Gammertingen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡamɐtɪŋən] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 18 km north of Sigmaringen.

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Gammertingen
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Gammertingen within Sigmaringen district
Gammertingen Show map of Germany Gammertingen Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°14′58″N 9°13′3″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Sigmaringen
Government
• Mayor (2015–23)	Holger Jerg[1]
Area
• Total	52.97 km2 (20.45 sq mi)
Elevation	662 m (2,172 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	6,318
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	72497–72501
Dialling codes	07574
Vehicle registration	SIG
Website	www.gammertingen.de

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The well-known Helmet of Gammertingen and other rich grave goods from a number of burial grounds provide the information of an early settlement in the time of the Merovingian dynasty.^[3] Gammertingen was first mentioned in 1101 in a document of the Kloster Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen. Gammertingen was first mentioned in 1311 as a city.^[4] During the time of the Hohenzollern and later Prussian times, Gammertingen was the seat of Oberamt, district court, forestry department and land registry.

During the Nazi era, a Reichsarbeitsdienst camp for females was located in Gammertingen.^[5]

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Coat of arms	District	Inhabitants	Surface area
	Gammertingen (main locality)	5.000	1.769 ha
	Bronnen	> 500	?
	Feldhausen	ca. 400	991 ha
	Harthausen	~ 250	671 ha
	Kettenacker	ca. 300	1.084 ha
	Mariaberg	> 500	?

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• John O. Henes (1852–1923), American businessman and philanthropist