Leibertingen

Geschichte

Leibertingen is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.GeographyGeographical locationLeibertingen 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 hectare (as of Dec. 31 2010), 2127 hectare are forest, 2328 hectare are farmland and 257 hectare consist of residential and circulation areas. 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.MunicipalityLeibertingen forms the name-giving municipality with the adjoining villages of Altheim, Kreenheinstetten and Thalheim.AdministrationLeibertingen forms with the neighboring towns of Sauldorf and Meßkirch an association of its municipal administration.