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.
Coordinates: 48°12′43″N 09°01′26″E / 48.21194°N 9.02389°ECoordinates: 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 (2015-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 44,431 |
• Density | 330.563/km2 (856.15/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 72421–72461 |
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]
Albstadt Media
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Das Albstadt-Erdbeben 1911" (in Deutsch). Erdbebennews.de. 2019-11-04.
- ↑ "Albstadt - Kaum ein Gebäude blieb verschont" (in Deutsch). Schwarzwaelder-bote.de. 2011-11-16.
- ↑ "Das Albstadt-Erdbeben 1978" (in Deutsch). Erdbebennews.de. 2019-09-03.
- ↑ Heino Schütte (2011-03-14). "Alb-Beben 1978: Der nächste Sechser kommt bestimmt" (in Deutsch). Stuttgarter-nachrichten.de.
- ↑ "Albstadt - Blick zurück: Im Juli 1944 fielen Bomben auf Ebingen – 65 Menschen kamen ums Leben" (in Deutsch). Zollern-Alb-Kurier.de. 2019-07-11.
- ↑ "Albstadt - Heute vor 75 Jahren fielen die Bomben" (in Deutsch). Schwarzwaelder-bote.de. 2020-02-21.
Other websites
Media related to Albstadt at Wikimedia Commons