Dotternhausen | |
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 Dotternhausen town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Dotternhausen within Zollernalbkreis district  | |
  Dotternhausen  Dotternhausen | |
| Coordinates:48°13′41″N08°47′34″E / 48.22806°N 8.79278°E /48.22806; 8.79278 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Zollernalbkreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–28) | Marion Maier[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.00 km2 (3.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 666 m (2,185 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,830 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 72359 |
| Dialling codes | 07427 |
| Vehicle registration | BL |
| Website | www |
Dotternhausen is a municipality in theZollernalbkreis district, inBaden-Württemberg,Germany.
Dotternhausen became a possession of theKingdom of Württemberg in 1805 and was assigned toOberamt Balingen [de]. In 1810, it was reassigned toOberamt Spaichingen [de] and then toOberamt Rottweil [de] in 1842. That district was dissolved in 1938, so Dotternhausen was again reassigned, this time to the newly createdLandkreis Balingen [de]. Dotternhausen began period of steady growth afterWorld War II, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1973, whenBaden-Württemberg reorganized its administrative geography [de], and Dotternhausen was assigned to the newdistrict of Zollernalb.[3]
The municipality (Gemeinde) of Dotternhausen covers 10 square kilometers (3.9 sq mi) of theZollernalb district ofBaden-Württemberg, one of the 16States of theFederal Republic of Germany. It is physically located along the edge of theSwabian Jura, with the town of Dotternhausen at the foot of thePlettenberg. The primary watercourses in the municipal area are theSchlichem, which forms its southern border, and theKatzenbach, which flows into theEyach nearBalingen. Elevation above sea level in the municipality ranges from a low of 579 meters (1,900 ft)Normalnull (NN) to a high of 1,002 meters (3,287 ft) NN at the top of the Plettenberg.[3]
A portion of the Federally-protectedPlettenkeller [de]nature reserve is located in Dotternhausen's municipal area.[3]
Dotternhausen'scoat of arms displays astag inyellow, posed and facing left, over afield ofblue. This pattern was used by the Lords ofDotternhausen Castle [de], but the blue-yellowtincture was an addition by the municipal government. The coat of arms was approved by theReichsstatthalter of Württemberg on 20 December 1938.[3]
Dotternhausen is connected toGermany's network of Federal highways byBundesstraße 27. Local rail traffic is made up entirely of freight trains.[3]
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