Immendingen is a municipality in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany located on the Upper Danube . It is famous for the Danube Sinkhole .
11-673: Immendingen is located on the Upper Danube . On the municipal area are parts of the Danube Sinkhole . With the mountain Höwenegg in Immendingen begins the extinct volcanic landscape of Hegau . Archaeological excavations at the Höwenegg recover saber-toothed tigers , antelopes and one of the few well preserved ancestral horses . The municipality borders Talheim to the north, Tuttlingen to
22-463: Is member of the tourism association „Donaubergland“. Upper Danube Nature Park The Upper Danube Nature Park (German: Naturpark Obere Donau ), founded in 1980, is located in the south of Baden-Württemberg in Germany and encloses primarily the districts of Tuttlingen and Sigmaringen . It encompassed initially 860 km that were increased by about 500 km in 2005. The headquarters of
33-857: The Danube passes through following cities: Tuttlingen , Mühlheim , Fridingen , Sigmaringen , Scheer and Mengen . Geologically and touristically interesting are also the seepages of the Danube ("Donauversickerungen" or Danube Sinkhole ) in Immendingen and to the south of Fridingen . Quite a number of forts and castles are sitting on top of numerous rocks on this stretch above the Danube. These are: Schloss Bronnen , Altwildenstein , Unterwildenstein , Wildensteiner Burg Hexenturm , Wildensteiner Burg Hahnenkamm , Burg Wildenstein , Schloss Werenwag , Schloss Gutenstein ( Gutenstein ), Ruine Dietfurt , Gebrochen Gutenstein , Hohenzollernschloss Sigmaringen , Schloss Bartelstein and Schloss Scheer . In parallel with
44-403: The Danube runs the Danube cycle track which leads from Donaueschingen to Vienna . The Danube valley railroad from Donaueschingen to Ulm enables the visit of the nature reserve by train. Beside regular trains, the so-called nature reserve express train operates during summer months, especially for visitors of the nature reserve between Tuttlingen and Sigmaringen. Tributaries to the Danube within
55-573: The Jurassic stone of the Swabian Alb . In this break-through valley of the still narrow river mighty rocks like chalk rocks ("Kalkfelsen") are exposed: One of it is the " Knopfmacherfelsen " at Beuron . Beuron with its Beuron Archabby lies in the middle of the attractive scenery of the nature reserve. This break-through valley in the area of the Upper Danube is known as Danube Valley. The upper part of
66-611: The Zähringers. In 1250 it was taken over by the Count of Fürstenberg . Many centuries are dominated by local lords living in the community. Significant gender of the local lords were the lords of Schreckenstein (on the „Upper Castle“) and the lords of Reischach (on the „Lower Castle“). In the course of municipal reform in Baden-Württemberg , the hitherto separate municipality Zimmern was incorporated on 1 January 1971. On 1 December 1971,
77-417: The east, Emmingen-Liptingen to the southeast, Engen to the south, and Geisingen and Bad Durrheim to the west. The whole municipality with the previously independent municipalities Hattingen, Hintschingen, Ippingen, Mauenheim and Zimmern include 22 villages, hamlets, farms and houses. Coat of arms of several incorporated municipalities Immendingen was built at the crossroads of ancient trade routes. As
88-547: The incorporation of Mauenheim was. Hattingen, Hintschingen and Ippingen were incorporated on December 1, 1974. In December 1958 the barracks „Oberfeldwebel-Schreiber-Kaserne“ was built. According to the current stationing concept of the Bundeswehr the barracks will be closed in the third quarter of 2016. The 3rd French hussar regiment of the Franco-German Brigade was based in barracks from 1996 to 2011. The municipality
99-622: The name suggests, it was a settlement of the alemannic period. The name goes back to an Alemannic patriarch, who settled with his family in the valley of the Danube. The first documentary evidence dates back to 1101. In the Carolingian period, the village belonged to the Aitrach to Hegau and was assigned to the Baar in the 12th century. Originally owned by the Counts of Zollern the area eventually became part of
110-693: The nature reserve are: from the south the Ablach and the Ostrach , and from the north the Bära , the Schmeie (or Schmiecha ) and the Lauchert . 48°03′01″N 08°58′09″E / 48.05028°N 8.96917°E / 48.05028; 8.96917 Fridingen an der Donau Fridingen ( German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdɪŋən] ) is a town in the district of Tuttlingen , in Baden-Württemberg , Germany . It
121-777: The nature reserve association is at Beuron . The highest proportion of the nature park is taken up by the Heuberg , the south-western plateau of the Swabian Alb , and is punctuated by the Danube . Two small rivers, the Brigach and the Breg at the eastern border of the Black Forest unite at Donaueschingen to form the Danube . The Danube passes through the Upper Danube Nature Park between Immendingen and Ertingen , its deep bed dug deep into
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