Ebersbach an der Fils

Sister cities

• Bourg-lès-Valence
• Ebersbach-Neugersdorf

History

Ebersbach an der Fils was first mentioned in 1170. In 1299, it became a possession of the County of Württemberg, which already owned property nearby. Throughout the Middle Ages, Ebersbach was under the jurisdiction of the city of Göppingen. Under the Kingdom of Württemberg, Göppingen's district was reorganized as , which became Landkreis Göppingen, its contemporary incarnation, in 1938. Ebersbach developed considerably after World War II, first spreading to the west of the city. The city expanded eastward, northeastward, and then westward in the 1980s. Ebersbach grew politically in the 1970s with the incorporation of the municipalities of Roßwälden in 1972 and Bünzwangen and Weiler ob der Fils in 1975. Bünzwangen became a possession of the Duchy of Württemberg in 1568 and from then on was assigned to the district of Göppingen. During the Protestant Reformation, Roßwälden became increasingly dependent upon Württemberg as it controlled more and more property nearby until it was annexed by the Duchy. Roßwälden was assigned to the district of Kirchheim unter Teck until 1938, when it was reassigned to the district of Göppingen. Weiler was a borough of Roßwälden until 1905 and was thus assigned to until 1938, when it too was assigned to Göppingen's district.

Geography

The city (Stadt) of Ebersbach an der Fils lies on the western edge of the district of Göppingen, along its border with the district of Esslingen am Neckar. Ebersbach is physically located between the Schurwald and Welzheim Forest to the north, and the to the south, on the river Fils. The Fils flows through the municipality from east to west. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of Normalnull (NN) to a low of NN.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,393
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,084
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,013
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,663
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,382
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,321
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,268
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,105

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 2.8 — 2008-11-25
  1 km S of Steinmauern, Germany
• M 2.7 — 2008-07-09
  1 km WSW of Dußlingen, Germany