Heselwangen

Heselwangen City of Balingen
Coordinates: 48 ° 16 ′ 32 "  N , 8 ° 53 ′ 5"  E
Height :	565 m
Residents :	959  (Dec. 31, 2010)
Incorporation :	January 1, 1934
Postal code :	72336
Area code :	07433

Heselwangen is a district of Balingen in the Zollernalb district in Baden-Württemberg .

geography

Heselwangen is located northeast of Balingen, adjacent to the villages of Streichen , Balingen, Engstlatt and Frommern .

history

Heselwangen is first mentioned in 793 as Hesiliuuane . Since the place was probably in the Balingen district from the start , it shared the fortunes of the city. Until 1934, Heselwangen was an independent municipality in the office or Oberamt Balingen , which was part of the Duchy of Württemberg and from 1806 to 1918 belonged to the Kingdom of Württemberg and then to the national state of the same name . In 1934, Heselwangen was incorporated into the city of Balingen.

religion

• Evangelical parish of Heselwangen

Mayor

• Berthold Roller (2009)

Buildings

See also: List of cultural monuments in Heselwangen

The Protestant church in Heselwangen was built in 1830 as a flat-roofed hall building according to the plans of Carl Christian Nieffer with a retracted tower. The baptismal font, which is furnished with antique forums, includes the organ created by Anton Braun in 1831 and the 17th century "Gravegechristus" from Carl Christian Nieffer.

Web links

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

• Wikisource: Heselwangen in the description of the Oberamt Balingen from 1880
• District information on the website of the city ​​of Balingen

Individual evidence

1. ↑ History and building description , as seen on June 23, 2013