Bad Überkingen
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Bad Überkingen is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
The three towns of Bad Überkingen, Hausen an der Fils, and Unterböhringen were ceded by the Free Imperial City of Ulm to the Electorate of Bavaria in 1802. In 1810, Bavaria ceded the three towns to the Kingdom of Württemberg, whose government assigned them to Template:Ill. Bad Überkingen was allowed to append the prefix "Bad" to its name in 1927. The district of Göppingen was reorganized in 1938 as Landkreis Göppingen, its current and contemporary form.
Hausen an der Fils and Unterböhringen were incorporated into Bad Überkingen in 1973.[1]
Geography
The municipality (Gemeinde) of Bad Überkingen is situated in the district of Göppingen, in Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany. Bad Überkingen is physically located in the Template:Ill of the Swabian Jura, in the upper Fils river valley as far as the Template:Ill. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of Script error: No such module "convert". Normalnull (NN) on the Michelsberg to a low of Script error: No such module "convert". NN on the Fils.[1]
Portions of the Federally-protected Template:Ill, Dalisberg, and Template:Ill nature reserves are located in Bad Überkingen's municipal area.[1]
Politics
Bad Überkingen has three boroughs (Ortsteile) – Bad Überkingen, Hausen an der Fils, Unterböhringen – and three villages: Michelsberg, Oberböhringen, and Wasserberghaus. The abandoned village of Winegundenwilare is located in the municipal area. Bad Überkingen is in an Template:Ill with the municipalities of Geislingen an der Steige and Kuchen.[1]
Coat of arms
The coat of arms for Bad Überkingen displays a red fountain with blue waters above a wavy blue surface upon a field of white. This coat of arms was awarded to the municipality with a corresponding municipal flag by the Federal Ministry of the Interior on 18 August 1959.[1]
Transportation
Bad Überkingen is connected to Germany's network of roadways by Template:Ill. From 1903 to 1983, Bad Überkingen and Hausen an der Fils were served by Tälesbahn railroad. Local public transportation is provided by the Template:Ill.[1]
References
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External links
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