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Merklingen, consisting of the main town and the hamlet Widderstall, remained an independent municipality with its own administration.
Air
The climate is: dry summers, fog in autumn, cold winters.
History
In 861, we find the first mention of Merklingen as Marchelingen in a document of the monastery of Wiesensteig.
Since 1482 the place belonged to the territory of the Free imperial city of Ulm. Merklingen came in 1810 to the Kingdom of Württemberg and was allocated to Oberamt Blaubeuren, which became in 1938 the district of Ulm.
•On 27 September 2009 Sven Kneipp was elected as the new mayor.
Council
The council of Merklingen has 10 members. The council consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council.
Economy and Infrastructure
Merklingen has a commercial infrastructure with numerous medium-sized companies as well as local retailers.
Transportation
Until 1985 Merklingen was connected with the narrow gauge railway Amstetten- Laichingen to the Fils Valley Railway from Stuttgart to Ulm. At the national road network Merklingen is connected with the Bundesautobahn 8.
Educational institutions
In Merklingen itself is a primary school. In the neighboring village of Nellingen a high school is established, Realschule and Gymnasium can be visited in Laichingen.
Buildings
Solar Test Widderstall (Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg)
Renovated community hall with cultural and community facilities
New sports and multipurpose hall
New riding hall of the Riding and Driving Association Merklingen (2005).
Merklingen church
Teams
In addition to the biggest club in Merklingen, the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, still exist other clubs. The Turnverein 1862 Merklingen has a considerable number of members. Other clubs are, for example, the Musikverein Merklingen, the Riding and Driving Club, the church music, the horticultural association and the glee club.
