Sigmaringen
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Sigmaringen
Mayor	Daniel Rapp
Basic statistics
Area	92.85 km² (36 sq mi)
Elevation	578-794 m  (1,896-2,605 ft)
Population	16,658  (01/01/2005)
- Density	179 /km² (465 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SIG
Postal codes	72481-72488
Area code	07571
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Sigmaringen Castle, circa 1900

Sigmaringen is a city in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg on the upper Danube, formerly Hohenzollern, capital of the Sigmaringen district. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 788 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 779 pixel, file size: 221 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Castle of Sigmaringen, ca. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 788 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 779 pixel, file size: 221 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Castle of Sigmaringen, ca. ... Location Coordinates , , Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE1 Capital Stuttgart Minister-President Günther Oettinger (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  35,752 km² (13,804 sq mi) Population 10,741,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density... This article is about the Danube River. ... The Hohenzollerische Lande, or Hohenzollern for short, is a historical administrative region of Prussia. ... Sigmaringen is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ...

Geography

Sigmaringen lies in the Danube valley, surrounded by wooded hills.

The surrounding towns are on the north, Winterlingen (in the district of Zollernalb) and Veringenstadt, on the east, Bingen, Sigmaringendorf, and Scheer, on the south, Mengen, Krauchenwies, Inzigkofen, and Meßkirch, and on the west, Leibertingen, Beuron, and Stetten am kalten Markt. Winterlingen is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Veringenstadt is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Bingen am Rhein, or Bingen, or Bingen on the Rhine is a modern-day city located at the junction of the rivers Rhine and Nahe in southwestern Germany near the city of Mainz. ... Sigmaringendorf is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Scheer may refer to: Andrew Scheer, Canadian politician August-Wilhelm Scheer, German businessman Christopher Scheer, American journalist, son of Robert Scheer Edda Scheer, Nazi concentration camp guard K. H. Scheer, Germany science fiction writer Mary Scheer, American actress Paul Scheer, American comedian Reinhard Scheer, German naval admiral Robert Scheer, American... Mengen is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Krauchenwies is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Inzigkofen is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Meßkirch is a town in the Sigmaringen district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Leibertingen is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Beuron is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup, as it does not appear to have been written by a native English speaker. ...

History

Sigmaringen was first documented in 1077 and was in the principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen until the mid 1800s, after which it became a province of Prussia. Events January 26 - Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor visits Pope Gregory VII as a penitent, asking him remove sentence of excommunication Robert Curthose instigates his first insurrection against his father, William the Conqueror Seljuk Turks capture Nicaea Süleyman I of Rüm becomes the leader of the Sultanate of... Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is the cadet branch of the senior Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty, less known however than the Franconian branch which became Burgraves of Nuremberg and later ruled Brandenburg, Prussia and ultimately Germany in the centuries to 1918. ... For other uses, see Prussia (disambiguation). ...

On September 7, 1944, following the Allied invasion of France, Henri Philippe Pétain and members of the Vichy government cabinet fled to Germany and established a government in exile at Sigmaringen. Pétain returned to France in April 1945. French writers Céline, Lucien Rebatet and Roland Gaucher, fearing for their lives because of their political and anti-Semitic writings, fled along with the Vichy government to Sigmaringen. Céline's novel D'un château l'autre (English: Castle to Castle) describes the fall of Sigmaringen. is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the independent states that comprised the Allies. ... Philippe Pétain Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain (April 24, 1856 - July 23, 1951), generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain, was a French soldier and leader of Vichy France. ... Motto Travail, famille, patrie French: Unoccupied zone of Vichy France (until November 1942) Capital Vichy Capital-in-exile Sigmaringen (1944-1945) Language(s) French Religion Roman Catholic Government Dictatorship Chief of state  - 1940 — 1944 Philippe Pétain President of the Council  - 1940 — 1942 Philippe Pétain  - 1942 — 1944 Pierre Laval... Seline redirects here. ... Lucien Rebatet (November 15, 1903, Moras-en-Valloire, Drôme—1972, Moras-en-Valloire) was a French author, journalist and intellectual, an exponent of fascism and virulent antisemite. ... Roland Gaucher is the pseudonym of Roland Goguillot, a French far-right journalist born on April 13, 1919. ... Seline redirects here. ... Castle to Castle is the English title of the 1957 Book by Louis-Ferdinand Celine, titled in French Dun Chateau LAutre. ...

Culture

Sigmaringen is renowned for its wonderfully preserved castle.

The Castle of Sigmaringen - Photograph: Roland Nonnenmacher, D-72516 Scheer

The Castle of Sigmaringen - Photograph: Roland Nonnenmacher, D-72516 Scheer

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Notable residents

Sigmaringen was the birthplace of Ferdinand of Romania (1865-1927), King of Romania (1914-1927) and Frederick Miller, founder of the Miller Brewing Company. Ferdinand of Romania Ferdinand or Ferdinand I (August 24, 1865-July 20, 1927) was the king of Romania from October 10, 1914 until his death Born in Sigmaringen in southwestern Germany, Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen became heir to the throne of his childless uncle, King Carol I of Romania... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Frederick Miller (disambiguation). ... Miller Brewing Company is the second largest American beermaker and is based in Milwaukee. ...

It is presently one of the residences of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, the present representative of the house, who will be the Pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of Romania after the death of Michael of Romania, the current Pretender. HH Friedrich Wilhelm, The Prince of Hohenzollern (Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Joseph Maria Manuel Georg Meinrad Fidelis Benedikt Michael Hubert von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) (Born 3 February 1924) is the head of the house of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. ... This article is about pretender as applied to a monarchy. ... King Michael and Queen Anne King Michael (Romanian Mihai) of Romania (born October 25, 1921) was the son of King Carol II and reigned from July 20, 1927 to June 8, 1930, and again from September 6, 1940 until December 30, 1947. ... This article is about pretender as applied to a monarchy. ...

See also

• Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
• Schloss Sigmaringen

Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is the cadet branch of the senior Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty, less known however than the Franconian branch which became Burgraves of Nuremberg and later ruled Brandenburg, Prussia and ultimately Germany in the centuries to 1918. ... Sigmaringen Castle (German: Schloss Sigmaringen) Situated in the region of the Swabian Alb (German: Schwäbische Alb) is a plateau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany). ...

External links

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