Burladingen
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Panorama of Burlandingen. | ||
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  Burladingen | ||
Location of Burladingen within Zollernalbkreis district  | ||
| Coordinates: 48°17′25″N 09°06′34″E / 48.29028°N 9.10944°ECoordinates: 48°17′25″N 09°06′34″E / 48.29028°N 9.10944°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Tübingen | |
| District | Zollernalbkreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Harry Ebert | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 123.33 km2 (47.62 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 12,157 | |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 72386–72393 | |
| Dialling codes | 07475 | |
| Vehicle registration | BL, HCH | |
| Website | www.burladingen.de | |
Burladingen is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 24 km southwest of Reutlingen.
The town of Burladingen consists of
- Burladingen (with Hermannsdorf)
- Gauselfingen
- Hausen im Killertal
- Hörschwag
- Killer
- Melchingen
- Ringingen
- Salmendingen
- Starzeln
- Stetten unter Holstein
The European Watershed between Black Sea and North Sea runs through the area. River Fehla (de:Fehla) is a tributary to River Lauchert (de:Lauchert), which is a tributary to River Danube.
The 14 km long Killertal valley is named after the village of Killer, as the church parish was located there. The river in the valley is the Starzel (de:Starzel (Neckar)), a tributary to the Neckar in Baden-Württemberg.
Flooding
In the evening of 2 June 2008, three women drowned in the Starzel following heavy rainfalls and disastrous flooding. English language news reports attempted to give the story a bit of drama by misleadingly referring to the Killertal as the "Killer Valley" (the Killer in Killertal in fact coming from the name of the nearby village).[2][3][4]
Economy
Burladingen is the seat of Germanys biggest T-shirt and tennis clothing manufacturer Trigema.[5] It is the only clothing enterprise left in the city, although Burladingen was a centre of textile industry in Germany.
Sons and daughters of the church
- Johann Evangelist Maier(1833-1899), born in Hörschwag, Reichstag and Landtag deputy of the German Center Party
- Wolfgang Grupp (b 1942), entrepreneur (Trigema)
Other personalities
- Franz Grupp (1905-2003), manager and owner of today's company Trigema
References
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- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
- ↑ Spiegel Online VERHEERENDE ÜBERSCHWEMMUNGEN - Drei Menschen ertrinken bei Unwetter-Inferno im Killertal
- ↑ 3 women drown in flash flood in southwestern Germany
- ↑ killertal flood
- ↑ Trigema Homepage (German)
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