Leibertingen

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Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Leibertingen within Sigmaringen district

(2021–29) Stephan Frickinger^[1]Area

• Total47.20 km² (18.22 sq mi)Elevation

806 m (2,644 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total2,169 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

88637

Dialling codes07466Vehicle registrationSIGWebsitewww.leibertingen.de

Leibertingen is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Geography

Geographical location

Leibertingen is located 600 to 850 meters above sea level directly over the Danube valley in the Heuberg region, a plateau at the southern bound corner of the Swabian Jura, with a distance of 22 km to Sigmaringen and 24 km to Tuttlingen and belongs to the Naturpark Obere Donau. Of the total area of around 4720 hectares (as of Dec. 31 2010^[3]), 2127 hectare are forest, 2328 hectare are farmland and 257 hectares consist of residential and circulation areas.^[4] The so-called "Dreiländereck" (Eng. border triangle) is located underneath the nearby Wildenstein mountain. This is where Württemberg (Irndorf parish), Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Beuron parish) and Baden (Leibertingen parish) come together.

Municipality

Leibertingen forms the name-giving municipality with the adjoining villages of Altheim, Kreenheinstetten and Thalheim.

Villages	Inhabitants (2008)	Area
Leibertingen (main locality)	681	1729 ha
Altheim	250	456 ha
Kreenheinstetten	651	1588 ha
Thalheim	666	947 ha

Administration

Leibertingen forms with the neighboring towns of Sauldorf and Meßkirch an association of its municipal administration.

History

In historic documents Leibertingen was mentioned in the year 1275 for the first time; Altheim however already in the year 768, and Kreenheinstetten in 793.

Demographics

Population development:^[5]

Year	Inhabitants
1990	2,036
2001	2,230
2011	2,187
2021	2,144

Economy

Transport

Architecture, people and yearly events

Historical buildings

Burg Wildenstein

Notable people

Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644–1709) born at Kreenheinstetten

Yearly events

The "Wildensteiner Jahrmarkt"

Sport

Leibertingen harbors a gliding airfield, where during the year various events take place.

References

^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 September 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
^ Angaben nach Auskunft aus dem Vorzimmer des Bürgermeisters der Gemeinde Leibertingen, vom 12. Januar 2011.
^ http://www.leibertingen.de/ Homepage der Gemeinde
^ "Leibertingen (Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland) - Einwohnerzahlen, Grafiken, Karte, Lage, Wetter und Web-Informationen". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-06-19.

Christoph Schmider & Edwin Ernst Weber: Kommunale und kirchliche Archivpflege im ländlichen Raum: Geschichte, Probleme und Perspektiven am Beispiel des Gemeinde- und Pfarrarchivs Kreenheinstetten. Heimatkundliche Schriftenreihe des Landkreises Sigmaringen, Band 5. Saulgau: Gebr. Edel & Co., 1997. ISBN 3-931634-01-9.