Uhingen
Town
Uhingen town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Uhingen within Göppingen district
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Coordinates: 48°42′21″N 9°35′31″E / 48.70583°N 9.59194°E / 48.70583; 9.59194
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Göppingen
Area
• Total	24.79 km2 (9.57 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31) [1]
• Total	14,492
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
Postal codes	73062–73066
Dialling codes	07161, 07163
Vehicle registration	GP
Website	www.uhingen.de

Uhingen is a town in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

History

Uhingen was a possession of the County of Aichelberg [ de] until 1332. ^[2]

Geography

The city ( Stadt) of Uhingen is located on the north-west of the district of Göppingen, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The municipal area lies along the border with the Rems-Murr district to the north. Physically, Uhingen is situated in the lower Fils river valley, in the foothills of the Central Swabia Jura [ de]. A portion of the municipal area is in the Schurwald region, to the northwest. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a low of 257 meters (843 ft) Normalnull (NN) to a high of 483 meters (1,585 ft) NN. ^[2]

The Federally-protected Bärentobel [ de] nature reserve is located in Uhingen's municipal area. ^[2]

Politics

Uhingen has six more boroughs (Stadtteile): Baiereck, Holzhausen, Sparwiesen, Nassach, Diegelsberg and Nassachmühle. ^[2]

Coat of arms

Uhingen's coat of arms displays a field of red crossed by a white, wavy fess complemented with a white canton in the upper left corner of the blazon. This pattern, devised by the Central State Archive Stuttgart [ de] in 1912, is the coat of arms of the House of Aichelberg, with the addition of the fess to represent the river Fils. ^[2]

Transportation

Uhingen is a center of local transportation and an infrastructure nexus. The city is connected to Germany's network of roadways by Bundesstraße 10 and Bundesstraße 297 [ de]. It is also connected to Germany's railways by the Fils Valley Railway, which was run through the municipal area in 1847. Public transportation is provided by Deutsche Bahn , the VVS and the Uhingen Citizens' Bus Association. ^[2]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uhingen.

• Official website (in German)