Straßberg, Zollernalbkreis


Straßberg is a municipality of the Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

History

From 1625 until 1803, when it was dissolved during German mediatization, Straßberg was a possession of Buchau Abbey. The County of Thurn und Taxis, which was first awarded the township, ceded it in 1806 to Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. In 1836, an was organized for the locality that was in 1854 merged into. In 1925, that district was dissolved and Straßberg was assigned to Landkreis Sigmaringen. Straßberg began a period of physical expansion in the 1950s to the south, and again in the 1970s to the east.

Geography

The municipality of Straßberg is located in the Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, one of the states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It lies at the southwest edge of Zollernalb, along the border with Sigmaringen district. It is physically located in the, in the valley of the Schlichem, though a portion of the municipality is located in the Großer Heuberg to the west. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of Normalnull to a low of NN.
A portion of the Federally-protected nature reserve is located in Straßberg's municipal area.

Religions

The following religions are present in Straßberg:
Straßberg's coat of arms is divided in half vertically into a section with a red cross upon a white field, and a white pitcher upon a red field. The left half is the coats of arms of Buchau Abbey, impaled with the attribute of St. Verena, Straßberg's patron saint. The coat of arms was awarded on 26 June 1950 by the post-WWII provisional Württemberg-Hohenzollern government. A corresponding flag was issued by the Zollernalb district office on 17 July 1968.

Transportation

The Tübingen–Sigmaringen railway runs through Straßberg. Local public transportation is provided by the.

Notable people