Denkingen

Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Freiburg
County :	Tuttlingen
Height :	687 m above sea level NHN
Area :	15.03 km 2
Residents:	2657 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	177 inhabitants per km 2
Postcodes :	78588, 78554
Area code :	07424
License plate :	DOES
Community key :	08 3 27 010
LOCODE :	DE 77Z
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Hauptstrasse 46 ; 78588 Denkingen
Website :	www.denkingen.de
Mayor :	Rudolf Wuhrer
Location of the community of Denkingen in the Tuttlingen district

Denkingen, photographed from the foot of the Klippeneck

Denkingen is a municipality in the Tuttlingen district in Baden-Württemberg .

geography

Geographical location

Denkingen is located on a step between Großem Heuberg and Baar at the foot of the Klippeneck . The municipal area extends from 610 m above sea level. NN in the Primtal to the 1002 meter high Hummelsberg.

Neighboring communities

The community borders on Gosheim in the north, Böttingen in the east, the city of Spaichingen in the south and Aldingen and Frittlingen in the west .

Community structure

The community of Denkingen includes the village of Denkingen and the houses Erlenmühle and Klippeneck. In the municipality are the abandoned villages Berghof, Hinterhausen, Ipspoche, Niederhofen and Riedheim.

history

St. Michael

The relatively flat terrain between the Primtal and the steep drop of the Swabian Alb was inhabited early on. Romans and Alemanni settled here, as archaeological finds and graves show.

Denkingen was first mentioned in a document on October 10, 818 in a deed of donation from a certain Theotmar of land in the village of Thanchinga to his and his wife's salvation to the St. Gallen monastery . Various ecclesiastical and secular rulers owned the place. In 1381 the village came to Front Austria and stayed there until it became part of Württemberg in 1805 .

During the Thirty Years War , soldiers almost completely burned the place down, where the hamlets of Hinterhausen and Rietheim were lost. In 1743, long disputes between the citizens and Pastor Stockhl lead to riots in the community, from where the fool type Pfarrbachweib comes from.

In the Kingdom of Württemberg the place was assigned to the Oberamt Spaichingen . In 1889 the place was connected to the water supply network. Almost the entire Hintere Gasse was destroyed by a fire in the late summer of 1892 . From 1928 to September 23, 1968, Denkingen was closed to the railway network by the Heubergbahn .

During the regional reform in 1938, the place became part of the Tuttlingen district . During the Second World War , Denkingen was spared war damage, but was captured by French troops on April 21, 1945. With the influx of expellees and refugees, the Protestant population grew by 25 percent after 1948. In 1861 the place had only two Protestant residents. In 1972 Denkingen formed an administrative community with Spaichingen and the surrounding communities . In the days of June 23 and 24, 1975, the place had to struggle with severe flood damage.

politics

town hall

Community center

Municipal council

The council of the community of Denkingen consists of twelve members. Parties are not represented in the Denkingen municipal council. Rudolf Wuhrer has been mayor of the community since 1983. The community is a member of the agreed administrative community of the city of Spaichingen .

mayor

Rudolf Wuhrer was re-elected in the mayoral election on June 28, 2015 with 52.5% of the vote, his challenger Manuela Raichle achieved 47.4%. After contesting the election, the Tuttlingen district office ordered the election to be repeated, as members of the election committee had campaigned for the incumbent, contrary to the required impartiality. In the re-election on December 6, 2015, Wuhrer was able to prevail against Raichle (46.2%) with 53.6% of the vote.

coat of arms

	Blazon : "Of black, gold (yellow), therein a black paw cross and red divided twice on the left."
	Justification of the coat of arms: The coat of arms, which was first awarded in 1930, is derived from an official stamp showing the paw cross. The design of the coat of arms had been agreed with the Stuttgart archives department. It combines the colors of Württemberg with those of Baden.

Banner and flag

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

Partnerships

Denkingen maintains partnership relationships with Kirschau in Upper Lusatia in Saxony .

Culture and sights

Nikolauskapelle

Chapel at the Denkinger Kreuzweg

The municipality is affiliated with the "Donaubergland" tourist association.

The route of the Heubergbahn , which ran through Denkingen and which was closed in 1966, is now a cycle and hiking trail. It offers an ascent with few inclines to Gosheim with numerous viewpoints along the steep slope of the Heuberg.
The Klippeneck glider airfield and the hiking trail along the edge of the slope to the Dreifaltigkeitsberg offer wonderful views over the Baar landscape to the Black Forest and the Alps when visibility is good .

There are some closed stands of yew trees on the steep slope of the Klippeneck .

Catholic Parish Church of St. Michael.

economy

Klippeneck airfield

traffic

Until 1966, Denkingen was on the now dismantled Heubergbahn . Today the bus line 220 (Aldingen - Schömberg (Zollernalbkreis) ) operates , in Aldingen there is a ring train connection in the direction of Rottweil and Tuttlingen . Denkingen can be reached via the state road 433 from the direction of Aldingen / Spaichingen or Wehingen / Albstadt and via the district road 5907 from the direction of Frittlingen / Rottweil .

Established businesses

The company Paul Kauth GmbH & Co. KG has approximately 220 employees, is one of the largest employers in Denkingen and is a supplier to the automotive industry.
The Schwer Fittings GmbH is a manufacturer of fittings, ball valves, valves, fittings, pipes and tubes of stainless steel.

Sons and daughters of the church

Rudolf Sauter (1925–2013), educationalist and dialect poet

literature

( Wolfgang Urban ): Catholic parish church St. Michael in Denkingen . Kunstverlag Fink, Lindenberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-89870-530-1 .

Individual evidence

↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).

^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume VI: Freiburg region Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-17-007174-2 . Pp. 659-660

↑ http://www.denkingen.de/pb/,Lde/143709.html History of Denkingen

^ Wolfgang Messner, mayoral election with many dear helpers , Stuttgarter Zeitung online, July 16, 2015, accessed on September 28, 2015; Denkingen: Mayoral election invalid ( memento of the original from October 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , nrwz.de, September 28, 2015, accessed on September 28, 2015 @1@ 2

↑ http://www.denkingen.de/pb/,Lde/143119.html ; Mitteilungsblatt Denkingen 50/2015 ( Memento of the original dated January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , P. 3 @1@ 2