Burladingen
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Burladingen is a town in the Zollernalbkreis
district, in Baden-Württemberg
, Germany
. It is situated 24 km southwest of Reutlingen
.
The town of Burladingen consists of
The European Watershed
between Black Sea
and North Sea
runs through the area. River Fehla
(:de:Fehla) is a tributary to River Lauchert
(:de:Lauchert), which is a tributary to River Danube
.
The 14 km long Killertal valley is named after the village of Killer, as the church parish was located there. The river in the valley is the Starzel (:de:Starzel (Neckar)), a tributary to the Neckar
in Baden-Württemberg.
In the evening of 2 June 2008, three women drowned in the Starzel following heavy rainfalls and disastrous flooding. English language news reports attempted to give the story a bit of drama by misleadingly referring to the Killertal as the "Killer Valley" (the Killer in Killertal in fact coming from the name of the nearby village).
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...
district, 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 situated 24 km southwest of Reutlingen
Reutlingen
Reutlingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of April 2008, it has a population of 109,828....
.
The town of Burladingen consists of
- Burladingen (with Hermannsdorf)
- Gauselfingen
- Hausen im Killertal
- Hörschwag
- Killer
- Melchingen
- Ringingen
- Salmendingen
- Starzeln
- Stetten unter Holstein
The European Watershed
European Watershed
The European Watershed is the line which divides the drainage basins of the major rivers of Germany: the Rhine, which originates in the Swiss Alps and empties into the North Sea via the Netherlands, and the Danube, which originates in the Black Forest and flows eastward emptying into the Black...
between Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
and North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
runs through the area. River Fehla
Fehla
Fehla is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg...
(:de:Fehla) is a tributary to River Lauchert
Lauchert
The Lauchert is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, left tributary of the Danube. Its source is near Sonnenbühl, in the Swabian Alb. It is approx. 56 km long. It flows generally south through the small towns Gammertingen, Veringenstadt and Bingen. It flows into the Danube in Sigmaringendorf....
(:de:Lauchert), which is a tributary to River Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
.
The 14 km long Killertal valley is named after the village of Killer, as the church parish was located there. The river in the valley is the Starzel (:de:Starzel (Neckar)), a tributary to the Neckar
Neckar
The Neckar is a long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, but also a short section through Hesse, in Germany. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the River Rhine...
in Baden-Württemberg.
In the evening of 2 June 2008, three women drowned in the Starzel following heavy rainfalls and disastrous flooding. English language news reports attempted to give the story a bit of drama by misleadingly referring to the Killertal as the "Killer Valley" (the Killer in Killertal in fact coming from the name of the nearby village).