Bittelbrunn

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Bittelbrunn
City of Engen
Former municipal coat of arms of Bittelbrunn
Coordinates: 47 ° 52 ′ 4 "  N , 8 ° 48 ′ 43"  E
Height : 630 m above sea level NHN
Area : 8.25 km²
Residents : 330  (Jun 30, 2007)
Population density : 40 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st December 1971
Postal code : 78234
Area code : 07733
Bittelbrunn (Baden-Wuerttemberg)
Bittelbrunn

Location of Bittelbrunn in Baden-Württemberg

Bittelbrunn is a district of Engen in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg .

geography

Geographical location

Bittelbrunn is located on a plateau sloping to the south in the upper Hegau on the so-called Hegaualb . In good weather you have a beautiful view of the Hegau mountains and, in foehn weather, even of the Alps .

Expansion of the area

The total area of ​​the Bittelbrunn district is 825 hectares (as of May 27, 1970).

history

Bittelbrunn became known through the excavations in the Brudertal, where the Petersfels and the Hohle Fels were stations of the Stone Age reindeer hunters in the Paleolithic (12,000 BC). In the large forest areas north of Bittelbrunn there are also numerous barrows from the Hallstein Age. The community is first mentioned in a document in 1339.

Bittelbrunn was incorporated into Engen on December 1, 1971.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the formerly independent municipality of Bittelbrunn shows a black and gold quartered shield in the 1st and 4th field, a silver star , in the 2nd and 3rd field, a black star .

Attractions

View of the "Bittelbrunner Schlössle"
  • In Bittelbrunn there are some old half-timbered houses and a moated castle , Bittelbrunn Castle .
  • The Ice Age Park is located in the nearby "Brudertal" . The Petersfels Cave and the Gnir Cave , which were inhabited as early as the Stone Age , are among the outstanding sites in Germany. The so-called "Petersfeltage" take place every two years. On their occasion, demonstrations take place in the Ice Age Park and cave tours are offered. World and European championships for prehistoric hunting weapons take place at the same time.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cadastral area of ​​the municipalities ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . The data given refer to the territorial status of May 27, 1970. Data source: State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / 193.197.29.120
  2. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 497 .

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