Asselfingen

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	Coordinates: 48 ° 32 '  N , 10 ° 12'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Tübingen
County :	Alb-Danube district
Height :	504 m above sea level NHN
Area :	12.85 km 2
Residents:	1028 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	80 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	89176
Area code :	07345
License plate :	UL
Community key :	08 4 25 011
Address of the municipal administration:	Lindenstrasse 6 89176 Asselfingen
Website :	www.asselfingen.de
Mayor :	Armin Bollinger
Location of the municipality of Asselfingen in the Alb-Donau district

Asselfingen is a municipality in the eastern Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg .

geography

Geographical location

The municipality of Asselfingen is located on a ridge south of the Lone Valley and on the northern edge of the Swabian Donaumoos , around 20 kilometers northeast of Ulm . This makes it the easternmost municipality in the Alb-Danube district. Their only place is the village of Asselfingen, which lies in the not very deep hollow of the Grabbach , which drains southeast to the Danube via a series of ditches, most of which already run across the border in Bavaria .

Neighboring communities

The municipality is bordered to the north by the district of Bissingen the city Herbrechtingen , to the east by the city Niederstotzingen , both in the district of Heidenheim , to the south to Bayern belonging Swabian town Leipheim and to the west Rammingen .

history

Asselfingen was first mentioned in 1143 in a deed of donation from the Anhausen monastery an der Brenz . In 1504 the place came into the possession of the Free Imperial City of Ulm and therefore became Protestant in the course of the Reformation . 1803 lost the city of Ulm's status as a free city and came with all possessions to Bayern . In 1810 the border between Bavaria and Württemberg was finally regulated by a treaty, and Asselfingen became part of Württemberg.

In 1939 the Lion Man was found in the Hohlenstein-Stadel cave , an ivory figure from the Paleolithic Age , which is considered one of the oldest known human sculptures.

politics

Administrative association

The community belongs to the community administration association Langenau with seat in Langenau.

Municipal council

The municipal council in Asselfingen has 10 members. The local elections on May 25, 2014 led to the following official final result. The municipal council consists of the elected voluntary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council.

Parties and constituencies		% 2014	Seats 2014	% 2009	Seats 2009	Local election 2014  % 60 50 40 30th 20th 10 0 55.1% 44.9% FWG FROM
FWG	Free community of voters	55.1	6th	not known	not known
FROM	Asselfingen citizens	44.7	4th	not known	not known
total		100.0	10	100.0	10
voter turnout		63.9%		70.5%

mayor

• 1986–2002: Georg Unseld
• since 2002: Armin Bollinger

Armin Bollinger was confirmed in office in November 2009 with 95.2% of the valid votes. (Turnout 62.5%).

Culture and sights

In 2013 a museum for fire helmets and peasant costumes was opened in the school building.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ http://www.asselfingen.de/einrichtungen/index.php
3. ^ Asselfingen opens museum for fire helmets and peasant costumes , Südwestpresse , article from September 23, 2013

Web links

Commons : Asselfingen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Asselfingen  - in the description of the Oberamt Ulm from 1836

• Asselfingen at LEO-BW
• Website of the community