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| Mössingen | ||
| federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Residents | 20.480 (2019) | |
| height | 477 m | |
| Tourist info | (0)7473 370-121 www.moessingen.de | |
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Mössingen lies at the foot of the Swabian Alb.
background
The city of Mössingen describes itself as the "city of flowers". Summer flowers have been sown on its green spaces and roadsides since 1992, which brought the city a gold medal in the national competition in 2001 Entente Florale.
Mössingen was first mentioned in a document in 765. In 1344 the place came under the rule of the Counts of Zollern. Mössingen has belonged to Württemberg since 1441.
In 1933 it came to Mössingen Mössinger general strike against the imminent seizure of power by Hitler.
After the Second World War, the satellite town of Bästenhardt came into being. As part of a community reform in 1971, the communities Talheim and Öschingen were incorporated, other districts are Belsen and Bad Sebastiansweiler.
Neighboring places are Nehren, Gomaringen, Reutlingen, Sonnenbühl, Burladingen, Hechingen, Bodelshausen and Ofter things.
getting there
By train
At the 1 Mössingen train station hold regional trains of the Zollern-Alb Railway.
In the street
Mössingen is east of the B27 between Tubingen and Hechingen.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Museums
- 1 Historical cutlers, Hirschgasse 13. Open: see the city's website.Price: free entry.
- 2 Calculator house Wagner, Waibachstrasse 15. The house of a calculator dates back to 1707 and has been restored in an exemplary manner.Open: see the city's website.Price: free entry.
- 3 Culture barn, Brunnenstrasse 3/1. Exhibition on the history of the city, Café Chamäleon.Open: Wed 2pm - 10pm, Sun 2pm - 6pm.Price: free entry.
- 4 Klaus Herzer Woodcut Museum, Obergasse 1 Öschingen (in the old town hall).
Churches
- The 5 Protestant Peter and Paul Church It ended in 1517. The late Gothic building is decorated with grisaille paintings and houses a baroque organ.
- 6 Assumption of Mary, cath. Church from 1994
- The 7 Belsener Chapel from the 12th century is located in the Belsener Friedhof southwest of the city.
Buildings
- 8 Break. Building and collection of a former textile company.
miscellaneous
- 9 Mountain slide on the Hirschkopf: In 1983, a landslide occurred at the Hirschkopf, in which a slope on the edge of the Alb eaves slipped. This area has been a National Geotope since 2006. Entry is only permitted on signposted paths, for guided tours see the city's website.
activities
shop
kitchen
- 1 Inn ox, Falltorstr. 73. Tel.: 49 (0)7473 6248.
health
- 1 Bad Sebastiansweiler, Hechinger Str. 26. Tel.: (0)7473 37 83 0. Specialist clinic for medical / orthopedic and geriatric rehabilitation,. The sulphurous water has been used for medicinal purposes since the 19th century. Sebastiansweiler has been allowed to use the title since 1933 bath decorate.
accommodation
| Surroundings of Mössingen | ||
| Rottenburg 17 km | Tubingen 17 km | Reutlingen 18 km |
 | Engstingen 26 km | |
| Hechingen 12 km | Burladingen 23 km | Sonnenbühl 16 km |
- 1 Motorhome parking space, Firstwaldstrasse (at the outdoor pool).
- 2 Country hotel Muhlberg, Mühlberg 35, Öschingen. Tel.: (0)7473 92411-0.
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.moessingen.de - Official website of Mössingen
