Bösingen, Baden-Württemberg

Bösingen is a municipality in the district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

For the town in the canton of Fribourg, see Bösingen, Switzerland.

Bösingen
Coat of arms
Location of Bösingen within Rottweil district
BösingenHardtLauterbachVöhringen
Bösingen
Bösingen
Coordinates: 48°14′21″N 08°33′29″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictRottweil
Subdivisions2 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorAlfred Weiss
Area
 • Total22.45 km2 (8.67 sq mi)
Elevation
649 m (2,129 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,336
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
78662
Dialling codes07404
Vehicle registrationRW
Websitewww.boesingen.de
  • Lithography of the castle ruin of the noble family of Zimmern

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.[2]

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 training area FC Bayern München

References
  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
  2. 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
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