Jungingen

Jungingen
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Jungingen within Zollernalbkreis district
Zollernalbkreis
Government
• Mayor (2020–28)	Oliver Simmendinger[1]
Area
• Total	9.33 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Elevation	590 m (1,940 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,375
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	72417
Dialling codes	07477
Vehicle registration	BL
Website	www.jungingen.de

Jungingen is a

In former times, the city was located in Hohenzollern-Hechingen, a principality of the House of Hohenzollern, and a fiefdom of Swabian counts.

Geography

Jungingen is located in the valley of the Starzel, a tributary of the Neckar.

Adjacent municipalities

The following towns and municipalities border on Jungingen, clockwise from the north (all part of the Zollernalbkreis):

Hechingen, Burladingen and Albstadt.

History

Jungingen was probably founded in the 4th century by Alemanni, named after a leader called "Jungo".

The village was first documented in 1075.

The local castle was located on a hill called "Bürgle". In 1278 it was transferred to the Order of St. John, and around 1300 to the Duke of Württemberg. In 1311, it was destroyed in the Towns war, by Reutlingen, which also burned down the village.

The most famous people from Jungingen were two brothers who became

Under Konrad, the

Ulrich died 1410 in the Battle of Grunwald.

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