Boettingen

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coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 48 ° 6 '  N , 8 ° 48'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Freiburg
County :	Tuttlingen
Height :	911 m above sea level NHN
Area :	16.31 km 2
Residents:	1422 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	87 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	78583
Area code :	07429
License plate :	DOES
Community key :	08 3 27 006
Address of the municipal administration:	Allenspacher Weg 2 78583 Böttingen
Website :	www.boettingen.de
Mayor :	Benedict Buggle
Location of the municipality of Böttingen in the Tuttlingen district

Böttingen is a municipality in the Tuttlingen district in Baden-Württemberg ( Germany ) and has developed from an agricultural village into an industrial municipality over the past few decades. The emblem shows a stylized silver thistle , which is relatively common in the area of ​​the municipality.

geography

Boettingen

Geographical location

Böttingen lies on the plateau of the Großer Heuberg in a long dry valley . At 911 to 991 meters above sea ​​level , it was one of the highest municipalities in the former Kingdom of Württemberg . The landmark and highest elevation in the municipality is the Alte Berg ( 980  m above sea  level ) with an overview of the nature-protected landscape of the south-west Alb and with a view of the Alps.

Neighboring communities

The community borders in the north on Gosheim , in the northeast on Bubsheim , in the east on Königsheim and Kolbingen , in the south on Mahlstetten and Dürbheim and in the west on Balgheim and Denkingen .

Community structure

The village of Böttingen and the homestead Allenspacher Hof belong to the municipality of Böttingen . In the municipality which are deserted villages leash castle and wind Ingen.

history

prehistory

The first documentary mention dates back to 802 and includes a property donation to the St. Gallen monastery . Celtic and Alemannic grave finds and stone ax discoveries in the Böttinger Beilstein cave , however, have an earlier settlement dating back to the Stone Age through. From 1253 the area came under the protection of the Zollern to the Beuron monastery , after changes of ownership to the diocese of Constance and then to the knight Konrad von Wytingen, it remained in the possession of the Lords of Enzberg from 1409 until it came to Württemberg in 1805 . In the Kingdom of Württemberg it had been assigned to the Spaichingen District Office since 1810 . The village had to deliver interest and tithe to the respective rulers until 1848, as well as perform labor services. Enzberg's patronage law still exists today. During the regional reform in 1938, the place became part of the Tuttlingen district .

Whitsun 1977 the sixth alliance meeting took place in Böttingen with 3700 overnight stays in the tent camp.

Former military base

Between 1963 and 1976, Böttingen was the location of a launch system for military missiles . The facility, which comprised several locations in the Böttingen and Dürbheim districts, was built between 1962 and 1963 for the French troops. After France withdrew from NATO , French troops cleared the facilities in December 1966. In 1969, the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) position, also known as the X-Area , was obtained from US units and expanded into the Pershing I position. On February 22, 1970, there was a near disaster. During improper maintenance work on the nuclear warhead of a Pershing missile that was in QRA status, it fell to the ground. The launch area was cleared and the position was hermetically sealed. The feared detonation did not take place. The accident was initially given the status of 'Broken Arrow', but was later downgraded to the 'Bent Spear' category. In 1976 the location was cleared and relocated to Inneringen .

politics

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

mayor

In April 2014 Benedikt Buggle was elected to succeed Gerhard Minder .

Municipal council

The municipal council in Böttingen has ten members. It consists of the voluntary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council. In the local elections on May 26, 2019, the local council was elected by majority vote. Majority voting takes place if no or only one nomination has been submitted. The applicants with the highest number of votes are then elected. The turnout was 70.2% (2014: 60.9%).

coat of arms

	Blazon : "In red a silver thistle with a silver (white) flower and four radially inclined golden (yellow) leaves."
	Reasons for the coat of arms: The coat of arms and the flag were awarded by the Ministry of the Interior on August 19, 1965. The community wanted a silver thistle as a coat of arms , as it is a characteristic plant for the Alb flora and is also at home in the district of Böttingen.

Banner and flag

	00Banner: "The banner is white and red striped lengthways with the coat of arms above the middle."
	00Hoisted flag: "The flag is striped white and red with the coat of arms in the middle."

