Aldingen
Aldingen is the fourth largest municipality in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden- Württemberg.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 2.2 religions
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
- 3.3 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 Museum and Citizens meeting Aldingen
- 5.1 traffic
- 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
Geography
Geographical location
Aldingen is 583-806 meters above sea level on the eastern edge of the Baar plateau at the foot of the Swabian Alb on the Prim
Neighboring communities
The municipality is bordered to the north by the city of Rottweil and Frittlingen, to the east by Denkingen, in the south on the town Spaichingen and in the west on the town of Trossingen and Deißlingen in the district of Rottweil. The municipality is a member of the Agreed administrative community of the city Spaichingen.
Community structure
The municipality Aldingen with the 1975 eingemeindeten community Aixheim are six villages, hamlets, farms and houses. For the former municipality Aixheim include the village Aixheim, the hamlet of Neuhaus and the houses Neueichhof, Neuhof and Täfermühle. In the community Aldingen in territorial status in 1974, the village and the waste places Aldingen Dellingen, under Select and Winzingen lie. In the territory of the former municipality Aixheim are the waste places Amrizhausen, Heidenbühl and Ramsen.
Climate
In Aldingen a weather station is operated. The annual mean temperature is about 8.2 degrees Celsius. The total precipitation amounts to 850 mm and the sun shines an average of 1700 hours a year. The climate is classified for this altitude to be rather mild.
History
As the suffix -ingen suggests Aldingen is an Alemannic settlement. During the restoration of the Mauritius Church archaeological investigations have brought to light findings, according to which the settlement can be traced back to the 4th century. It postholes of a wooden church from the period were exposed to 700. In the late 11th century a stone church was built on the site then.
The village was mentioned in 802 in a donation document of the monastery of St. Gallen for the first time. 1444 Aldingen came to the then County of Württemberg and was therefore Protestant during the Reformation. In the district there was formerly the castle Schlößlesbühl.
Incorporations
On January 1, 1975, until then independent municipality Aixheim was incorporated into Aldingen.
Religions
The Protestant parish includes the municipalities Aldingen, Aixheim, Denkingen and Frittlingen. Since 1964 there is again a Catholic church in Aldingen Catholic parish since 1980. The Catholic church Aldingen is organized in pastoral unit Klippeneck - Primtal.
Since 2003 there is a mosque for the Islamic citizens in the area.
Policy
Parish council
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 led to the following distribution of seats:
- CDU: 8 seats (-1)
- CDU: 8 seats ( 1)
- SPD: 2 seats (-1)
Mayor
Mayor of Aldingen Ralf Fahrländer.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the municipality Aldingen shows in gold on a green ground, a green lime.
Culture and sights
The municipality is the Tourist " Donaubergland " connected.
Museum and Citizens meeting Aldingen
Since 2002, a museum and meeting citizens Aldingen to local history.
Economy and infrastructure
Aldingen is an industrial community, mainly metal-processing operations, tools and equipment, electronic and electrical engineering companies are based here. Also, the craft and the retail trade are represented by powerful companies.
Traffic
Aldingen is located on the Gäubahn and since the introduction of the 2003 Ringzugs again Bahn station. The 1977 set-aside for passenger station Aldingen is now one of the most successful Ringzug breakpoints, where each working day at the 1000 passengers on or off. The high ridership on Aldingen station can also be attributed to the fact that Aldingen is an important junction between ring pull and bus traffic. In Aldingen where those intersect at minute 30, the ring trains from Rottweil from Tuttlingen, the ring bus transport trains to Trossingen and on the Heuberg be offered shortly after arrival. Daily work combines the Ringzug Aldingen hourly with Rottweil, where two hourly intercity connection is to Stuttgart, as well as with Spaichingen, Tuttlingen, Immendingen and Leipferdingen. Aldingen is incorporated in the integrated transport system TUTicket.
Aldingen is located on the main road 14, between Rottweil and Tuttlingen. State and county roads connect the town with Trossingen, Shura, Aixheim and Denkingen.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Berchtold Haller (1492-1536), reformer of the city of Bern