Westerheim, Baden-Württemberg

Westerheim

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Westerheim

Coordinates: 48°30′54″N 9°37′25″E / 48.51500°N 9.62361°E / 48.51500; 9.62361Coordinates: 48°30′54″N 9°37′25″E / 48.51500°N 9.62361°E / 48.51500; 9.62361
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Tübingen
District Alb-Donau-Kreis
Government
  Mayor Hartmut Walz
Area
  Total 22.93 km2 (8.85 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 2,888
  Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 72589
Dialling codes 07333
Vehicle registration UL
Website www.westerheim.de

Location

Westerheim is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

It is located at a height of 800 meters on the Swabian Alb, about 30 Kilometers north-west of Ulm.

History

Its origins stretch back to the Middle Ages. The Dukes of Helfenstein introduced the Reformation between 1555 and 1567, but Westerheim reverted to Catholicism. Today its inhabitants are mainly Roman Catholic, though the surrounding villages are Evangelical.

It was badly damaged in April 1945, when German Army units made a stand there. Before leaving they detonated their explosives which were stored in local barns (Stuttgart State Archives).

Economy

Westerheim is a Luftkurort (“fresh-air health resort”). It is a ski resort in the Winter. There is a large camping area nearby.

Sight-seeing

Schertelshöhle

References

Stuttgart State Archives

External links

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