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

Around 1845, Lorenz Wäldle from Böttingen mined iron ore. The independent miners mined at their own risk and were paid by Erzmesser Monitgel in Ludwigsthal according to the quantity delivered. The community is characterized by small and medium-sized industrial companies (focus: metal processing) as well as numerous craft businesses. By far the largest local employer is the Marquardt Group (switching and operating systems).

traffic

• Highways: Take the B14 / B27 / A81 are the Lake Constance region , Stuttgart , Rhein-Neckar and Frankfurt to reach quickly.
• Bus ( public transport ): The Tuttlingen transport association offers several bus connections during the day in the direction of Tuttlingen and Spaichingen .
• Train: The nearest long-distance train stations of the Deutsche Bahn are Tuttlingen and Rottweil (each approx. 20 km), which are connected via the Gäubahn in the direction of Stuttgart and Singen .
• Airports: The Klippeneck glider airfield is located directly on the municipality's boundary . The town center is connected by a road and a hiking trail. The nearest airports are Stuttgart (STR) 90 km, Zurich (ZRH) 120 km, Basel-Mulhouse (EAP) 150 km and Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden (FKB) 150 km.

education

With the neighborhood school Böttingen there is a primary school. Secondary schools can be found in Gosheim / Wehingen as well as in Spaichingen and Tuttlingen.

Culture and sights

The municipality is affiliated with the “Donaubergland” tourism association and offers numerous excursion destinations for hikers and cyclists.

Buildings

Joseph's Chapel on the Old Mountain

• On the top of the Old Mountain is a Josefs Chapel in Beuron style .
• In the historic town center there are centuries-old farmhouses, the church of St. Martin with its parish garden, parish fountain, parsonage and parish barn as well as the former village school (now used as town hall).
• At the entrance to the village, at the intersection of Hauptstrasse and Kirchstrasse, is the historic star fountain.
• The Mariengrotte is located near Spaichinger Weg.
• The Allenspacher Hof is located outside of Böttingen .

freetime and sports

• The Alte Berg (980 m) offers a view of the Alps in good weather .
• Signposted hiking trails over the Heuberg to the Danube valley .
• 60 km long cross-country ski trail network on the Heuberg plateau .

Natural monuments

• The Allenspacher Hoflinde on the Allenspacher Hof is the oldest and strongest tree in the Tuttlingen district .
• The area around the Old Mountain , characterized by juniper heather , was declared a nature reserve in 1996/1997.
• The idol altar between Böttingen and Königsheim is a boulder in a forest clearing, surrounded by rocks and burial mounds .

Personalities

• Bernhard Häring (1912–1998), Redemptorist , Catholic moral theologian , known for his standard works of moral theology The Law of Christ (1954) and Free in Christ (1979–1981).
• Margret Marquart (1928–2004), missionary doctor in Uganda and Ghana, founder of the Kpando Hospital in Kpando ( Ghana ), today Margret Marquart Catholic Hospital (MMCH)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume VI: Freiburg administrative region . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-17-007174-2 , pp. 658-659
3. ↑ UT meeting in 1977 Böttingen
4. ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Netzwerk Friedhof In: Der Spiegel , Edition 6/1983 of February 7, 1983, accessed on November 1, 2014
5. ↑ Schwäbische Zeitung: Heuberg narrowly escaped nuclear accident In: Schwäbische Zeitung , January 8, 2009, accessed on November 1, 2014
6. ↑ http://www.schwaebische.de/region_artikel,-Benedikt-Buggle-ist-Buergermeister-_arid,10428024_toid,650.html
7. ↑ Preliminary results of the 2019 municipal council elections at the State Statistical Office
8. ↑ Description of the coat of arms of Böttingen. In: Website LEO-BW. Retrieved February 22, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Holdings E 244 Bü 100 on Landesarchiv-BW.de
10. ^ Inventory E 244 Bü 101 on Landesarchiv-BW.de

Web links

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

• Böttingen in the description of the Oberamt Spaichingen from 1876 on Wikisource
• Official website of the municipality