Dottingen (Münsingen)

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Dottingen
City of Münsingen
Former coat of arms of the village
Coordinates: 48 ° 26 '2 "  N , 9 ° 26' 54"  E
Height : 749 m
Residents : 1036
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 72525
Area code : 07381

Dottingen is a district of the city of Münsingen in the Reutlingen district in Baden-Württemberg.

geography

Geographical location, protected areas

The place is located on the plateau of the Kuppenalb around five kilometers northwest of Münsingen. The neighboring town is Rietheim .

history

Dottingen was first mentioned as Totingen in 1318 . The place belonged to the Lords of Speth from the neighboring Steingebronn. At the end of the 14th century the place appears as a fiefdom of the dukes of Teck . In 1562 and 1630 the Speth sold one half of the town to Württemberg. After the 30 Years War, Dottingen was temporarily part of Gruorn . From 1808 Dottingen belonged to the Oberamt (from 1938 district) Münsingen. As part of the municipal reform in Baden-Württemberg , the place was incorporated into Münsingen on July 1, 1971.

Attractions

George's Church
  • Evangelical Georgskirche from 1605
  • The Höhnriß-Neuben nature reserve , around 300 meters north of Dottingen, is characterized by its rich orchid population .

Personalities

literature

  • Gerhard Müller (Ed.): The Reutlingen district. Theiss, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-8062-0136-6 , p. 276

Web links

Commons : Dottingen  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Dottingen in the description of the Upper Office Münsingen from 1825  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Description of the district on the website of the city of Münsingen