Immendingen is a municipality in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany located on the Upper Danube . It is famous for the Danube Sinkhole .
21-702: Immendingen is located on the Upper Danube . On the municipal area are parts of the Danube Sinkhole . With the mountain Höwenegg in Immendingen begins the extinct volcanic landscape of Hegau . Archaeological excavations at the Höwenegg recover saber-toothed tigers , antelopes and one of the few well preserved ancestral horses . The municipality borders Talheim to the north, Tuttlingen to
42-404: A small section of the original town remained. Starting in 1804 the town was rebuilt by master architect Carl Leonard von Uber according to classicist plans with right-angle streets and rectangular housing settlements. Since 1822 the town has elected its council and mayor. In 1869 Tuttlingen was connected to the railway system, which was important for its industrial development. The original station
63-826: Is located in Swabia east of the Black Forest region in the Swabian Jura . The town lies in the valley of the Upper Danube on both sides of the stream, the source of which is located 30 km nearby in Donaueschingen . The early river flowed around the Honberg mountain, where ruins of a fortress built in the Middle Ages remain. The name indicates Tuttlingen likely was a Celtic settlement long before
84-468: Is member of the tourism association „Donaubergland“. Upper Danube Nature Park The Upper Danube Nature Park (German: Naturpark Obere Donau ), founded in 1980, is located in the south of Baden-Württemberg in Germany and encloses primarily the districts of Tuttlingen and Sigmaringen . It encompassed initially 860 km that were increased by about 500 km in 2005. The headquarters of
105-867: The Danube passes through following cities: Tuttlingen , Mühlheim , Fridingen , Sigmaringen , Scheer and Mengen . Geologically and touristically interesting are also the seepages of the Danube ("Donauversickerungen" or Danube Sinkhole ) in Immendingen and to the south of Fridingen . Quite a number of forts and castles are sitting on top of numerous rocks on this stretch above the Danube. These are: Schloss Bronnen , Altwildenstein , Unterwildenstein , Wildensteiner Burg Hexenturm , Wildensteiner Burg Hahnenkamm , Burg Wildenstein , Schloss Werenwag , Schloss Gutenstein ( Gutenstein ), Ruine Dietfurt , Gebrochen Gutenstein , Hohenzollernschloss Sigmaringen , Schloss Bartelstein and Schloss Scheer . In parallel with
126-403: The Danube runs the Danube cycle track which leads from Donaueschingen to Vienna . The Danube valley railroad from Donaueschingen to Ulm enables the visit of the nature reserve by train. Beside regular trains, the so-called nature reserve express train operates during summer months, especially for visitors of the nature reserve between Tuttlingen and Sigmaringen. Tributaries to the Danube within
147-675: The Immanuel-Kant-High School and the Otto-Hahn-High School today. In 1945 Tuttlingen became part of Württemberg-Hohenzollern, and in 1952 part of the newly founded state Baden-Württemberg and the subsection of Südwürttemberg-Hohenzollern within it. As its population had already grown beyond 20,000 in 1949, Tuttlingen was declared to be "Große Kreisstadt" as soon as the Baden-Württemberg council regulations were implemented on 1 April 1956. With
168-529: The Jurassic stone of the Swabian Alb . In this break-through valley of the still narrow river mighty rocks like chalk rocks ("Kalkfelsen") are exposed: One of it is the " Knopfmacherfelsen " at Beuron . Beuron with its Beuron Archabby lies in the middle of the attractive scenery of the nature reserve. This break-through valley in the area of the Upper Danube is known as Danube Valley. The upper part of
189-605: The Romans erected a border castellum at the limes . Spurious archeological findings in 1874 support the theory, but due to its probable location under the foundations of houses in the town centre expansive excavations will not be done. During the Middle Ages Tuttlingen was first mentioned in 797, and belonged to the monastery of Reichenau shortly thereafter. The town received its town privileges before 1338 and belonged to Württemberg since 1376/77. Since that time
210-629: The Zähringers. In 1250 it was taken over by the Count of Fürstenberg . Many centuries are dominated by local lords living in the community. Significant gender of the local lords were the lords of Schreckenstein (on the „Upper Castle“) and the lords of Reischach (on the „Lower Castle“). In the course of municipal reform in Baden-Württemberg , the hitherto separate municipality Zimmern was incorporated on 1 January 1971. On 1 December 1971,
