Balingen (German pronunciation: [ˈbaːlɪŋən] (listen); Swabian: Balenga) 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.
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Balingen | |
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![]() Zollernschloss in Balingen | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Balingen within Zollernalbkreis district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°16′23″N 08°51′02″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Tübingen |
District | Zollernalbkreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015–23) | Helmut Reitemann[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 90.34 km2 (34.88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 517 m (1,696 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• 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 |
It is home to the Bizerba and Ideal companies.
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.
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.
In Balingen there is the enclosed, publicly accessible sulfur spring, whose water is said to have healing powers and support the immune system.[3] As with the medicinal springs in Bad Sebastiansweiler, the spring is made up of dissolved, sulfur-containing sodium hydrogen carbonate (Na-HCO3) from the rock (Black Jura).[4] When the rock containing pyrites (pyrite) is weathered, the oxidation of the pyrite with subsequent bacterial reduction of the sulfate ion produces hydrogen sulfide (H2S). It gives the mineral water the smell of rotten eggs. It contains dissolved substances and hydrogen sulfide. Visitors who regularly drink from it should note that the daily intake of hydrogen sulfide does not exceed the limit of 100 mg.
Balingen call Waagenstadt the metropolis of scales. The father Philipp Matthäus Hahn behind the original idea.[5][6][7]
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.[8][9]
Using the 0 °C isotherm, Balingen has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb).
Climate data for Balingen, Baden-Württemberg (2005—2015) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
11.4 (52.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.5 (32.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42.8 (1.69) |
41.5 (1.63) |
47.0 (1.85) |
38.3 (1.51) |
78.5 (3.09) |
104.7 (4.12) |
129.7 (5.11) |
112.0 (4.41) |
56.4 (2.22) |
47.2 (1.86) |
42.8 (1.69) |
59.6 (2.35) |
800.5 (31.53) |
Source: timeanddate.com[12] |
Balingen is twinned with:[13]
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