Bösingen, Baden-Württemberg
Bösingen is a municipality in the district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Bösingen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bösingen within Rottweil district  | |
  Bösingen  Bösingen | |
| Coordinates: 48°14′21″N 08°33′29″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Rottweil |
| Subdivisions | 2 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–30) | Peter Schuster[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.45 km2 (8.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 649 m (2,129 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,361 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78662 |
| Dialling codes | 07404 |
| Vehicle registration | RW |
| Website | www.boesingen.de |
Gallery
Lithography of the castle ruin of the noble family of Zimmern
Geography
Geographical location
Bösingen is located in Upper Neckar valley between the Black Forest and the Swabian Jura.
Neighboring communities
The municipality is bordered to the south by Villingendorf and the Rottweil exclave Hochwald, on the west by Dunningen, north by Schramberg and Oberndorf am Neckar and on the east by Epfendorf.
Municipality arrangement
The municipality Bösingen belonged formerly to independent municipality Herrenzimmern. For former municipality Herrenzimmern includes the village Herrenzimmern and the homestead Stittholzhof. In the hamlet Herrenzimmern the Burgstall Lußburg/Nußburg and lying proofs of the abandoned village Hinterhofen can be found.[3]
History
Municipality Bösingen was newly formed on 1 October 1974 by the association of Bösingen and Herrenzimmern.
Museums
Farmer museum in Bösingen
Buildings
The ruins Herrenzimmern in the district Herrenzimmern is above the upper Neckar valley.
Regular events
Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht Large village festival (annually, alternately in Bösingen and Herrenzimmern)
Economy and Infrastructure
The 81 connects Bösingen to the north with the state capital Stuttgart and to the south with the Lake Constance region and Switzerland. The exit Oberndorf am Neckar is located halfway between Stuttgart and Lake Constance. Both destinations can be reached within one hour. The railway line Stuttgart - Zürich - Milan leads through nearby Rottweil. There are hourly connections from there to Stuttgart or Singen.
Personality
- Joshua Kimmich (born 1995), Football player for FC Bayern Munich and Germany national football team
References
- Bürgermeisterwahl Bösingen 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
- "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
- Das Land Baden-Württemberg. Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Band VI: Regierungsbezirk Freiburg Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-17-007174-2. S. 520–522
