Setzingen

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	Coordinates: 48 ° 32 '  N , 10 ° 8'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Tübingen
County :	Alb-Danube district
Height :	501 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.42 km 2
Residents:	693 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	82 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	89129
Area code :	07345
License plate :	UL
Community key :	08 4 25 112
Address of the municipal administration:	Kirchstrasse 4 89129 Setzingen
Website :	www.setzingen.de
Mayoress :	Ingeborg Lang
Location of the municipality of Setzingen in the Alb-Donau district

Setzingen is a municipality in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg .

geography

Setzingen is located on the southern slope of the Swabian Alb on the edge of the Lone Valley , about 5 kilometers north of Langenau and 20 kilometers northeast of Ulm .

Neighboring communities

The community borders in the north on the district of Hausen of the city of Herbrechtingen in the district of Heidenheim , in the east on Öllingen , in the south on Nerenstetten and in the west on Ballendorf .

history

Setzingen is first mentioned in 1143 by Walter von Dillingen, Bishop of Augsburg, as belonging to the Anhausen monastery an der Brenz . Setzingen residents were also involved in the Peasants' War of 1525. During the Thirty Years War , the residents often flee to Ulm. In 1803 the place was added to Bavaria by Napoleon , seven years later it became part of Württemberg.

Religions

A parish has existed in Setzingen since the 12th century. The place has been Protestant since the Reformation .

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Setzingen has eight members. It consists of the voluntary councilors and the mayor as chairwoman. 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 83.2% (2014: 68.5%).

mayor

Ingeborg Lang was elected the new mayor in April 2016. She is the successor to Hans Frölich.

military

In the “Ballhart” forest area northwest of Setzingen, the Bundeswehr operates the “Setzingen ammunition store”. It consists of 35 bunkers with a size between 25 and 180 m². There is also a 55 m high directional radio tower made of reinforced concrete on the site (coordinates: 48 ° 33 ′ 27 ″  N , 10 ° 6 ′ 33 ″  E ).

Attractions

The Bartholomäuskirche in the town center is worth seeing. On the north wall of the nave there are frescoes from the 13th century. The baptismal bell from the 14th century and the wooden font from 1762 are also worth seeing.

Web links

Commons : Setzingen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Setzingen in the description of the Oberamt Ulm from 1836  - sources and full texts

• Setzingen at LEO-BW
• Website of the community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ http://www.setzingen.info/%C3%BCber-unser-dorf/ History of Setzingen
3. ↑ http://www.swp.de/ulm/lokales/alb_donau/ingeborg-lang-gewinnt-wahl-12871289.html
4. ↑ http://www.swp.de/ulm/lokales/alb_donau/nachschub-basis-im-wald-bei-setzingen-13854225.html