Birenbach

History

As a result of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, the properties of the abbeys of and Oberhof were seized by the Duchy of Württemberg. In 1806, all aristocratic properties in the area of Birenbach were mediatized to the now Kingdom of Württemberg. Birenbach was part of the municipality of Börtlingen until 1823, when it was made its own independent municipality and assigned to . This district was reorganized in 1938 as Landkreis Göppingen.

Geography

The municipality (Gemeinde) of Birenbach is situated in the district of Göppingen, in Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany. Birenbach is located around the base of the Hohenstaufen, in the of the Swabian Jura, though a small portion of the municipal area lies in the Schurwald and Welzheim Forest to the west. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of Normalnull (NN) in the north to a low of NN on the Krettenbach, in the south.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,043
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,530
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,487
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,349
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,819
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,415
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,409
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,397

Most recent

• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 4 — 2022-07-09
  2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany
• M 3.1 — 2008-12-25
  3 km NNW of Saulgau, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2008-12-12
  2 km ESE of Nehren, Germany
• M 2.7 — 2008-07-09
  1 km WSW of Dußlingen, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2008-07-03
  2 km W of Dußlingen, Germany