# Unlingen

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**Unlingen** (ˈʊnlɪŋən) is a municipality in the district of [Biberach](/source/Biberach_(district)) in [Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg) in [Germany](/source/Germany).

## Geography

Unlingen lies in southwestern Germany, between the Upper Swabian mountain known as the [Bussen](/source/Bussen) and the river [Danube](/source/Danube).

Unlingen contains the districts of Dietelhofen, Göffingen, Möhringen and Uigendorf.

## Political history

The first recorded mention of Unlingen occurred in 1163. In 1291 Unlingen fell to the House of [Habsburg](/source/Habsburg), and eventually became a part of [Further Austria](/source/Further_Austria). At the end of the 14th century, the Steward of [Waldburg](/source/House_of_Waldburg) held large portions of the town. In 1525, 2,000 farmers gathered in Unlingen as it became one of the starting points of the [German Peasants' War](/source/German_Peasants'_War). During the [Thirty Years' War](/source/Thirty_Years'_War), Unlingen was destroyed by both Imperial and Swedish troops. In 1635, plague killed a large part of the population.

In 1806, during the [Napoleonic Wars](/source/Napoleonic_Wars), Unlingen became a part of the [Kingdom of Württemberg](/source/Kingdom_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg) and was assigned to the jurisdiction of [Riedlingen](/source/Riedlingen). With the district reform of 1938, the town became part of the county of [Saulgau](/source/Saulgau), then in 1973 was added to the district of [Biberach](/source/Biberach_(district)).

## Religious history

By 1269 a church stood in Unlingen. In 1414 the Franciscan monastery *Maria Heimsuchung* was founded.

## Notable residents

[German](/source/Germany) [striker](/source/Striker_(association_football)) [Mario Gomez](/source/Mario_Gomez) grew up in Unlingen.

## References

1. [Bürgermeisterwahl Unlingen 2021](https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-unlingen-2021/), Staatsanzeiger.

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