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27-572: Ebingen is a town in the large district of Albstadt , district Zollernalbkreis , in the German state of Baden-Württemberg . It is located on the river Schmiecha , a left-hand tributary of the Danube , south of Tübingen and west of Ulm . Ebingen received city rights around 1250 from the Hohenberg ducal family. In 1367 it became a part of the kingdom of Württemberg . In the early 20th century, it

54-575: A French occupation of Germany could restore the honour of France. He therefore vehemently demanded that a zone be allocated for French occupation. Despite the personal disdain each of the "Big Three" held for de Gaulle, they were not overly inclined to resist this particular demand. With relatively minor exceptions such as the Channel Islands , the Western Allies' own territories had not been invaded or occupied and thus they did not have

81-847: A coalition and in Württemberg-Hohenzollern, Lorenz Bock (CDU) formed a "Germany coalition" with CDU, SPD and FDP. After representing the French during the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender , which officially ended the conflict in the European theater, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny briefly served as commander-in-chief of the French Forces in Germany before the role was assumed by Marie-Pierre Kœnig . André François-Poncet , ambassador to Germany during

108-541: A contiguous area of French-occupied territories (besides the aforementioned exclave of Büsingen am Hochrhein) that bordered each other and/or France itself. Within French-occupied Germany, three German states were established: Rheinland Pfalz in the northwest, Württemberg-Hohenzollern in the southeast, and South Baden in the southwest. Württemberg-Hohenzollern and South Baden later formed Baden-Württemberg when they joined with Württemberg-Baden in

135-487: 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). 48°13′N 9°02′E  /  48.217°N 9.033°E  / 48.217; 9.033 Albstadt 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

162-421: 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). Albstadt presides over its own modern school system, with elementary through high school provided all within the same city, including Kindergartens and boarding schools for the mentally and physically challenged. Also,

189-698: A sovereign German government - something which had ceased to exist following the German surrender. However, the Swiss shared French concerns that the exclave might become a haven for Nazi war criminals, thus an agreement was quickly reached to allow limited numbers of French soldiers to cross Switzerland for the purpose of maintaining law and order in Büsingen. In April and May, the French 1st Army had captured Karlsruhe and Stuttgart and conquered territory extending to Hitler's Eagle's Nest and western Austria. In July,

216-497: Is the costliest earthquake in Germany to date. The following religions are present in Albstadt: 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

243-819: 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 . Settlement in the region dates back to at least the Iron Age . A Hallstatt cemetery in Albstadt

270-783: The American Zone. The French occupation zone initially included the Saar Protectorate , but this was separated on 16 February 1946. By 18 December that year, customs controls were established between the Saar area and Allied-occupied Germany. On 9 February 1945 the Berlin districts of Reinickendorf and Wedding were assigned to the French. By the end of October 1946, the French zone had a population of approximately five million: The Saar Protectorate had an additional 0.8 million people. The French Education Directorate in Germany

297-590: The French ceded Stuttgart to the Americans in exchange for control of cities west of the Rhine (including Mainz and Koblenz ). This resulted in two barely-contiguous areas of Germany along the French border, which met at a point along the Rhine. After further negotiations, France was also granted an occupation zone in Austria. The French zone in west of that country bordered the French zone in Germany, thus creating

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324-624: The French excluded. French General Charles de Gaulle , who by this point was the leader of the Provisional Government of the French Republic , was not invited to Yalta. Deeply offended by this snub, the French leader nevertheless worked tirelessly to restore his nation's honour in the aftermath of the German occupation . Key to this was ensuring a French occupation of substantial German territories – in de Gaulle's view, only

351-421: The French moved in, and Albstadt, as part of the newly created state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern , was subsequently part of their occupation zone until 1949. On September 3, 1978, Albstadt was hit by a M s 5.7 earthquake (de) , which caused high property damage but no fatalities. 6850 buildings were damaged, some of them irreparably. The cost of the damage amounted to 275 million Deutsche Mark , which

378-401: The Rhine. French Forces in Germany took possession of the area on 26 July 1945. Also included in the French zone was the town of Büsingen am Hochrhein , a German exclave separated from the rest of the country by a narrow strip of neutral Swiss territory. The Swiss government refused to consider annexing the town on the grounds that any transfer of territory could only be negotiated with

