Admin. region Tübingen Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 11,912 (31 Dec 2008) | District Alb-Donau-Kreis Postal codes 89143 Local time Saturday 11:39 PM | |
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Blaubeuren is a town in the district of Alb-Donau near Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Contents
- Map of 89143 Blaubeuren Germany
- Geographical location
- Neighboring communities
- Constituent
- Castles
- Coat of arms
- Companies
- Transportation
- Religions
- Buildings
- Museums
- Natural monuments
- Regular events
- Points of interest
- Notable people from Blaubeuren
- Personalities who have worked in Blaubeuren
- References
Map of 89143 Blaubeuren, Germany
As of December, 2007 it had 11,963 inhabitants.
Geographical location
The core city Blaubeuren lies at the foot of the Swabian Jura, 16 km west of Ulm.
Neighboring communities
The city is borders to the north to Suppingen and Berghülen, on the east to Blaustein, in the south to Ulm and Erbach and in the west to Schelklingen and Heroldstatt.
Constituent
The city Blaubeuren consists of the districts Blaubeuren, Gerhausen, Altental, Asch, Beiningen, Pappelau, Beimerstetten, Sotzenhausen, Seißen, Wennenden, Sonderbuch and Weiler with the core city Blaubeuren and 18 other villages, hamlets, farms and (individual) houses.
Castles
Within the town borough are the ruins of a number of castles: Ruck Castle and Blauenstein Castle, Hohengerhausen Castle (in Gerhausen), Günzelburg Castle and Burkartsweiler (both in Seißen), Sirgenstein Castle (in Weiler), and Gleißenburg Castle (in Beiningen).
Coat of arms
The coat of arms for the town shows the so-called Blaumännle (little blue man), a small man dressed in blue on a gold background.
Companies
The Merckle group (pharmaceutical industry) is headquartered in Blaubeuren. Also in Blaubeuren is the headquarter of Centrotherm Photovoltaics.
Transportation
Blaubeuren is located on the Danube Valley Railway from Ulm to Donaueschingen. In hour clock run regional express trains to Sigmaringen and Ulm, and every two hours to Donaueschingen and Titisee-Neustadt. Blaubeuren belongs to the Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund (DING). Blaubeuren is located on the Bundesstraße 28 between Reutlingen and Ulm. In the city also begins the Bundesstraße 492 to Ehingen. The next junction of the Bundesautobahn 8 from Stuttgart to Munich is 12 kilometers (7 miles) away.
Religions
Blaubeuren, is the seat of the church district Blaubeuren of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg. In Blaubeuren is the Catholic church "Mariä Heimsuchung" with a branch church in Gerhausen. The New Apostolic Church has here a municipality. The Muslim community in Blaubeuren is largely Turkish dominated, originated by the migration of workers since the early 1960s from Turkey.
Buildings
Near the Blautopf lies the in 1085 founded former monastery Blaubeuren. Blaubeuren also has an old town with many half-timbered buildings. On a rocky mountain was erected in 1926 the "Ruckenkreuz", a 8.40 meter tall memorial cross made of reinforced concrete with a span of 2.80 meters, which commemorates the fallen of the First World War.
Museums
Natural monuments
The most striking sight in Blaubeuren is the Blautopf, a karst spring. The Blautopf is 21 meters deep and one of the deepest and largest sources in Germany, with a flow out of minimum 310l/s and maximum 32000l/s.
Regular events
Every year takes place in Gerhausen a worldwide unique sled race. In this event occur teams from handlebars and brakeman with their historic slides against each other.