Geislingen, Zollernalbkreis

Geislingen
Coat of arms of Geislingen Coat of arms
Geislingen
Location of Geislingen within Zollernalbkreis district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Zollernalbkreis
Government
• Mayor	Oliver Schmid (non-Party)
Area
• Total	31.95 km2 (12.34 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	5,961
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	72349–72351
Dialling codes	07433 / 07428
Vehicle registration	BL/HCH
Website	www.stadt-geislingen.de

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.