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Uhingen

German city


German city

FieldValue
typeStadt
image_photoRathaus Uhingen.jpg
image_captionUhingen town hall
image_coaWappen_Uhingen.svg
coordinates
image_planUhingen in GP.svg
stateBaden-Württemberg
regionStuttgart
districtGöppingen
elevation295
area24.79
Gemeindeschlüssel08117051
postal_code73062–73066
area_code07161, 07163
licenceGP
website

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

History

Uhingen was a possession of the until 1332.

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 . 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 m Normalnull (NN) to a high of 483 m NN.

The Federally-protected nature reserve is located in Uhingen's municipal area.

Politics

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

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 in 1912, is the coat of arms of the House of Aichelberg, with the addition of the fess to represent the river Fils.

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 . 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.

References

References

  1. "Uhingen". [[Baden-Württemberg]].
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