Geisingen

History

Geisingen is referenced (spelled variously as 'Chisincs' and 'Gisinga') in deeds dated in the years 724 and 829 recorded in the monastery of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and as such is attested as one of the oldest towns in the region.

Geography

The town is on the left (here, the northern) bank of the Danube at the eastern edge of a plateau known as the Baar. Where the valley of the Danube leads out of town to the east, the altitude is 2162 feet. From the peak of the Wartenberg, a conical hill (altitude: 2756 feet) which overlooks the town from the west, one can on a clear day catch a glimpse of the Swiss alps.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,203
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,145
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,086
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  979
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  912
• Marbled White

  Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
  902
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  831
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  786

Most recent

• M 4.2 — 2026-04-26
  4 km NNW of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 3.9 — 2022-09-10
  1 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
• M 4 — 2022-07-09
  2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany