Zipplingen (Unterschneidheim)

Zipplingen Community Unterschneidheim
Coordinates: 48 ° 55 ′ 23 ″  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 24 ″  E
Height :	516  (450-552)  m
Area :	12.35 km²
Residents :	710
Population density :	57 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1975
Postal code :	73485
Area code :	07966
Location of Zipplingen in Baden-Württemberg

Zipplingen is a district of Unterschneidheim in Baden-Württemberg Ostalbkreis . The once independent town was incorporated into Unterschneidheim in 1975. The villages of Sechtenhausen and Wössingen belong to the place .

history

The place Zuppelingen was mentioned for the first time in 1153. The place name probably goes back to the personal name Zuppilo . To the east of the church stood Zipplingen Castle , where the Lords of Zipplingen had their ancestral seat. These were ministerials of the empire, later the Counts of Oettingen .

Zipplingen was burned down by the Swedes in 1632. Other local fires:

• September 19, 1677: 58 roofs destroyed
• September 5, 1678: 39 roofs destroyed
• May 9, 1795: 22 buildings destroyed
• October 27, 1837: 22 buildings destroyed
• July 16, 1848: 3 main buildings destroyed

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  Family coat of arms of the von Zipplingen after the Scheibler coat of arms book

Local division

The two villages of Sechtenhausen and Wössingen are still in the Zipplingen district. The total of 710 inhabitants are divided as follows:

• Zipplingen: 550
• Sechtenhausen: 60
• Wössingen: 100

literature

Wikisource: Formerly independent municipality Zipplingen in the description of the Oberamt Ellwangen from 1886  - sources and full texts

Web links

• Zipplingen on the website of the community of Unterschneidheim
• Zipplingen on LEO-BW

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Zipplingen , website of the community of Unterschneidheim, accessed on June 23, 2020