Uhingen

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Uhingen () is a town in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

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History Uhingen was a possession of the until 1332.

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Geography The city ( Stadt) of Uhingen is located on the north-west of the district of Göppingen, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The municipal area lies along the border with the Rems-Murr-Kreis to the north. Physically, Uhingen is situated in the lower Fils river valley, in the . A portion of the municipal area is in the Schurwald region, to the northwest. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a low of Normalnull (NN) to a high of NN.

The Federally-protected nature reserve is located in Uhingen's municipal area.

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Politics

Uhingen has six more boroughs ( Stadtteile): Baiereck, Holzhausen, Sparwiesen, Nassach, Diegelsberg and Nassachmühle.

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Coat of arms

Uhingen's coat of arms displays a field of Gules crossed by a Argent, wavy fess complemented with a white canton in the upper left corner of the blazon. This pattern, devised by the in 1912, is the coat of arms of the House of Aichelberg, with the addition of the fess to represent the river Fils.

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Transportation

Uhingen is a center of local transportation and an infrastructure nexus. The city is connected to Germany's network of roadways by Bundesstraße 10 and . It is also connected to Germany's railways by the Fils Valley Railway, which was run through the municipal area in 1847. Public transportation is provided by Deutsche Bahn, the VVS and the Uhingen Citizens' Bus Association.

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External links

• (in German)

Categories: Official Website, Towns In Baden-württemberg, Göppingen

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