Sigmaringen (destrict)

Sigmaringen
Destrict
Kintra	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Tübingen
Caipital	Sigmaringen
Area
• Total	1,204.35 km2 (465.00 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)
• Total	131,725
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	SIG
Website	landratsamt-sigmaringen.de

Sigmaringen is a destrict (Kreis) in the sooth o Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neebourin destricts are (frae north clockwise) Reutlingen, Biberach, Ravensburg, Bodensee, Constance, Tuttlingen, an Zollernalbkreis.

History

The aurie o the destrict wis awned bi several different states historically. afore 1800 it wis split atween mony minor rulers, then it became the border aurie atween the Baden an Württemberg, an embeddit in atween wis the duchy Sigmaringen.

The duchy Sigmaringen became pairt o Kinrick o Proushie in 1849, at that time it haed the Oberamt Sigmaringen an the Oberamt Gammertingen. Baith wur mergit intae the Landkreis Sigmaringen in 1925. In 1973 the destrict wis enlairgit bi addin municipalities frae the neebourin destricts Saulgau, Stockach, Überlingen an Reutlingen. A roughly equal portion o the destricts aurie came frae aw the three historic states.

Geografie

The destrict is locatit in the muntains o the Swabian Alb, Linzgau an Upper Swabie.

Coat o airms

The deer in the coat o airms is the seembol o the duchy o Sigmaringen as well as that o the ceety o Sigmaringen. This seembol probably is frae the Coonts o Peutengau-Hirschberg who wur the Lairds o Sigmaringen till 1253. Hirsch is the German wird for deer. The reid colour wi the white bar belaw the deer derives frae the Austrian coat o airms, as pairt o the destrict belangit tae Austrick historically.

Touns an municipalities

Touns	Verwaltungsgemeinschaften	Municipalities
Bad Saulgau Gammertingen Hettingen Mengen Meßkirch Pfullendorf Scheer Sigmaringen Veringenstadt	Gammertingen Mengen Meßkirch Pfullendorf Bad Saulgau Sigmaringen Stetten	Beuron Bingen Herbertingen Herdwangen-Schönach Hohentengen Illmensee Inzigkofen Krauchenwies Leibertingen Neufra Ostrach Sauldorf Schwenningen Sigmaringendorf Stetten am kalten Markt Wald

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid (German)