Balingen
Sign in to savethumb|280px|Balingen with Industrial Area Gehrn in the foreground Balingen (; Swabian: Balenga) is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the district of Zollernalbkreis. It is located near the Swabian Jura, approximately 35 km to the south of Tübingen, 35 km northeast of Villingen-Schwenningen, and 70 km south southwest of Stuttgart.
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Balingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and serves as the capital of the Zollernalbkreis district. It is strategically located near the Swabian Jura, roughly 35 kilometers south of Tübingen and 70 kilometers south-southwest of Stuttgart.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Balingen COA.svg
- German place.image_photo
- Balingen Zollernschloss.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Zollernschloss in Balingen
- German place.image_plan
- Balingen in BL.svg
- German place.state
- Baden-Württemberg
- German place.region
- Tübingen
- German place.district
- Zollernalbkreis
- German place.elevation
- 517
- German place.area
- 90.32
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 08417002
- German place.postal_code
- 72301–72336
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- Twin towns – sister cities
- Natural sport
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thumb|280px|Balingen with Industrial Area Gehrn in the foreground Balingen (; Swabian: Balenga) is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the district of Zollernalbkreis. It is located near the Swabian Jura, approximately 35 km to the south of Tübingen, 35 km northeast of Villingen-Schwenningen, and 70 km south southwest of Stuttgart.
Balingen is the second largest town in the Zollernalb district after Albstadt. It is a medium-sized center for the surrounding municipalities and was named a large district town in 1974. The town of Balingen has undergone dynamic development since 1945. The town, officially designated a "Große Kreisstadt" (large district town) since January 1, 1974, has entered into an administrative partnership with the neighboring town of Geislingen.