Ittlingen

History

From 1355, Ittlingen was a possession of the . Their rule ended in 1806, when the Gemmingens' properties were mediatized to the Grand Duchy of Baden. Ittlingen was assigned on 22 June 1807 to , the only such district in Baden. On 24 July 1813, Ittlingen was assigned to the district of Eppingen. Following the abolition of that district on 1 April 1924, the town was assigned to the district of Sinsheim, which was reorganized on 25 June 1939 as . Ittlingen expanded after World War II to its west. On 31 December 1972, Sinsheim's district was dissolved and Ittlingen was placed under the jurisdiction of Heilbronn.

Geography

The municipality (Gemeinde) of Ittlingen covers of the district of Heilbronn, in German state of Baden-Württemberg. Ittlingen lies along the northwest edge of Heilbronn's district, on its border with the Rhine-Neckar district to the north. The municipal area is physically located in the Kraichgau, specifically in the valley of the river Elsenz, which flows through the municipality from south to north. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of Normalnull (NN) on the Lochberg, to the west, to a low of NN at the municipal border with Sinsheim.

Most-observed species

• Zoropsid spider

  Zoropsis spinimana (Dufour, 1820) · Arachnida
  1,831
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,689
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,679
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,674
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,626
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,341
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,332
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,327

Most recent

• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 4 — 2022-07-09
  2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany
• M 3.6 — 2014-05-17
  2 km ESE of Pfungstadt, 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