Lichtenstein, Baden-Württemberg
municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Lichtenstein (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪçtn̩ʃtaɪn] ) is a municipality in the Tübingen administrative region in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies at the foot of the Swabian Jura (plateau).
History
The municipality of Lichtenstein was created on 1 January 1975 by the merger of Honau, Holzelfingen and Unterhausen (which had in 1930 merged with Oberhausen). By the agreement made before this merger, Unterhausen changed its name to Lichtenstein, after the famous Lichtenstein Castle above the town. The towns of the municipality expanded substantially from 1975 to 1990 thanks to tourism. Lichtenstein expanded the most, first purchasing an old industrial site in 1979 to turn it into a new town center.
Geography
The municipality (Gemeinde) of Lichtenstein covers 34.24 square kilometres (13.22 mi2) of the Reutlingen district, in the state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is physically located in the middle of the Swabian Jura, on the edge of the Middle Kuppenalb in the valley of the river Echaz. Elevation above sea level ranges from 466 meters (1,529 ft) to 836 meters (2,743 ft) Normalnull.
The Greuthau, Hohenäcker-Imenberg, and Wonhalde-Spielberg Federally-protected nature reserves (Naturschutzgebiet) are located within the municipality.
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