Leibertingen

History

In historic documents Leibertingen was mentioned in the year 1275 for the first time; Altheim however already in the year 768, and Kreenheinstetten in 793.

Geography

Leibertingen is located 600 to 850 meters above sea level directly over the Danube valley in the Heuberg region, a plateau at the southern bound corner of the Swabian Jura, with a distance of 22 km to Sigmaringen and 24 km to Tuttlingen and belongs to the Naturpark Obere Donau. Of the total area of around 4720 hectares (as of Dec. 31 2010), 2127 hectare are forest, 2328 hectare are farmland and 257 hectares consist of residential and circulation areas. The so-called "Dreiländereck" (Eng. border triangle) is located underneath the nearby Wildenstein mountain. This is where Württemberg (Irndorf parish), Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Beuron parish) and Baden (Leibertingen parish) come together.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  526
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  456
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  449
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  425
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  418
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  416
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  348
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  336

Most recent

• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 4 — 2022-07-09
  2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany
• M 3.6 — 2013-07-20
  3 km ESE of Andwil, Switzerland
• M 4.5 — 2009-01-04
  3 km S of Wildhaus, Switzerland
• M 3.1 — 2008-12-25
  3 km NNW of Saulgau, Germany