Zollernalbkreis
The Zollernalbkreis is a district in Baden- Württemberg. He, together with the district of Reutlingen and Tübingen district of the Neckar-Alb region in the district of Tübingen. The district area is bordered to the north by the district of Tübingen, on the east by the counties of Reutlingen and Sigmaringen, on the south by the Tuttlingen district and on the west by the districts of Rottweil and Freudenstadt.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 Kreistag
- 3.2 District
- 3.3 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 Tourism
- 4.2 traffic
- 4.3 Media
- 4.4 District facilities
Geography
Geographical location
The Zollernalbkreis has a share in three landscapes of the southwest German cuesta land: the Upper Gaeu in the northwest, the Albvorland in the central area and the Swabian Alb in the southeast. In the north of the county boundary almost to the Neckar enough, in the southeast almost to the Danube.
Particularly striking in the landscape is the aligned towards the northwest end stages of the Swabian Alb - the so-called Albtrauf. Its steep slopes are mostly forested and interspersed with rugged cliffs such as the hole Hoernle ( in Balingen ) or the hanging wall of stone ( in Albstadt- Onstmettingen ). The Albtrauf achieved in the field of Zollernalb with about 400 meters its maximum height. He cuts across the district area and divides it into two approximately equal halves. Slightly less pronounced is the also mostly forested Keuper Bergland, whose step edge the Albvorland separates from the Gäulandschaft.
Geology
Nearly 200 million years covered in what is now the Zollernalb is a sea - the Jurassic sea. Fossils from this period can be seen ( between Balingen and Rottweil on the B 27) in the fossil museum of the cement plant in Dotternhausen.
The most prominent elevations in Zollernalbkreis ( from east to west )
Kornbühl ( 886 m), Dreifürstenstein ( 854 m), Raichberg (956 m), Zeller Horn ( 912 m), Hohenzollern (855 m), Army Mountain (964 m ), Hundsrücken ( 931 m), Gräbelesberg ( 915 m), hole punch ( 963 m), Weichenwang (989 m), Sheep mountain (1000 m), Plettenberg (1002 m), Oberhohenberg (1011 m)
History
The Zollernalbkreis was the district reform on 1 January 1973 by the union of the district Balingen with most communities of the county Hechingen (some also came to the enlarged district of Freudenstadt ) and a municipality of the district of Sigmaringen ( Strassberg with the incorporated on December 1, 1971 Kaiser Ingen ) formed. On 1 February 1973, the municipality Schörzingen was incorporated by the district of Rottweil, in the Zollernalbkreis because it was incorporated into the city Schomberg. On 1 January 1974 Hartheim followed ( until 1972 County Stockach ) since it was incorporated into the city Meßstetten ( on September 1, 1971 Heinstetten was already also been incorporated by the county Stockach to Meßstetten ) and on 1 January 1975 finally followed the communities Benzingen and hard Hausen at the shear (both up to now the district of Sigmaringen ), which were incorporated at this point in the municipality Winter Lingen.
The Altkreis Balingen went in 1938 largely from the same Oberamt forth, which was built in 1806 after the transition to the Kingdom of Württemberg. Throughout history this has been changed several times, in 1938 the county Balingen were assigned places from the top offices Sulz, Spaichingen and Rottweil.
The old district of Hechingen was formed in 1925 from the hohenzollerisch - Prussian Upper offices Hechingen and Haigerloch and some places of the Upper Office Gammertingen. The upper offices Hechingen and Haigerloch changed throughout history its limits several times (including 1854 repeal of the upper offices Smooth and Strassberg ).
After completion of the municipal reform of Zollernalbkreis includes another 25 municipalities, including nine cities, including the two major district towns Albstadt and Balingen. Largest city of the circle is Albstadt, smallest municipality is Dautmergen.
Between 1990 and 1994 there was a management partnership with the county Freital in Saxony, but this ended after the Saxon county reform.
