Salach

History

In 1806, Salach, previously a possession of the Lordship of Staufeneck, was mediatized to the Kingdom of Württemberg. The town was assigned to , then connected to the growing system of railways in Europe in 1847 by the Fils Valley Railway. Oberamt Göppingen was reorganized in 1938 as Landkreis Göppingen, under whose jurisdiction Salach remained. The town began a period of urban growth after World War II, adding new areas to its northern and southern extremities.

Geography

The municipality (Gemeinde) of Salach is found in the district of Göppingen, in Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany. Salach is physically located in the Fils river valley, in and of the Swabian Jura. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of Normalnull (NN) to a low of NN.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  926
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  857
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  853
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  709
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  682
• Stinking Hellebore

  Helleborus foetidus L. · Magnoliopsida
  636
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  618
• Zoropsid spider

  Zoropsis spinimana (Dufour, 1820) · Arachnida
  601

Most recent

• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 4 — 2022-07-09
  2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany
• 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 2.7 — 2008-07-09
  1 km WSW of Dußlingen, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2008-07-03
  2 km W of Dußlingen, Germany