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Bösingen, Baden-Württemberg

Bösingen
Coat of arms of Bösingen
Coat of arms
Bösingen  is located in Germany
Bösingen
Bösingen
Coordinates: 48°14′21″N 08°33′29″E / 48.23917°N 8.55806°E / 48.23917; 8.55806Coordinates: 48°14′21″N 08°33′29″E / 48.23917°N 8.55806°E / 48.23917; 8.55806
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Rottweil
Government
 • Mayor Alfred Weiss
Area
 • Total 22.45 km2 (8.67 sq mi)
Elevation 649 m (2,129 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 3,350
 • Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 78662
Dialling codes 07404
Vehicle registration RW
Website www.boesingen.de

Bösingen is a municipality in the district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Lithography of the castle ruin of the noble family of Zimmern

Bösingen is located in Upper Neckar valley between the Black Forest and the Swabian Jura.

The municipality is bordered to the south by Villingendorf and the Rottweil exclave Hochwald, on the west by Dunningen, north by Schramberg and Oberndorf am Neckar and on the east by Epfendorf.

The municipality Bösingen belonged formerly to independent municipality Herrenzimmern. For former municipality Herrenzimmern includes the village Herrenzimmern and the homestead Stittholzhof. In the hamlet Herrenzimmern the Burgstall Lußburg/Nußburg and lying proofs of the abandoned village Hinterhofen can be found.

Municipality Bösingen was newly formed on 1 October 1974 by the association of Bösingen and Herrenzimmern.

Farmer museum in Bösingen

The ruins Herrenzimmern in the district Herrenzimmern is above the upper Neckar valley.

Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht Large village festival (annually, alternately in Bösingen and Herrenzimmern)

The 81 connects Bösingen to the north with the state capital Stuttgart and to the south with the Lake Constance region and Switzerland. The exit Oberndorf am Neckar is located halfway between Stuttgart and Lake Constance. Both destinations can be reached within one hour. The railway line Stuttgart - Zürich - Milan leads through nearby Rottweil. There are hourly connections from there to Stuttgart or Singen.


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