Albstadt
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Albstadt (ˈalpʃtat) is a city in the district
of Zollernalbkreis
in Baden-Württemberg
, Germany
. It is located on the Swabian Alb
mountains, about halfway between Stuttgart
and Lake Constance
. Albstadt is the largest city in the district.
To Albstadt belongs also the Raichberg
hill, on which there is the Raichberg Transmitter
and observation tower.
Suburbs are:
Districts of Germany
The districts of Germany are known as , except in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein where they are known simply as ....
of Zollernalbkreis
Zollernalbkreis
The Zollernalbkreis is a district in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The district is located in the Swabian Alb, and contains the second highest elevation of this mountains, the 1011 meter high Oberhohenberg...
in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is located on the Swabian Alb
Swabian Alb
The Swabian Alps or Swabian Jura is a low mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending 220 km from southwest to northeast and 40 to 70 km in width. It is named after the region of Swabia....
mountains, about halfway between Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
and Lake Constance
Lake Constance
Lake Constance is a lake on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps, and consists of three bodies of water: the Obersee , the Untersee , and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein.The lake is situated in Germany, Switzerland and Austria near the Alps...
. Albstadt is the largest city in the district.
To Albstadt belongs also the Raichberg
Raichberg
Raichberg is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in Zollernalbkreis....
hill, on which there is the Raichberg Transmitter
Raichberg Transmitter
thumb|The mast of Raichberg TransmitterRaichberg transmitter is a broadcast facility for various FM radio and television programs operated by the Südwestrundfunk on the Raichberg mountain at Albstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Today it uses as antenna tower a 137 metre high guyed steel tube mast...
and observation tower.
Suburbs are:
- Burgfelden
- EbingenEbingenEbingen is a town in the large district of Albstadt, district Zollernalbkreis, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the river Schmiecha, a left-hand tributary of the Danube, south of Tübingen and west of Ulm.- History :...
- Laufen (Albstadt)
- Lautlingen (Albstadt)
- Margrethausen
- Onstmettingen
- Pfeffingen (Albstadt)
- Tailfingen (Albstadt)
- Truchtelfingen