Albstadt
Albstadt [ˈalpʃtat] is a city in the district of Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is in the Swabian Alb mountains, about halfway between Stuttgart and Lake Constance. Albstadt is the largest city in the district.
Albstadt | |
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 A view of Ebingen. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Albstadt within Zollernalbkreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°12′43″N 09°01′26″E / 48.21194°N 9.02389°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Zollernalbkreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Klaus Konzelmann (FW) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 134.41 km2 (51.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 731 m (2,398 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 45,737 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 72421–72461 |
| Dialling codes | 07431, 07432, 07435 |
| Vehicle registration | BL |
| Website | www |
Albstadt was damaged by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in 1911, which was the second most powerful earthquake recorded in Germany (after the 1756 Düren earthquake),[2][3] a 5.6 magnitude earthquake in 1943, and a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in 1978, which was the costliest in Germany at 275 million Deutsche Mark.[4][5] During World War II, Albstadt was also damaged by an air raid by the Allies on July 11, 1944, which killed 65 people,[6] and another one on February 20, 1945, which killed 19 people.[7]
References change
- ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
- ↑ "Das Albstadt-Erdbeben 1911" (in German). Erdbebennews.de. 2019-11-04.
- ↑ "Albstadt - Kaum ein Gebäude blieb verschont" (in German). Schwarzwaelder-bote.de. 2011-11-16.
- ↑ "Das Albstadt-Erdbeben 1978" (in German). Erdbebennews.de. 2019-09-03.
- ↑ Heino Schütte (2011-03-14). "Alb-Beben 1978: Der nächste Sechser kommt bestimmt" (in German). Stuttgarter-nachrichten.de.
- ↑ "Albstadt - Blick zurück: Im Juli 1944 fielen Bomben auf Ebingen – 65 Menschen kamen ums Leben" (in German). Zollern-Alb-Kurier.de. 2019-07-11.
- ↑ "Albstadt - Heute vor 75 Jahren fielen die Bomben" (in German). Schwarzwaelder-bote.de. 2020-02-21.
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