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22-705: 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

44-674: A Transit and Exit encampment of the French Zone of Occupation for hundreds of thousands of German prisoners of war. In its location are 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

66-399: A fire destroyed all of Tuttlingen within the town walls in a matter of hours, and only 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

88-625: A fortress built in the Middle Ages remain. The name indicates Tuttlingen likely was a Celtic settlement long before 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

110-421: 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,

132-548: Is a river of Baden-Württemberg , Germany . It runs from the Raichberg through the town of Albstadt and through a valley of the Swabian Jura . It flows into the Danube near Inzigkofen . This article related to a river in Baden-Württemberg is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tuttlingen Tuttlingen ( Alemannic : Duttlinga ) is a town in Baden-Württemberg , capital of

154-594: Is the Heuberg Military Training Area . 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

176-550: 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

198-613: Is the home of more than 600 surgical equipment companies. Fifty percent of 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

220-521: Is the second most powerful earthquake recorded in Germany, after the 1756 Düren earthquake . On May 28, 1943, Albstadt 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,

242-723: The district Tuttlingen . Nendingen , Möhringen and Eßlingen are three former municipalities that belong to Tuttlingen. Tuttlingen 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

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264-474: 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

286-677: 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 Schmiecha Schmiecha (in its lower course: Schmeie )

308-459: 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

330-405: The festival "Honberg Sommer" attracts visitors to concerts with international bands, cabaret artists, and beer gardens. Tuttlingen's pedestrian precinct offers a market twice a week, a fountain, shops, and art displays. The German poet Goethe wrote that the town and surrounding area has a strange and beautiful landscape, hilly with fields and patches of forest. He is said to have left his watch in

352-601: The monastery of Reichenau shortly thereafter. The town received its town privileges before 1338 and belonged to Württemberg since 1376/77. Since that time 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

374-995: 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

396-510: The railway system, which was important for its industrial development. The original station 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

418-589: 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 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

440-573: Was declared to be "Große Kreisstadt" as soon as the Baden-Württemberg council regulations were implemented on 1 April 1956. With 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

462-405: Was erected and plaques installed in their memory. In February and March 1945 Tuttlingen experienced 5 air raids, 4 of which were aimed at 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",

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484-499: Was eventually deposited in the British Museum . On November 16, 1911, Albstadt was hit by a M s 6.1 earthquake, particularly affecting 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

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