Rangendingen

History

The Abbey of Saint Gall gained possession of Rangendingen around 800 AD. In the 16th century, the town became a possession of the Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, which was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850. Berlin assigned Rangendingen to , which was reorganized in 1925 as . Rangendingen grew dramatically after World War II, primarily through industrial and residential construction. Until the mid-1960s, the town expanded in all directions but primarily to the west and south. The dissolved the district of Hechingen, and Rangendingen was assigned to the newly created Zollernalb district. Another wave of construction began in the 1970s, beginning with the reconstruction of the town center, and lasted into the 1990s.

Geography

The municipality (Gemeinde) of Rangendingen is located in the Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It lies along the border with Tübingen district. Rangendingen is physically located on the Starzel in the region. Portions of the municipal area also lie in the and by extension by the of the Swabian Jura. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of Normalnull (NN) at the top of the Hohwacht to a low of NN on the Starzel. Portions of the Federally-protected and nature reserves are located in the municipal area.

Most-observed species

• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,484
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,482
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,357
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,123
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,777
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,674
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,664
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,544

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 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