Geislingen, Zollernalbkreis

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Geislingen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Geislingen
Geislingen, Zollernalbkreis (Germany)
Geislingen, Zollernalbkreis
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Tübingen
District Zollernalbkreis
Town subdivisions 3 Stadtteile
Mayor Günther-Martin Pauli (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 31.95 km² (12.3 sq mi)
Elevation 563 m  (1847 ft)
Population 6,026  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 189 /km² (488 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BL
Postal codes 72349–72351
Area codes 07433 / 07428
Website www.stadt-geislingen.de

Coordinates: 48°17′15″N 08°48′45″E / 48.2875, 8.8125

Geislingen is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 4 km northwest of Balingen. Current population is at around 6,000 people. Geislingen consists of three smaller towns, Geislingen (pop. 4,500), Erlaheim (pop. 500) and Binsdorf (pop. 1,000), all of them growing by about 1% per year. While the area has been constantly settled since the stone age, the first written documentation of Binsdorf dates back to the year 834, Geislingen proper gets a first mention in 1188. The local economy mixes agriculture with services and small-scale industry. Most of Geislingen today has a residential character with many citizens working in the highly industrial areas south of Stuttgart or in nearby Balingen.