Münsingen (Württemberg) - Münsingen (Württemberg)

Münsingen
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Münsingen is a German City in Baden-Wuerttemberg, in the region of Swabian Alb.

Map of Münsingen (Württemberg)

background

In addition to the city of Münsingen, the community also consists of the districts of Apfelstetten, Auingen, Bichishausen, Böttingen, Bremelau, Buttenhausen, Dottingen, Gundelfingen, Magolsheim, Hundersingen, Rietheim and Trailfingen.

Between 1938 and 1973, Münsingen was the capital of the Münsingen district. The district became part of the district of Reutlingen on the occasion of the territorial reform in 1973.

In 1895 the German Reich established a military training area on the marking area, which existed until 2005. The area of ​​the practice area was declared a community-free area of ​​Guts Bezirk Münsingen in 1942. The area was added to the Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve when the military training area was closed.

Until 1805, the border between Württemberg and Fürstenberg ran in the district of Bichishausen. Today the customs house is a reminder of that time.

getting there

By plane

  • The Stuttgart Airport is 49 kilometers away. Travel time by car is around 50 minutes.
  • Memmingen Airport is 111 kilometers away. Arrival is via the A8 to the connection point Dornstadt and then via the A7. The journey time is about 1:15 hours.

By train

Münsingen is located on the formerly endangered line of the "Swabian Alb Railway" (Reutlingen -) Small boys - Münsingen - Rogue blades. On weekends between May and October there is regular shuttle service from Kleinengstingen via Münsingen to Schelklingen and sometimes with historical trains Ulm instead, on school days there are also individual journeys with regional trains on this route and the subsequent HzL route from Kleinengstingen to Gammertingen.

In the street

mobility

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Charging stations

  • 1  Charging station for electric vehicles at the town hall, Bachwiesenstrasse 7. Tel.: 49 (0)7381 1820.
  • EnBW charging station, Uracher Str. 18. Tel.: (0)800 3629741.
  • EnBW charging station, Old Seeburger Weg 4. Tel.: (0)800 3629741.
  • Charging station for electric vehicles, Bahnhofstrasse. Tel.: (0)7381 1820.
  • Autohaus Fichtner Charging Station, Dottinger Str. 51.
  • Digital Energy Solutions Charging Station, Graf-Zeppelin-Strasse 2. Tel.: (0)89 248837755.

Tourist Attractions

Buildings

  • The evangelical 1 MartinskircheMartinskirche in the encyclopedia WikipediaMartinskirche in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMartinskirche (Q61747576) in the Wikidata database. Most of the building dates from the 13th century, the choir was built in the 15th century. The neo-Gothic church tower end dates from 1887.
  • The 2 Old City Hall, which was built in the 17th century as a ducal armory, is located on the market square where the was built around 1600 Market fountain is located. The square is surrounded by other old and beautiful half-timbered houses.

Castles

  • There are numerous castle ruins to visit in the various parts of the city.
    • 3 Bichishausen CastleBurg Bichishausen in the encyclopedia WikipediaBurg Bichishausen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsBichishausen Castle (Q1011000) in the Wikidata database
    • 4 Buttenhausen CastleButtenhausen Castle in the Wikipedia encyclopediaButtenhausen Castle (Q1011255) in the Wikidata database
    • 5 Hohengundelfingen CastleHohengundelfingen Castle in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHohengundelfingen Castle in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryHohengundelfingen Castle (Q1012417) in the Wikidata database
    • 6 Hohenhundersingen CastleHohenhundersingen Castle in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHohenhundersingen Castle in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryHohenhundersingen Castle (Q1012422) in the Wikidata database
    • 7 Niedergundelfingen ruinsNiedergundelfingen ruins in the Wikipedia encyclopediaNiedergundelfingen ruins in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryNiedergundelfingen ruin (Q2175368) in the Wikidata database

Museums

  • The 8 Münsinger Castle. In the building from the 14th century, the Münsinger Treaty was signed in 1482, which reunited the state of Württemberg, which had been divided since 1442. The building was renovated in 1984 and now houses the local history museum.
  • This is in the old warehouse 9  Albmaler Museum as well as that 10  Military Training Area Museum, which deals with Münsingen's military history.
  • In the district of Buttenhausen the 11 Matthias Erzberger Memorial SiteMatthias Erzberger's memorial in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMatthias Erzberger Memorial Site (Q1354757) in the Wikidata database
  • You can also find it in Buttenhausen 12 Jewish CemeteryJewish cemetery in the Wikipedia encyclopediaJewish cemetery in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsJewish cemetery (Q1716133) in the Wikidata database as 13 Bernheimer RealschuleBernheimer Realschule in the encyclopedia WikipediaBernheimersche Realschule (Q15787981) in the Wikidata database with a permanent exhibition on the subject of Jewish faith.
  • Geiselhart artist studio, Am rump 1. Tel.: 49 (0) 7383 515.

various

  • The Beutenlay nature reserve
  • Münsinger train station (Center for Nature, Environment and Tourism, Destination nature in the Swabian Alb biosphere area), 72525 Münsingen, Bahnhofstr. 8th. Tel.: (0)7381 5017556 (Railway station), Email: . On weekends there are also tickets for the Swabian Alb Railway.Open: May-Oct: Wed & Fri 9 am-12pm, Sat 10 am-3pm, Sun & Holidays 10 am-5:45pm.

activities

  • Between Buttenhausen and Hayingen-Indelhausen there is the possibility to go canoeing from Monday to Friday from July 1st to September 30th. Information is available in 1  Boathouse Bichishausen, Fürstenbergstrasse 2. Tel.: 497383408.

Events

  • Every year on May 1st, the Münsingen Air Sports Club organizes a Oldtimer and steam engine festival
  • On the last weekend in July, the city festival takes place in downtown Münsingen

shop

kitchen

In the districts

nightlife

accommodation

health

  • 2  Albklinik Münsingen, Lautertalstrasse 47.

Practical advice

Public toilets

  • Bachwiesenstrasse, opposite Eiscafe Pinoccio
  • Münsingen station

trips

  • On the former military training area, which is today 14 Swabian Alb biosphere areaSwabian Alb biosphere area in the encyclopedia WikipediaSwabian Alb Biosphere Area in the Wikimedia Commons media directorySwabian Alb Biosphere Area (Q864720) in the Wikidata database you can hike in different ways. There is also today's desert 15 GruornGruorn in the encyclopedia WikipediaGruorn in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGruorn (Q1490514) in the Wikidata databasewhich only contains the former schoolhouse and the Stephanuskirche. There are also numerous observation towers here
  • In the Lautertal, you can leisurely hike along the Große Lauter. You can also visit numerous castle ruins here (see sights)

In the neighborhood

literature

Web links

http://www.muensingen.de - Official website of Münsingen

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