405-811: The Sportgelände Markenberg YMCA. 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: Albstadt is twinned with: [REDACTED] Media related to Albstadt at Wikimedia Commons French occupation zone in Germany The French occupation zone in Germany ( German : Französische Besatzungszone , French : Zone d'occupation française en Allemagne )

432-414: The areas of Tailfingen, Lautlingen and Margrethausen. There was high property damage, but there were no fatalities. Thousands of buildings, including landmarks, were damaged, some of them irreparably. The earthquake also resulted in landslides, which caused additional property damage. It is the second most powerful earthquake recorded in Germany, after the 1756 Düren earthquake . On May 28, 1943, Albstadt

459-459: The city library offers free internet access to residents. The university was founded in 1971 and has two campus locations, Albstadt and Sigmaringen. In Baden Württemberg training of a sports team or athlete, called Übungsleiter C, is in Tailfingen,Landessportschule Langenwand.As well a hotel with 120 beds. Coach (sport) In former times iron ore was produced in Albstadt. Fidel Eppler was

486-997: The name of the mine-inspector. The buttress wood was bought in Truchtelfingen and used from Lautlinger Knappen at the Hörnle area . From an old 3,5 km mine in a Doggererzflöz in Weilheim is wood in the Tuttlinger Fruchtkasten . Steel was produced in Tuttlingen by the Schwäbische Hüttenwerke in Ludwigstal, today iron brakes. In the city of Ebingen and Tailfingen, there is a Soccer stadium complex. The YMCA do Handball , indiaca , Soccer , and natural sports in Halls and

513-789: The occupation zone, the British ceded the Saarland , the Palatinate , and territories on the left bank of the Rhine to Remagen (including Trier , Koblenz , and Montabaur ). The Americans ceded land south of Baden-Baden , land south of the Free People's State of Württemberg (which became Württemberg-Hohenzollern ), the Lindau region on Lake Constance , and four regions in Hesse east of

540-510: The sort of considerations the French deeply felt with respect to matters such as national honour or pride. More importantly perhaps, as a civil and military matter a French occupation zone would relieve the other Allies of some of the burden of administering German territory – this was no small consideration especially in light of the fact the British and Americans still had the Japanese Empire to subdue after Germany's defeat. Stalin, who

567-402: Was created to educate the children of military and civilian families. On 18 May 1947 the first Landtag elections were held in the French zone. In Rhineland-Palatinate, Peter Altmeier (CDU) formed an all-parties government with CDU , SPD , FDP and KPD . In Baden, CDU won a majority; Leo Wohleb (CDU) at first formed a grand coalition with SPD, but in 1948 he decided to govern alone without

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594-467: 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 . On November 16, 1911, Albstadt was hit by a M s 6.1 earthquake, particularly affecting

621-548: Was fired upon, the ammunition exploded and devastated the area around the train station. In 1975 Ebingen joined 8 other towns in the area to form the city of Albstadt . Current population is at 18,700, with all of Albstadt having around 45,000 inhabitants. Most of the textiles industry is gone today, leaving some monuments, like Villa Haux . However, one of the world's biggest makers of industrial needles, Groz-Beckert still resides there. Other prominent local companies include Mey (knitwear), Mettler Toledo (weighing systems) and

648-401: Was hit by a M s 5.6 earthquake, again affecting the areas of Tailfingen, Lautlingen and Margrethausen. There was again high property damage on thousands of buildings, but there were no fatalities. During World War II , a heavy bombing raid was carried out on Albstadt on July 11, 1944, which killed 65 people and another one on February 20, 1945, which killed 19 people. In April 1945,

675-413: Was known for manufacturing velvet and velveteen (cotton-velvet), "Manchester" goods, stockings, stays, hats, needles, tools and tanneries. During World War II , the war itself only came on July 11, 1944, with a bombing raid on Ebingen, which killed 65 people and destroyed 37 houses in the city center. On April 18, 1945, the train station became the target of another bombing raid. When an ammunition train

702-654: Was one of the Allied-occupied areas in Germany after World War II . In the aftermath of the Second World War , Winston Churchill , Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin met at the Yalta Conference to discuss Germany's post-war occupation, which included among other things coming to a final determination of the inter-zonal borders. Originally, there were to be only three zones, with

729-523: Was still neutral in the Far Eastern conflict at this point, also agreed. However, the Soviet leader insisted on the condition that the French zone was to be formed out of the previously-agreed American and British zones. For obvious practical and logistical reasons, it was soon agreed that the French would occupy those regions of Germany bordering their own country, i.e. southwestern Germany . To create

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