The Zollernalbkreis is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Tübingen, Reutlingen, Sigmaringen, Tuttlingen, Rottweil and Freudenstadt.

Contents

1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links

History

The district was created in 1973 when the two previous districts Balingen and Hechingen were merged.

Geography

The district is located in the Swabian Alb, and contains the second highest elevation of this mountains, the 1005 meter high Plettenberg. In the south-east the district nearly reaches till the river Danube.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show the black-and-white checkered symbol of the Hohenzollern in the left half, and the triple black deer antler on yellow ground as the symbol of Württemberg. Almost all of the districts area belonged to there two states historically.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Albstadt Balingen Burladingen Geislingen Haigerloch Hechingen Meßstetten Rosenfeld Schömberg	Bisingen Bitz Dautmergen Dormettingen Dotternhausen Grosselfingen Hausen am Tann Jungingen Nusplingen Obernheim Rangendingen Ratshausen Straßberg Weilen unter den Rinnen Winterlingen Zimmern unter der Burg
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
Albstadt Balingen Bisingen Hechingen Meßstetten Oberes Schlichemtal Winterlingen

External links

• Official website (German)