Öllingen

Öllingen is a small municipality in the Alb -Donau-Kreis in Baden- Württemberg.

The community belongs to the Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Langenau.

Geographical Location

Öllingen lies on the southern slopes of the Swabian Alb, located in the northern Alb- Donau-Kreis, about 18 km north-east of Ulm. Öllingen is located at 526m above sea level between the Lone Valley in the north and the Danube valley with the Langenauer basin in the south.

General

Located on the southern slope of the Flächenalb to Langenauer basin is Öllingen a structured rural village, which was dominated by agriculture, weaving and by the degradation of sand on the nearby sandy mountain. During the last decades, the village has become a residential community with some farms and craft industries. The most prominent landmark of the municipality are the highly visible Ulrich church and the water tower. The boundaries of the municipality covers an area of 809 hectares. With 531 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012) Öllingen part of the 30 smallest independent municipalities in Baden -Wuerttemberg group.

Coat of arms

On a red background is a upright silver (white ) lion holding a silver (white ) high cross in the front paws. The silver lion on a red background is derived from the coat of arms of the Counts of Dillingen. These have the local Fronhof and a quarter of the local church handed over to the monastery Anhausen an der Brenz in 1143. The cross bears the lion in its paws indicates the relationship to the monastery Anhausen. At the same time, it is regarded as an indication of historical relations with the Canons Wiesensteig. This Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian had passed the patronage of Öllinger church in 1330. The coat of arms of the municipality was awarded by the state government on 21 February 1955, the flag of the District Office on October 1, 1984.

Neighboring communities

The municipality is bordered to the north by the district of Bissingen the city Herbrechtingen in Heidenheim district, on the east by Rammingen, in the south on the town Langenau and to the west by Nerenstetten and Setzingen.

History

Öllingen was documented, mentioned later in 1143 for the first time under the name Elingen Ellingen and belonged to the monastery Anhausen.

Excavations in 2002 proved that it BC was a settlement in 2000 on the sand mountain. In addition, the Bockstein cave lying in the Lone Valley was used by Stone Age hunters.

In the 13th century Öllingen belonged to the rule Albeck and was sold along with Albeck 1383 at Ulm. The basic property of the municipality has been sold since the 14th century to the imperial city of Ulm, which meant that by 1790, the Imperial City was almost the sole landowner. 1803 was the land over to Bavaria. Seven years later, in 1810 Öllingen then went to the Kingdom of Württemberg, the Öllingen the Oberamt Albeck zuwies. The dissolution of the Upper Office Albeck in 1819 the top Office was merged with the upper office Ulm. In 1934, the top official for the county Ulm Ulm, and in 1938 the district of Ulm. The community remained a part of the district by the year 1973. The local government reform in 1973 led to the dissolution of the district of Ulm and Öllingen came as a separate municipality to Alb- Donau-Kreis.

Until 1786 the horse Post by Oberelchingen took their way through Öllingen to Giengen and Nördlingen.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Georg Hiller ( b. 1946 ), local politicians and honorary citizen of Blaubeuren