Zollernalbkreis

Zollernalbkreis
District
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Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Tübingen
Capital	Balingen
Area
• Total	917.7 km2 (354.3 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)
• Total	184,615
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	BL, HCH
Website	zollernalbkreis.de

The Zollernalbkreis is a district (Landkreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The district is located in the Swabian Alb, and contains the second highest elevation of this mountains, the 1011 meter high Oberhohenberg. In the south-east the district nearly reaches till the river Danube.

The district was created on January 1, 1973, when the two previous districts Balingen and Hechingen were merged.

Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Tübingen, Reutlingen, Sigmaringen, Tuttlingen, Rottweil and Freudenstadt.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show the black-and-white checkered symbol of the Hohenzollern in the left half, and the triple black deer antler on yellow ground as the symbol of Württemberg. Almost all of the districts area belonged to these two states historically.

Towns (Städte) and municipalities (Gemeinden)

File:Boll und die Burg Hohenzollern von Sickingen.jpg

Alb mountains and Zollern castle

Towns (Städte)	Municipalities (Gemeinden)
Albstadt Balingen Burladingen Geislingen Haigerloch Hechingen Meßstetten Ostdorf Rosenfeld Schömberg	Bisingen Bitz Dautmergen Dormettingen Dotternhausen Grosselfingen Hausen am Tann Jungingen Nusplingen Obernheim Rangendingen Ratshausen Straßberg Weilen unter den Rinnen Winterlingen Zimmern unter der Burg
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
Albstadt Balingen Bisingen Hechingen Meßstetten Oberes Schlichemtal Winterlingen

External links

• Official website (German)