Geisingen

{{Infobox German place

|type = Stadt

|image_coa = DEU Geisingen COA.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|47|55|20|N|08|38|47|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Geisingen in TUT.svg

|state = Baden-Württemberg

|region = Freiburg

|district = Tuttlingen

|elevation = 667

|area = 73.75

|postal_code = 78187

|area_code = 07704

|licence = TUT

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 3 27 018

|website = [https://www.geisingen.de/ www.geisingen.de]

|mayor = Martin Numberger[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse], Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 September 2021.

|leader_term = 2019–27

}}

Geisingen ({{IPA|de|ˈɡaɪzɪŋən|-|De-Geisingen.ogg}}) is a town in the district of Tuttlingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the Danube, 13 km southwest of Tuttlingen, and 21 km southeast of Villingen-Schwenningen.

History

Geisingen is referenced (spelled variously as 'Chisincs' and 'Gisinga') in deeds dated in the years 724 and 829 recorded in the monastery of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and as such is attested as one of the oldest towns in the region.August Vetter Geisingen: Eine Stadtgründung der Edelfreien von Wartenburg ©1964 Südkurier GmBH Konstanz

Geography

The town is on the left (here, the northern) bank of the Danube at the eastern edge of a plateau known as the Baar. Where the valley of the Danube leads out of town to the east, the altitude is 2162 feet. From the peak of the Wartenberg, a conical hill (altitude: 2756 feet) which overlooks the town from the west, one can on a clear day catch a glimpse of the Swiss alps.based on the author's visit and climb of the Wartenberg

File:Geisingen-Aulfingen, Kiche Sankt Nikolaus Dm IMG 4709 2023-04-29 15.15.jpg

File:Geisingen-Kirchen Hausen, Pfarrkirche Sankt Marien Dm IMG 4716 2023-04-29 15.44.jpg

Sons and daughters of the city

Gustav Gihr (1894-1959), major general in the Second World War
Siegfried Meister (1903-1982), engineer and politician (CDU), Member of Landtag, Member of Bundestag, Member of European Parliament

= References =

Category:Tuttlingen (district)