Süßen

Sister cities

• Törökbálint

History

Süßen was first mentioned with the name of Siezun in the Lorsch codex in 1071. Großsüßen (Greater Süßen) was at first in the possession of the count of Helfenstein, who, in 1382 pledged it to the city of Ulm. Kleinsüßen (Smaller Süßen), though, was in the hands of the family Pappenheim. They inherited the land from the landlords of Bubenhofen. In the Mediatization in 1802, Großsüßen was given to Bavaria, but in 1810, the lands were given back, in an exchange contract to Württemberg. Kleinsüßen, though, was never Bavarian land. After the exchange, both places, Groß- and Kleinsüßen, were assigned under the Head Office of Geislingen. With the opening of the Fils Valley Railway and Süßen station in 1847, Kleinsüßen was connected to the public transportation. In 1933, the two townships, Großsüßen and Kleinsüßen, were unified and the settlement Süßen was formed. The war reform in 1938 assigned the town to the region of Göppingen. On July 1, 1996, Süßen obtained the title of town.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  915
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  853
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  834
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  710
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  697
• Stinking Hellebore

  Helleborus foetidus L. · Magnoliopsida
  615
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  611
• Zoropsid spider

  Zoropsis spinimana (Dufour, 1820) · Arachnida
  580

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