Stein (Hechingen)
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City of Hechingen
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| Height : | 469 m |
| Area : | 3.86 km² |
| Residents : | 995 (December 31, 2015) |
| Population density : | 258 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | April 1, 1972 |
| Postal code : | 72379 |
| Area code : | 07471 |
_02.JPG) South view, left in the background the Roman Open Air Museum
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Stein is a district of Hechingen in the Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg ( Germany ).
geography
Stein is located about four kilometers northwest of the Hechingen core city on the right bank of the Starzel . Adjacent places are the community of Rangendingen in the west and the Hechingen district of Bechtoldsweiler . Portions of the nature reserves Winterhalde in the northeast and Lauchhalde in the east are located in the district of Stein.
expansion
The district area of the place is 386 hectares.
history
In the vicinity of the place there were probably the first settlements as early as the Neolithic Age, as finds show. It is believed that Stein was founded in Roman times . The first written mention of Stein in 1252 comes from the parish church records. In the 14th century, Stein was owned by the Walger von Bisingen. Later the rule passed to the Lords of Ow zu Bodelshausen . They sold the place to Württemberg around 1446/1453 . The succession of ownership changed to the Counts of Zollern in 1472 . The places Bechtoldsweiler and Sickingen were assigned to the office stone from the 14th to the 16th century.
In 1976, the mayor at the time, Gerd Schollian, discovered a Roman estate northwest of the village. Archaeologists uncovered the portico villa ( villa rustica ) that was built between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD .
In the vicinity of the Roman estate there are also traces of medieval settlements between the 12th and 15th centuries. Remains of an early medieval castle were found south of the village, which was probably the seat of the local nobility between the 10th and 14th centuries.
With the regional reform in Baden-Württemberg , Stein was incorporated into the city of Hechingen on April 1, 1972.
Museums
The Roman villa rustica discovered in Stein in 1972 was reconstructed and expanded into an open-air museum in 1991. It can be viewed today in the Roman Open-Air Museum Hechingen-Stein . In recent years the facility has been expanded due to new excavations.
Individual evidence
- ^ 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. 528 .
