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Albstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈalpʃtat] (listen)) is the largest city in the district of Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Swabian Jura mountains, about halfway between Stuttgart and Lake Constance.

Albstadt
Town
A view of Ebingen.
Location of Albstadt within Zollernalbkreis district
GeislingenRosenfeldSchömbergStraßberg
Albstadt
Albstadt
Coordinates: 48°12′43″N 09°01′26″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictZollernalbkreis
Government
  Lord mayor (201523) Klaus Konzelmann[1] (FW)
Area
  Total134.41 km2 (51.90 sq mi)
Elevation
731 m (2,398 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total45,472
  Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
72421–72461
Dialling codes07431, 07432, 07435
Vehicle registrationBL
Websitewww.albstadt.de

Geography


Albstadt is spread across a variety of hills and valleys, its elevation ranges between 614 m (2,014 ft) above sea level and 966 m (3,169 ft). One valley is the river Schmiecha, a left-hand tributary of the Danube, a second valley is the river of upper Eyach, a tributary of the Neckar.

To Albstadt belongs also the Raichberg hill in the north, on which there is the Raichberg Transmitter and an observation tower located. South of Albstadt is the Heuberg Military Training Area.


History


Settlement in the region dates back to at least the Iron Age. A Hallstatt cemetery in Albstadt was excavated by amateur archaeologists in the late nineteenth century and revealed a wide range of pottery and metal artefacts. Known as the 'Degerfeld Barrow' cemetery, a substantial collection was built up by the local antiquary Hyronimus Edelmann that was eventually deposited in the British Museum.[3][4]


Economy


Most of the textiles industry (among them Hasana J. Hakenmüller) is gone today, leaving some monuments, like Villa Haux. However, one of the world's biggest makers of industrial needles, Groz-Beckert, is still based in the town. Other prominent local companies include Mey (knitwear), Mettler Toledo (weighing systems) and a major part of Assa Abloy security systems (Eff-Eff Brand). Ebingen also hosts the technical and computer science faculties of Albstadt-Sigmaringen University with about 3,000 students (2014).


Mining


Truchtelfingen and Tailfingen
Truchtelfingen and Tailfingen

In former times iron ore was produced in Albstadt. Fidel Eppler was the name of the mine-inspector. The buttress wood was bought in Truchtelfingen and used from Lautlinger Knappen at the Hörnle area .[5] From an old 3,5 km mine in a Doggererzflöz in Weilheim is wood in the Tuttlinger Fruchtkasten .[6] Steel was produced in Tuttlingen by the Schwäbische Hüttenwerke in Ludwigstal, today iron brakes.


Districts


The districts Ebingen, Laufen, Lautlingen, Pfeffingen und Tailfingen were first mentioned in 793 in a document of the abbey St. Gallen. Ebingen received city rights around 1250 from the Hohenberg ducal family.

Albstadt consists of the following urban districts, which had been independent towns and merged to form Albstadt in 1975:

Coat of Arms
District EbingenTailfingen (Albstadt)OnstmettingenTruchtelfingenPfeffingen (Albstadt)Lautlingen (Albstadt)Laufen (Albstadt)MargrethausenBurgfelden
Population (2006) 19,61812,2345,3843,2292,1681,9981,7531,084345
Population (2007) 19,33912,0915,3143,2232,1311,9871,7531,087338
Population (2008) 19,26512,0725,2603,1892,1471,9881,7771,069346
Population (2009) 19,19611,8955,1943,2102,0741,9421,7641,046382
Population (2010) 18,71811,5225,0063,1012,1441,8331,7091,023364
Population (2011) 18,58411,5004,9573,1082,0481,8211,6991,025361
Population (2012) 18,47811,3294,9003,0281,9931,7711,6990997314
Population (2014)[7] 18,67511,2084,9033,0351,9821,8081,6640967336

Population



Lord Mayors of Albstadt



Notable people


Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Oberhausen 1967
Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Oberhausen 1967

Personalities who have worked on the ground


Philipp Matthäus Hahn
Philipp Matthäus Hahn

Twin towns – sister cities


Albstadt is twinned with:[8]


See also



References


  1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 September 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2020" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2020] (CSV). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. Schwarzwaelder-bote website
  4. British Museum Collection
  5. Hermann Bitzer, Hermann Bitzer Studienrat Rosenfeld †1964 (ed.), Tailfinger Heimatbuch 1954 (in German), p. 35
  6. Fruchtkasten: Abteilung Ludwigsthal. In: Pressemiteilungen. 21 November 2016.
  7. http://www.albstadt.de/stadt/zahlendatenfakten (in German) Population numbers
  8. "Städtepartnerschaft - Unsere Partnerstadt Chambery". albstadt.de (in German). Albstadt. Retrieved 2021-02-04.


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На других языках


- [en] Albstadt

[es] Albstadt

Albstadt es una localidad alemana en el estado federado de Baden-Wurtemberg. Está localizada al pie de la Jura de Suabia, entre las ciudades de Stuttgart y el lago Constanza.

[ru] Альбштадт

Альбштадт (нем. Albstadt) — город в Германии, районный центр, расположен в земле Баден-Вюртемберг.



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