Population Development
The population figures are census results (¹) or official updates by the State Statistical Office of Baden- Württemberg ( only primary residences ).
Policy
The district is administered by the county council and the district administration.
Council
The district council is elected by the voters in the district for five years. The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 resulted in a turnout of 48.4 % following distribution of seats ( unchanged 61 seats):
The council elects the District for a term of eight years.
District
The District 's legal representative and a representative of the district as well as Chairman of the County Council and its committees. He directs the district office and is an official of the circle. His area of responsibility includes the preparation of the district council meetings and its committees. He shall convene meetings, directs this and implements the decisions taken there. In the bodies he has no voting rights. His deputy is the first state officials.
The district councils of the district Balingen 1945-1972:
The district councils of the district Hechingen 1945-1972:
The district administrators of Zollernalb circle since 1973:
Coat of arms
Blazon: In split- front plate of silver and black quartered, located at the rear in gold three black stag antlers
(Coat of Arms Awards: August 2, 1974 )
Meaning: The front half of the picture shows the coat of arms of the Hohenzollern. Until 1945 the area was part of Hechingen in 1850 came by inheritance to Prussia Hohenzollern country. The stag antlers symbolize Württemberg, which included the area around Balingen.
The list of the coat of arms in Zollernalbkreis shows the coat of arms of the current and former municipalities of the district.
Economy and infrastructure
Tourism
The Zollernalb belongs to the highest part of the Swabian Alb and therefore opened when the weather permits distant view to the Alps or the Black Forest. The region is heavily developed with signposted hiking and cycling trails. The tourist routes Hohenzollern road Roman road Neckar- Alb- Aare and Swabian Alb Route and the Swabian Alb - North Rand road passing through the Zollernalbkreis.
The cities Albstadt, Balingen, Burladingen, Haigerloch and Hechingen offer besides museums, exhibitions, theaters and concerts also well preserved partially historical inner cities.
Traffic
The Württemberg State Railways opened in 1869 first the route from Tübingen to Hechingen; it was extended to 1874 and 1878 to Balingen Ebingen and Sigmaringen.
In Hechingen crosses the Hohenzollerische Landesbahn, who continued their routes from here in 1901 after Burladingen and 1908 in Sigmaringen, while in 1912 the west went to Stetten, where since 1901 there was a connection to Haigerloch - Eyach.
Within Albstadt is still the now disused " Talgangbahn " between Ebingen and Onstmettingen that has been built in 1901 by the Württemberg Railway Company. Ballingen wrong in 1911, the trains of the Württemberg State Railways by Schomberg, from where the German Reichsbahn from 1928 to Rottweil drove ( railway Balingen- Rottweil ).
With 115 km length of the railway network reached its maximum expansion. Of these, only 68 km fully serviced with passenger. Passenger services ended:
The district area is touched by any federal motorway. The motorway A81 Stuttgart- Singen ( Hohentwiel ) leads, however, only a few kilometers west past the circle. The main highways are the B 27 Stuttgart- Balingen- Villingen- Schwenningen, the B 32 Hechingen- Sigmaringen and the B 463 Empfingen - Balingen- Sigmaringen
Media
In Zollernalbkreis the newspapers Zollern -Alb Kurier, Black Bote and Hohenzollerische newspaper are available with corresponding local parts. Through cable, the regional TV channel can be received RTF.1 (television for the region Neckar- Alb).
County facilities
The Zollernalbkreis is received the following Professional Schools: Industrial School Center Balingen, home economics schools Albstadt, home economics schools Hechingen, Commercial schools Albstadt and Commercial Schools Hechingen and the following special schools: Rossentalschule for mentally handicapped Albstadt, Sprachheilschule Balingen and ponds school for mentally handicapped Hechingen.
The Zollernalbkreis is a shareholder of Zollernalb Klinikum gGmbH based in Balingen. This company is the recipient of the clinics in Albstadt and Balingen.
Cities and Towns
(Population at 31 December 2012)
Cities
Agreed administrative communities and local government associations
Communities