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Merklingen
Municipality
Coat of arms of Merklingen
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Location of Merklingen within Alb-Donau-Kreis district
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Merklingen is located in Germany
Merklingen
Merklingen
Merklingen is located in Baden-Württemberg
Merklingen
Merklingen
Coordinates: 48°30′31″N 9°45′15″E / 48.50861°N 9.75417°E / 48.50861; 9.75417
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictAlb-Donau-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2017–25) Sven Kneipp[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total21.31 km2 (8.23 sq mi)
Elevation
699 m (2,293 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,098
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
89188
Dialling codes07337
Vehicle registrationUL
Websitewww.merklingen.de

Merklingen is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geographical location

Merklingen is located on the plateau of the Swabian Jura, about 20 kilometers northwest of Ulm, between Geislingen and Blaubeuren.

Expansion of the municipality

The district is approximately 21.31 square kilometers.

Neighboring communities

The neighboring communities of Merklingen are (clockwise from north): Nellingen, Dornstadt, Laichingen (all Alb-Donau-Kreis), Hohenstadt, Drackenstein, Bad Ditzenbach (all Göppingen district).

Municipality arrangement

Merklingen, consisting of the main town and the hamlet Widderstall, remained an independent municipality with its own administration.

Air

The climate is: dry summers, fog in autumn, cold winters.

History

In 861, we find the first mention of Merklingen as Marchelingen in a document of the monastery of Wiesensteig. Since 1482 the place belonged to the territory of the Free imperial city of Ulm. Merklingen came in 1810 to the Kingdom of Württemberg and was allocated to Oberamt Blaubeuren, which became in 1938 the district of Ulm.

Demographics

Population development:[3]

Year Inhabitants
1990 1,575
2001 1,852
2011 1,883
2021 2,098

Politics

Mayor

Council

The council of Merklingen has 10 members. The council consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council.

Economy and Infrastructure

Merklingen has a commercial infrastructure with numerous medium-sized companies as well as local retailers.

Transportation

Until 1985 Merklingen was connected with the narrow gauge railway Amstetten- Laichingen to the Fils Valley Railway from Stuttgart to Ulm. At the national road network Merklingen is connected with the Bundesautobahn 8.

Educational institutions

In Merklingen itself is a primary school. In the neighboring village of Nellingen a high school is established, Realschule and Gymnasium can be visited in Laichingen.

Buildings

Merklingen church

Teams

In addition to the biggest club in Merklingen, the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, still exist other clubs. The Turnverein 1862 Merklingen has a considerable number of members. Other clubs are, for example, the Musikverein Merklingen, the Riding and Driving Club, the church music, the horticultural association and the glee club.

References

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
  3. ^ "Merklingen (Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland) - Einwohnerzahlen, Grafiken, Karte, Lage, Wetter und Web-Informationen". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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