Hohenstadt

High City is a municipality in Baden -Württemberg and belongs to the district of Göppingen.

Geographical Location

High city is located on the Swabian Alb, about 20 km south of Göppingen, and is 818 m above sea level. Sea level, the highest village in the administrative district of Stuttgart. The highest point of the municipality lies 832 m above sea level. Because NN on the Increase.

Community structure

At high city include the village chief town and the homestead Because Increase and dialed towns fire book, Heudorf and forest Stetten.

Population Development

The population development of the village just between 1837 and 2010.

Mayoral election

On 10 August 2008, the citizens of High city chose a new mayor after the predecessor Klaus scooter as mayor of Kohlberg was chosen. Although Günter Riebort received in the second round with 47.13 per cent the most votes, but was only 8 votes just ahead of Bernd Schaefer ( 45.22 per cent ).

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms of the High City is: In red over a silver ashlar embattled walls a breaking forth of growing silver elephant.

The elephant stands for the counts of Helfenstein formerly dominated the place. The embattled walls serves to distinguish it from other elephants coat of arms, which are performed in this area of ​​some places such as Deggingen, Wiesensteig. The community has the coat of arms in 1948 established the award along with white-red flag by the Home Office was on 19 March 1960.

Transport links

High city is connected via a Behelfsausfahrt to the A8 motorway.

Structures

• Catholic Church
• At 9 ° 40'15 " east longitude and 48 ° 32'58 " North is located since 1963 a 137 meter high radio tower in steel truss design of the U.S. armed forces.