Immendingen

Immendingen
Coat of arms
Immendingen
Location of Immendingen within Tuttlingen district
Coordinates: 47°56′24″N 08°43′59″E / 47.94000°N 8.73306°E / 47.94000; 8.73306Coordinates: 47°56′24″N 08°43′59″E / 47.94000°N 8.73306°E / 47.94000; 8.73306
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Tuttlingen
Government
• Mayor	Markus Hugger
Area
• Total	74.03 km2 (28.58 sq mi)
Elevation	662 m (2,172 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	6,247
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	78194
Dialling codes	07462
Vehicle registration	TUT
Website	www.immendingen.de

Immendingen is a municipality in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Immendingen is located on the Upper Danube. On the municipal area are parts of the Danube Sinkhole.

With the mountain Höwenegg in Immendingen begins the extinct volcanic landscape of Hegau. Archaeological excavations at the Höwenegg recover saber-toothed tigers, antelopes and one of the few well preserved ancestral horses.

The municipality borders Talheim to the north, Tuttlingen to the east, Emmingen-Liptingen to the southeast, Engen to the south, and Geisingen and Bad Durrheim to the west.

The whole municipality with the previously independent municipalities Hattingen, Hintschingen, Ippingen, Mauenheim and Zimmern include 22 villages, hamlets, farms and houses.

Coat of arms of several incorporated municipalities

Immendingen was built at the crossroads of ancient trade routes. As the name suggests, it was a settlement of the alemannic period. The name goes back to an Alemannic patriarch, who settled with his family in the valley of the Danube.

The first documentary evidence dates back to 1101.

In the Carolingian period, the village belonged to the Aitrach to Hegau and was assigned to the Baar in the 12th century. Originally owned by the Counts of Zollern the area eventually became part of the Zähringers. In 1250 it was taken over by the Count of Fürstenberg. Many centuries are dominated by local lords living in the community. Significant gender of the local lords were the lords of Schreckenstein (on the „Upper Castle“) and the lords of Reischach (on the „Lower Castle“).