Gottmadingen
Encyclopedia
Gottmadingen is a municipality in the district of Konstanz
, in Baden-Württemberg
, Germany
. It is situated next to the border to Switzerland
, 5 km southwest of Singen
, and 12 km east of Schaffhausen
.
Gottmadingen's first documentary mention was in 965. Until the construction of the railway Singen - Schaffhausen it was a tiny village. Economic growth began in the 20th century. Due to the big demand for workers in the new factories the number of inhabitants grew rapidly
Gottmadingen's industry was mainly based on the production of agricultural machinery. In the years 1960 - 70 more than 4000 workers were employed in the "Fahr" factory for agricultural engines. The factory was closed in 2003.
Today's economy is based on several companies that settled on the former "Fahr" factory area.
Konstanz (district)
Konstanz is a district in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Schwarzwald-Baar, Tuttlingen, Sigmaringen and Bodenseekreis. To the south it borders the Swiss canton Thurgau and Schaffhausen...
, 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 next to the border to Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, 5 km southwest of Singen
Singen
Singen is an industrial city in the very south of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany and just north of the German-Swiss border.-Location:...
, and 12 km east of Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen is a city in northern Switzerland and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimated population of 34,587 ....
.
Gottmadingen's first documentary mention was in 965. Until the construction of the railway Singen - Schaffhausen it was a tiny village. Economic growth began in the 20th century. Due to the big demand for workers in the new factories the number of inhabitants grew rapidly
Gottmadingen's industry was mainly based on the production of agricultural machinery. In the years 1960 - 70 more than 4000 workers were employed in the "Fahr" factory for agricultural engines. The factory was closed in 2003.
Today's economy is based on several companies that settled on the former "Fahr" factory area.