Lower stadium

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	Coordinates: 48 ° 12 '  N , 9 ° 41'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Tübingen
County :	Alb-Danube district
Height :	508 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.84 km 2
Residents:	772 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	87 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	89619
Area code :	07393
License plate :	UL
Community key :	08 4 25 124
Address of the municipal administration:	Kirchstrasse 89619 Unterstadion
Website :	www.unterstadion.de
Mayor :	Uwe Handgrätinger
Location of the community of Unterstadion in the Alb-Donau district

Unterstadion is a municipality in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg . The community belongs to the administrative community Munderkingen .

geography

Unterstadion is located in the Danube Valley , south of the Danube on the lower reaches of the Stehenbach.

Neighboring communities

The community of Unterstadion borders in the north on Rottenacker , in the east on the Volkersheim part of the city of Ehingen , in the south-east on Schemmerhofen in the district of Biberach , in the south and south-west on Oberstadion and in the north-west on Emerkingen and the city of Munderkingen .

Community structure

The community consists of the two suburbs Unterstadion and Bettighofen .

Municipal coat of arms

Gold, a black Roman helmet over a blue wavy beam in the middle, in the lower field a black wolf tang with hooks pointing upwards.

history

Maria Schnee chapel

The town of Unterstadion was first mentioned in 1129 , today's suburb of Bettighofen as early as 823 .

Municipal council

The municipal council in Unterstadion 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 70.3% (2014: 61.5%).

Religions

Altar of the Maria Schnee chapel in the lower stadium

The lower stadium is predominantly Roman Catholic and has its own parish church "St.Maria and Ulrika Nisch ". It was inaugurated in 1982 by the then diocesan bishop Georg Moser and houses an Ulrika Nisch memorial. There is evidence that at least 40 religious and diocesan priests came from the small town.

music

Village life is framed by the Lyra music association. This orchestra has been playing at the top level without interruption for more than three decades. Traditionally, the annual concert takes place on Dreikönig.

Sports club

The SV Unterstadion consists of several departments (football, tennis, table tennis, gymnastics, aerobics, jazz dance, yoga & Qi-Gong).

Sons and daughters of the church

Blessed Ulrika von Hegne (1882–1913), religious sister

Web links

Commons : Unterstadion  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Unterstadion in the description of the Oberamt Ehingen from 1826  - sources and full texts

• Lower stadium at LEO-BW
• Official website of the municipality

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).