Zimmern unter der Burg

History

Before 1806, Zimmern unter der Burg was a possession of the County of Waldburg-Zeil, but after that date was mediatized to the Kingdom of Württemberg. Zimmern was assigned to but was then reassigned in 1810 to . A patrimonial vogtei based in Balgheim was present in the township until 1833, when its rights expired and the manor was sold to the Oberamt. In 1938, the Rottweil Oberamt was dissolved and Zimmern was assigned to . There was not much development in the municipality after World War II. Following the , the district of Balingen was merged into the new district of Zollernalb.

Geography

The municipality (Gemeinde) of Zimmern unter der Burg is found at the southwestern edge of the Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It lies along the border of the district of Rottweil. Zimmern is physically located on the western edge of the Swabian Jura, in the . The town of Zimmern unter der Burg itself lies on the confluence of three streams. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 705 m Normalnull (NN) to a low of 574 m NN.

A portion of the Federally-protected nature reserve is located in Zimmern's municipal area.

Coat of arms

Zimmern's coat of arms is divided by a zig-zag line into two fields: an upper, white half and a lower, red half. This pattern was the arms of the , adopted by Zimmern for municipal use after World War II and approved for that function by the post-war provisional Württemberg-Hohenzollern government on 8 June 1949. An earlier pattern, of a castle upon a hill, had been put forward on 27 November 1933 with a tincture suggested by , but it was rejected. A corresponding municipal flag was issued by the Zollernalb district office on 29 March 1982.

Transportation

Local public transportation is provided by the .

References

References

1. [https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-zimmern-unter-der-burg-2023/ Bürgermeisterwahl Zimmern unter der Burg 2023], Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
2. "Zimmern unter der Burg". [[Baden-Württemberg]].