Holzgerlingen

Sister cities

• Neuenhof
• Jílové u Prahy
• Crystal Lake
• Niesky

History

The history of the settlement goes back to Neolithic times, and it is thought that the city was founded by Celts sometime in the period between 550 BC and 50 BC. Sometime around 100 AD, the Romans conquered the area around the city, although they were in turn overthrown by Alemannic tribes in the vicinity of 300 AD. In Germany, because many cities are extremely old and dating is inexact, a city's official history is considered to begin at the first time it is mentioned in writing. Holzgerlingen was first mentioned in the year 1007 in a history written by the Bishop of Bamberg during the reign of Henry II of the Holy Roman Empire. The city was in the possession of the Palatinate of Tübingen from approximately 1100 until 1348, when the city was sold to the state of Württemberg. The city was deeply affected by the German Peasants' War, a popular revolt which took place in 1525. The Protestant Reformation reached the city in 1534, and the city has remained Lutheran ever since. In 1735, during the War of the Polish Succession, Russian troops were quartered in the city as they marched on France. Just eight years later, in 1743, the city was used to quarter troops for Franz Freiherr von der Trenck during the War of the Austrian Succession. In 1812 fifteen people from Holzgerlingen joined the troops of Napoleon for his war against Russia so their families would be guaranteed safety, but never returned. The first post office was constructed in 1865, and in 1907, the city was connected to the electric power grid. In 1945, during World War II, French troops burned down the city hall. It was rebuilt in 1950. The city obtained home-rule rights from the German government in 1993.

Geography

Holzgerlingen, with its population of around 14,600, lies in a clearing in the Schönbuch, a large forest in the state of Baden-Württemberg and it is located between the Black Forest and the Swabian Jura. It is south of the city of Böblingen. The old city center lies about above mean sea level on a watershed. The source of the Aich River is located in the southeast of Holzgerlingen, the Aich is flowing east and feeding the Neckar River at Nürtingen. The source of the Würm River is located west of the city on administrative area of Altdorf, the Würm is flowing westwards merging with the Nagold River and Enz River in Pforzheim. Holzgerlingen, like many cities in southern Germany, and the Schönbuch region particularly, possess a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Throughout the year, minimal temperatures range from between during the night in January and February, the coldest months of the year, to between during July and August afternoons. The wettest month of the year is November, when frequent storm systems blowing in off of both the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. During November, of precipitation falls, mostly as rain. Snow does fall in the region, but because daytime temperatures even in Winter are frequently above , long-lasting snow cover is unusual. The driest month of the year is September, when only of precipitation occurs. In a normal year, precipitation totals .

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,566
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,120
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,890
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,747
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,647
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,643
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,622
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,485

Most recent

• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 4 — 2022-07-09
  2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany
• M 4.1 — 2021-06-26
  2 km SE of Hœrdt, France
• 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