Setzingen

Setzingen
Setzingen
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Setzingen within Alb-Donau-Kreis district
	Location of Setzingen
	Setzingen Setzingen
	Coordinates: 48°32′17″N 10°7′51″E / 48.53806°N 10.13083°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Alb-Donau-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2021–29)	Johannes Knippfeld
Area
• Total	8.42 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Elevation	501 m (1,644 ft)
Population (2024-12-31)
• Total	752
• Density	89.3/km2 (231/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	89129
Dialling codes	07345
Vehicle registration	UL
Website	www.setzingen.de

Setzingen (German pronunciation: [ˈzɛtsɪŋən]) is a village in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography

Setzingen is located on the southern slope of the Swabian Jura on the outskirts of the Lone valley, about 5 kilometers north of Langenau and 20 kilometers northeast of Ulm.

Neighboring communities

The municipality borders to the Hausen district of the city Herbrechtingen, to the Heidenheim district, to the east to Öllingen, on the south by Nerenstetten and on the west by Ballendorf.

History

Setzingen is mentioned the first time in 1143 as the monastery Anhausen an der Brenz.

Religions

In Setzingen since the 12th century, there is a church. Since the reformation, the place is evangelical.

Military

In the forest area "Ballhart" northwest of Setzingen the Bundeswehr operates an ammunition dump. On the site there is also a radio tower (55 m high) in reinforced concrete. (coordinates: 48 ° 33 '27 "N, 10 ° 6' 33" O).

Buildings

The Bartholomew church in the center is worth seeing. The baptismal bell from the 14th century and the wooden baptismal font from 1762 are also worth seeing.