- Geisingen
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen Geisingen.png
lat_deg = 47 |lat_min = 55 |lat_sec = 20
lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 38 |lon_sec = 47
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Freiburg
Landkreis = Tuttlingen
Höhe = 667
Fläche = 73.74
Einwohner = 6112
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 78187
Vorwahl = 07704
Kfz = TUT
Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 3 27 018
Straße = Hauptstraße 36
Website = [http://www.geisingen.de/ www.geisingen.de]
Bürgermeister = Walter HengstlerGeisingen is a town in the district of Tuttlingen, in
Baden-Württemberg ,Germany . It is situated on theDanube , 13 km southwest ofTuttlingen , and 21 km southeast ofVillingen-Schwenningen .History
Geisingen is referenced (spelled variously as 'Chisincs' and 'Gisinga') in deeds dated in the years 724 and 829 recorded in the monastery of
St. Gallen , Switzerland, and as such is attested as one of he oldest towns in the region [August Vetter "Geisingen: Eine Stadtgründung der Edelfreien von Wartenburg" ©1964 Südkurier GmBH Konstanz] .Geography
The town is on the right (here, the northern) bank of the
Danube at the eastern edge of a plateau known as the Baar. Where the valley of the Danube leads out of town to the east, the altitude is 2162 feet. From the peak of the Wartenberg, a conical hill (altitude: 2756 feet) which overlooks the town from the west, one can on a clear day catch a glimpse of the Swiss alps. [based on the author's visit and climb of the Wartenberg [
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