231-451: The district reform of 1973 the district of Tuttlingen received its present-day extension, which increased its population by a third and its area 3 times. At the same time, Tuttlingen came under the administrative government of Freiburg . Sources: Census results or Statistical office Tuttlingen has 1,900 businesses ranging from one-man to multinational companies. It is the home of more than 600 surgical equipment companies. Fifty percent of
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#1732772571498252-417: The east, Emmingen-Liptingen to the southeast, Engen to the south, and Geisingen and Bad Durrheim to the west. The whole municipality with the previously independent municipalities Hattingen, Hintschingen, Ippingen, Mauenheim and Zimmern include 22 villages, hamlets, farms and houses. Coat of arms of several incorporated municipalities Immendingen was built at the crossroads of ancient trade routes. As
273-422: The entire French army was defeated by the united Imperial-Bavarian troupes under Franz von Mercy , Melchior Graf von Hatzfeldt , and Johann von Werth . Tuttlingen was an administrative seat ("Obervogteiamt") early on, and in 1755 it became an administrative seat of Württemberg, which has morphed over time. On 1 November 1803 a fire destroyed all of Tuttlingen within the town walls in a matter of hours, and only
294-562: The incorporation of Mauenheim was. Hattingen, Hintschingen and Ippingen were incorporated on December 1, 1974. In December 1958 the barracks „Oberfeldwebel-Schreiber-Kaserne“ was built. According to the current stationing concept of the Bundeswehr the barracks will be closed in the third quarter of 2016. The 3rd French hussar regiment of the Franco-German Brigade was based in barracks from 1996 to 2011. The municipality
315-641: The name suggests, it was a settlement of the alemannic period. The name goes back to an Alemannic patriarch, who settled with his family in the valley of the Danube. The first documentary evidence dates back to 1101. In the Carolingian period, the village belonged to the Aitrach to Hegau and was assigned to the Baar in the 12th century. Originally owned by the Counts of Zollern the area eventually became part of
336-772: The nature reserve are: from the south the Ablach and the Ostrach , and from the north the Bära , the Schmeie (or Schmiecha ) and the Lauchert . 48°03′01″N 08°58′09″E / 48.05028°N 8.96917°E / 48.05028; 8.96917 Tuttlingen Tuttlingen ( Alemannic : Duttlinga ) is a town in Baden-Württemberg , capital of the district Tuttlingen . Nendingen , Möhringen and Eßlingen are three former municipalities that belong to Tuttlingen. Tuttlingen
357-751: The nature reserve association is at Beuron . The highest proportion of the nature park is taken up by the Heuberg , the south-western plateau of the Swabian Alb , and is punctuated by the Danube . Two small rivers, the Brigach and the Breg at the eastern border of the Black Forest unite at Donaueschingen to form the Danube . The Danube passes through the Upper Danube Nature Park between Immendingen and Ertingen , its deep bed dug deep into
378-516: The station ( Tuttlingen station ). On 21 April 1945 Tuttlingen was occupied by parts of the French first army and became part of the "French Zone of Occupation". Railroad bridges were detonated and until 1952 the prison camp „Mühlau“ was the "Dépôt de transit N°2", a Transit and Exit encampment of the French Zone of Occupation for hundreds of thousands of German prisoners of war. In its location are
399-696: The town was ruled by the "Twelve", consisting of the Mayor, the Sheriff (Schultheiss), and 10 other members of the judiciary/court. Eberhard im Bart upgraded the citadel of Honberg around 1460 to a first-class border fortress. During the Thirty Years' War , Tuttlingen was constantly embattled as the southern outpost of the Duchy of Württemberg . A key event was the Battle of Tuttlingen on 24 November 1643 in which
420-645: The world's surgical equipment is manufactured in Tuttlingen. Tuttlingen's Medical technology firms are closely linked with the medical technology cluster in the Pakistani district Sialkot . Up until recently Tuttlingen was also a center for shoe manufacturing, as historically many tanneries were located at the Danube. List of important companies: Each summer the festival "Honberg Sommer" attracts visitors to concerts with international bands, cabaret artists, and beer gardens. Tuttlingen's pedestrian precinct offers
441-556: Was replaced in 1933. During the NS (National Socialists or Nazi Party ) regime Tuttlingen had prison camps and forced labor camps, whose inmates worked for the local industry. A total of 3,645 victims of the so-called „Euthanasia-campaign T4" were cremated in the cemetery of the town, including murdered inmates of regional concentration camps. In 1947 an obelisk was erected and plaques installed in their memory. In February and March 1945 Tuttlingen experienced 5 air raids, 4 of which were aimed at
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