466
Vehicle registration	SIG
Website	www.leibertingen.de

Leibertingen is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography[]

Geographical location[]

Leibertingen is located 600 to 850 meters above sea level directly over the Danube valley in the Heuberg region, a plateau at the southern bound corner of the Swabian Jura, with a distance of 22 km to Sigmaringen and 24 km to Tuttlingen and belongs to the Naturpark Obere Donau. Of the total area of around 4720 hectare (as of Dec. 31 2010^[2]), 2127 hectare are forest, 2328 hectare are farmland and 257 hectare consist of residential and circulation areas.^[3] The so-called "Dreiländereck" (Eng. border triangle) is located underneath the nearby Wildenstein mountain. This is where Württemberg (Irndorf parish), Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Beuron parish) and Baden (Leibertingen parish) come together.

Municipality[]

Leibertingen forms the name-giving municipality with the adjoining villages of Altheim, Kreenheinstetten and Thalheim.

Coat of arms	Villages	Inhabitants (2008)	Area
	Leibertingen (main locality)	681	1729 ha
	Altheim	250	456 ha
	Kreenheinstetten	651	1588 ha
	Thalheim	666	947 ha

Administration[]

Leibertingen forms with the neighboring towns of Sauldorf and Meßkirch an association of its municipal administration.

History[]

In historic documents Leibertingen was mentioned in the year 1275 for the first time; Altheim however already in the year 768, and Kreenheinstetten in 793.

Economy[]

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Transport[]

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Architecture, people and yearly events[]

Historical buildings[]

• Burg Wildenstein

Notable people[]

• Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644–1709) born at Kreenheinstetten

Yearly events[]

• The "Wildensteiner Jahrmarkt"

Sport[]

• Leibertingen harbors a gliding airfield, where during the year various events take place.

References[]

• Christoph Schmider & Edwin Ernst Weber: Kommunale und kirchliche Archivpflege im ländlichen Raum: Geschichte, Probleme und Perspektiven am Beispiel des Gemeinde- und Pfarrarchivs Kreenheinstetten. Heimatkundliche Schriftenreihe des Landkreises Sigmaringen, Band 5. Saulgau: Gebr. Edel & Co., 1997. ISBN 3-931634-01-9.

External links[]

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