Summary
Gammertingen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡamɐtɪŋən] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 18 km north of Sigmaringen.
Gammertingen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gammertingen within Sigmaringen district  | |
  Gammertingen  Gammertingen | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2015–23) | Holger Jerg[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.97 km2 (20.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,318 |
| • 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 |
Geography edit
Geographical location edit
Gammertingen is located on the Swabian Jura in the valley of the Lauchert, a tributary of the Danube.
Neighbouring communities edit
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 edit
In addition to the core city of Gammertingen with around 5000 inhabitants belong to the whole city five districts, among them the three boroughs Feldhausen, Harthausen and Kettenacker together with the princely Hohenzollern domain Lusthof on the plateau of the Swabian Jura, Bronnen and Mariaberg.
History edit
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.[3] Gammertingen was first mentioned in 1101 in a document of the Kloster Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen. Gammertingen was first mentioned in 1311 as a city.[4] 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.[5]
| 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 edit
- John O. Henes (1852–1923), American businessman and philanthropist
References edit
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ Angela Vielstich, Edwin Ernst Weber: Der »Dreiländerkreis« Sigmaringen im geschichtlichen Überblick. In: Dirk Gaerte (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