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Drackenstein | |
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Location of Drackenstein within Göppingen district  | |
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| Coordinates:48°33′25″N9°40′43″E / 48.55694°N 9.67861°E /48.55694; 9.67861 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Göppingen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2019–27) | Roland Lang[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 729 m (2,392 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 479 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 73345 |
| Dialling codes | 07335 |
| Vehicle registration | GP |
Drackenstein is a municipality in the district ofGöppingen inBaden-Württemberg in southernGermany.
Drackenstein is located on the slope between the Gosbach valley and the plateau of theSwabian Jura, about 25 km away from the district townGöppingen. On the plateau of the Swabian Jura, (karst mountains), in earlier times water was a precious commodity. Therefore, there was in Unterdrackenstein aHydraulic ram, that pumped water to Oberdrackenstein. By connecting to theLake Constance water supply in the 20th century these problems belong to the past.At the oppositeDrackensteiner Hang theBundesautobahn 8 runs towardsStuttgart. There was the dragon hole, a cavity, which was filled in during the construction of the motorway.[3] It is believed that the name of the community goes back to a legend of the dragon hole.
The municipality borders onBad Ditzenbach, in the southeast onMerklingen, in the southwest onHohenstadt and in the west on the townWiesensteig and the municipalityMühlhausen im Täle. Merklingen belongs to Alb-Donau-district, all others to Göppingen district.
The municipality includes the village Oberdrackenstein, the hamlet Unterdrackenstein and the homestead Kölleshof.[4]
Drackenstein was first documented in a chronicle of theZwiefalten Abbey from the year 1137.See also: Castle Drackenstein
The inhabitants of the community development 1837-2010.
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