Balgheim

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the district of Möttingen , see Balgheim (Möttingen)

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 48 ° 4 '  N , 8 ° 46'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Freiburg
County :	Tuttlingen
Height :	700 m above sea level NHN
Area :	7.61 km 2
Residents:	1248 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	164 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	78582
Area code :	07424
License plate :	DOES
Community key :	08 3 27 005
Address of the municipal administration:	Marienplatz 3 78582 Balgheim
Website :	www.balgheim.de
Mayor :	Nathanael Schwarz ( CDU )
Location of the municipality of Balgheim in the Tuttlingen district

Balgheim is a municipality in the Tuttlingen district in Baden-Württemberg . Apart from the village of Balgheim, no other localities belong to the municipality of Balgheim.

geography

Geographical location

Balgheim lies in a valley on the edge of the Baar plateau at the foot of the Swabian Alb and the Trinity Mountain at an altitude of 680 to 980  m above sea level. NHN . The European Rhine - Danube watershed runs across the municipality . Here is the source of the Prim , which flows into the Neckar in Rottweil ; The Faulenbach rises just one kilometer away in the neighboring village of Dürbheim and flows into the Danube via the Elta in Tuttlingen .

Neighboring communities

The community borders on Böttingen in the north, Dürbheim in the southeast, Rietheim-Weilheim in the south and the city of Spaichingen in the west .

history

Graves from the Merovingian period suggest that the place was founded in the 6th or 7th century. Balgheim was first mentioned in a document in 1113. In 1420 the village was sold to the Free Imperial City of Rottweil, where it remained until 1689. After that, the rulers changed frequently until it came to the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1806 and was then assigned to the Oberamt Spaichingen . During the regional reform in 1938, the place became part of the Tuttlingen district .

mayor

In October 2019, Nathanael Schwarz was elected mayor.

Municipal council

After the 2014 election, the municipal council has 8 members.

politics

The community is a member of the agreed administrative community of the city of Spaichingen .

Coat of arms and banner

	Blazon : "In a divided shield above two silver (white) lilies next to each other in blue, below in gold (yellow) a black diamond lattice."
	Justification of the coat of arms: The coat of arms, first awarded in 1931, is derived from the coat of arms of the Lords of Balgheim, who died out in 1488; but it did not meet the heraldic color rules . In 1934 the coat of arms, which is still valid today, was awarded.

"The banner is striped white and blue lengthways with the coat of arms above the middle."

Culture and sights

Barefoot path

Part of the community area is located in the Upper Danube Nature Park . The municipality is affiliated with the "Donaubergland" tourist association.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

On the outskirts of Balgheim, federal highway 14 runs between Rottweil and Tuttlingen. The Gäubahn Stuttgart – Singen overcomes the European watershed here. At the Balgheim stop , there are hourly ring train connections to Rottweil , Tuttlingen and Geisingen -Leipferdingen on weekdays. In Rottweil there is a connection to the IC to Stuttgart, in Tuttlingen to the IC to Zurich and to the IRE trains to Ulm and Neustadt (Black Forest). The bus route 19 of the TUTicket transport association to Bubsheim connects Balgheim with its neighboring communities.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ staatsanzeiger.de
3. ↑ balgheim.de
4. ↑ leo-bw.de
5. ^ Flag of the municipality of Balgheim

Web links

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

• Balgheim in the description of the Oberamt Spaichingen from 1876 on Wikisource