Balingen

Balingen
Zollernschloss in Balingen
Zollernschloss in Balingen
Coat of arms of Balingen
Location of Balingen within Zollernalbkreis district
Sigmaringen (district)Tuttlingen (district)Rottweil (district)Freudenstadt (district)Tübingen (district)Reutlingen (district)AlbstadtBalingenBisingenBitzBurladingenDautmergenDormettingenDotternhausenGeislingenGrosselfingenHaigerlochHausen am TannHechingenJungingenMeßstettenNusplingenObernheimRangendingenRatshausenRosenfeldSchömbergStraßbergWeilen unter den RinnenWinterlingenZimmern unter der Burg
Balingen is located in Germany
Balingen
Balingen
Balingen is located in Baden-Württemberg
Balingen
Balingen
Coordinates: 48°16′23″N 08°51′02″E / 48.27306°N 8.85056°E / 48.27306; 8.85056
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictZollernalbkreis
Government
 • Mayor (2023–31) Dirk Abel[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total90.34 km2 (34.88 sq mi)
Elevation
517 m (1,696 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total34,945
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
72301–72336
Dialling codes07433
Vehicle registrationBL
Websitewww.balingen.de
Balingen with Industrial Area Gehrn in the foreground

Balingen (German pronunciation: [ˈbaːlɪŋən] ; Swabian: Balenga) is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the district of Zollernalbkreis. It is located near the Swabian Jura, approx. 35 km to the south of Tübingen, 35 km northeast of Villingen-Schwenningen, and 70 km south southwest of Stuttgart.

It is home to the Bizerba and Ideal companies.

  1. ^ Oberbürgermeisterwahl Balingen 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "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.