Albstadt

Coordinates: 48°12′43″N 09°01′26″E / 48.21194°N 9.02389°E / 48.21194; 9.02389
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Albstadt
Municipality
A view of Ebingen.
A view of Ebingen.
Coat of arms of Albstadt
Coat of arms
Location of Albstadt within Zollernalbkreis district
Albstadt is located in Germany
Albstadt
Albstadt
Albstadt is located in Baden-Württemberg
Albstadt
Albstadt
Coordinates: 48°12′43″N 09°01′26″E / 48.21194°N 9.02389°E / 48.21194; 9.02389
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictZollernalbkreis
Government
 • MayorKlaus Konzelmann (FW)
Area
 • Total134.41 km2 (51.90 sq mi)
Elevation
731 m (2,398 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total45,737
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
72421–72461
Dialling codes07431, 07432, 07435
Vehicle registrationBL
Websitewww.albstadt.de

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 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 | change source]

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Das Albstadt-Erdbeben 1911" (in German). Erdbebennews.de. 2019-11-04.
  3. ↑ "Albstadt - Kaum ein Gebäude blieb verschont" (in German). Schwarzwaelder-bote.de. 2011-11-16.
  4. ↑ "Das Albstadt-Erdbeben 1978" (in German). Erdbebennews.de. 2019-09-03.
  5. ↑ Heino Schütte (2011-03-14). "Alb-Beben 1978: Der nächste Sechser kommt bestimmt" (in German). Stuttgarter-nachrichten.de.
  6. ↑ "Albstadt - Blick zurück: Im Juli 1944 fielen Bomben auf Ebingen – 65 Menschen kamen ums Leben" (in German). Zollern-Alb-Kurier.de. 2019-07-11.
  7. ↑ "Albstadt - Heute vor 75 Jahren fielen die Bomben" (in German). Schwarzwaelder-bote.de. 2020-02-21.

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