Ermingen

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Ermingen
City of Ulm
Arms of Ermingen
Coordinates: 48 ° 23 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  E
Height : 599 m
Area : 8.37 km²
Residents : 1252  (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 150 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1974
Postal code : 89081
Area code : 07304
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Location of Ermingen in Ulm

Ermingen is a district in the west of the city of Ulm .

The district, which is located on the Hochstrasse , has about 1100 inhabitants on an area of ​​837 hectares. The Ulm-Ermingen telecommunications tower is located in Ermingen .

history

On July 1, 1974, the previously independent municipality of Ermingen was incorporated into the city of Ulm, together with the towns of Donaustetten , Einsingen and Gögglingen.

politics

Local council

Like all districts that were incorporated from 1971 onwards, Ermingen also has a local council . The committee has an advisory function in the city council on matters relating to the district. However, final decisions are made by the city council of Ulm as a whole.

coat of arms

The former coat of arms shows a black cross in the front in silver in the split shield, and in the back a silver abbess's staff in blue.

Paleontological site

Turritellenkalk from the Ermingen Turritellenplatte

The sub-Miocene " Erminger Turritellenplatte ", which is characterized by its wealth of fossils, is located in the district of Ermingen . The massive occurrence of tower snails gave the site its name. The tower snail Turritella turris predominates in terms of quantity in the gastropod population. The shallow marine deposit near the coast was formed around 18.5 million years ago ( Lower Ottnangian ).

literature

  1. ^ 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. 541 .
  2. ↑ Johannes Baier: A contribution to the Erminger Turritellenplatte (Middle Swabian Alb, SW Germany). - Annual report Middle Upper Rhine. geol. Ver., NF 90, 9-17; Stuttgart, 2008. - ISSN  0078-2947 . Abstract

Web links

Wikisource: Ermingen in the description of the Oberamt Blaubeuren from 1830  - sources and full texts