Haigerloch

Haigerloch
Haigerloch
Coordinates	48°21′53″N 08°48′18″E / 48.36472°N 8.805°E / 48.36472; 8.805
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Zollernalbkreis
Town subdivisions	9 Stadtteile
Mayor	Heinrich Götz
Basic statistics
Area	76.46 km2 (29.52 sq mi)
Elevation	492 m  (1614 ft)
Population	10,856  (31 December 2006)
- Density	142 /km2 (368 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BL
Postal codes	72394–72401
Area code	07474
Website	www.haigerloch.de

Haigerloch is a town in the north-western part of the Swabian Alb in Germany.

Geography

Haigerloch castle and castle church

Geographical situation

Haigerloch lies at between 430 and 550 metres elevation in the valley of the Eyach, which forms two loops in a steep shelly limestone valley. It calls itself the 'Felsenstädtchen' (rocky small town).

Neighbouring municipalities

The municipalities are specified in clockwise order from the north, and belong to the Zollernalbkreis unless indicated.

Starzach ¹, Rangendingen, Grosselfingen, Balingen, Geislingen, Rosenfeld, Sulz am Neckar ², Empfingen ³ and Horb am Neckar ³.
¹ Landkreis Tübingen, ² Landkreis Rottweil, ³ Landkreis Freudenstadt

City arrangement

Haigerloch consists of the nine districts:

• Bad Imnau
• Bittelbronn
• Gruol
• Hart
• Haigerloch
• Owingen
• Stetten
• Trillfingen
• Weildorf

History

The first documented mention of Haigerloch was in the year 1095. In the thirteenth century, Haigerloch received Stadtrecht (town status). In the last months of World War II, Haigerloch was the location of part of the German nuclear programme, researching nuclear fission towards building an atom bomb. This was unsuccessful by the end of the war. ^[1]

Politics

Local council

In the local council election of 13 June 2004, the result was:

• CDU - 15 seats
• FWV - 9 seats
• Social Ecologist List - 4 seats

Culture and objects of interest

Haigerloch nuclear reactor

Haigerloch lies on the Ferienstraße (holiday road) and on the Hohenzollernstraße.

Museums

• 'Atomkeller' (Atomic cellar), former research reactor during World War II.
• former synagogue

Notable buildings

• Atomic cellar in the rock under the castle church
• Roman tower (Römerturm)
• Lower part of town church
• Jewish cemetery in the Hague
• Kreisligist sports association Haigerloch in the ascent
• Hotel Krone, upper city street
• Synagogue ^[2]

Partnerships between cities

• Noyal-sur-Vilaine, France

Economics and infrastructure

Haigerloch 1898

Roads

The L410 connects the city with Rangendingen to the east. The L360 forms the feeder, along with the federal highway B463, to the A81 motorway.

Local industry

One of the few rock salt mines still active in Germany is in the Stetten quarter. Salt has been extracted here since 1854.

References

External links

• Internetpräsenz der Stadt Haigerloch

References

• This is a translation of the German wiki page at [1]

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