Editing Sigmaringen (section)

==Geography==
Surrounded by wooded hills Sigmaringen lies in the Danube valley, south of the [[Swabian Alps]] and around 40&nbsp;km north of [[Lake Constance]].

The surrounding towns are [[Winterlingen]] (in the district of Zollernalb) and [[Veringenstadt]] in the north, [[Bingen, Baden-Württemberg|Bingen]], [[Sigmaringendorf]], and [[Scheer, Germany|Scheer]] in the east, [[Mengen, Germany|Mengen]], [[Krauchenwies]], [[Inzigkofen]], and [[Meßkirch]] in the south, and [[Leibertingen]], [[Beuron]], and [[Stetten am kalten Markt]] in the west.
The town is made up of the following districts: Sigmaringen town center, [[Gutenstein (Sigmaringen)|Gutenstein]], [[Jungnau]], Laiz, Oberschmeien, and Unterschmeien.

===Climate===
Sigmaringen's climate is classified as [[Humid continental climate|humid continental]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dfb''; [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]]: ''Dclo'').
{{Weather box
|location = Sigmaringen (1991-2020)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan mean C =-0.7
| Feb mean C =-0.1
| Mar mean C =3.6
| Apr mean C =7.7
| May mean C =12.1
| Jun mean C =15.5
| Jul mean C =17.3
| Aug mean C =16.9
| Sep mean C =12.6
| Oct mean C =8.2
| Nov mean C =3.3
| Dec mean C =0.3
| year mean C =

| Jan precipitation mm =49.1
| Feb precipitation mm =40.8
| Mar precipitation mm =47.0
| Apr precipitation mm =52.6
| May precipitation mm =88.8
| Jun precipitation mm =91.6
| Jul precipitation mm =99.7
| Aug precipitation mm =83.5
| Sep precipitation mm =57.5
| Oct precipitation mm =56.9
| Nov precipitation mm =51.6
| Dec precipitation mm =59.6
| year precipitation mm =

|Jan sun = 62.6
|Feb sun = 89.2
|Mar sun = 140.7
|Apr sun = 178.2
|May sun = 200.2
|Jun sun = 217.6
|Jul sun = 235.6
|Aug sun = 222
|Sep sun = 165.8
|Oct sun = 112.2
|Nov sun = 66.1
|Dec sun = 53.2
|year sun = 
|source 1 = ''[[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (Precipitation at Laiz) ''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lufttemperatur: vieljährige Mittelwerte 1991 - 2020 |url=https://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/klimadatendeutschland/mittelwerte/temp_9120_SV_html.html?view=nasPublication&nn=771428 |website=dwd.de |publisher=Deutscher Wetterdienst |access-date=23 February 2024 |no-pp=y |language=German |trans-title=Air Temperature: Long-term averages for 1991-2020 |archive-date=1 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601102553/https://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/klimadatendeutschland/mittelwerte/temp_9120_SV_html.html?view=nasPublication&nn=771428 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/klimadatendeutschland/mittelwerte/nieder_9120_SV_html.html?view=nasPublication&nn=771428 |title=Niederschlag: vieljährige Mittelwerte 1991 - 2020 |access-date=23 February 2024 |website=dwd.de |publisher=Deutscher Wetterdienst |no-pp=y |language=German |trans-title=Precipitation: Long-term averages for 1991-2020 |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711071242/https://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/klimadatendeutschland/mittelwerte/nieder_9120_SV_html.html?view=nasPublication&nn=771428 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/klimadatendeutschland/mittelwerte/sonne_9120_SV_html.html?view=nasPublication&nn=771428 |title=Sonnenscheindauer: vieljährige Mittelwerte 1991 - 2020 |website=dwd.de |publisher=Deutscher Wetterdienst |access-date=23 February 2024 |no-pp=y |language=German |trans-title=Sunshine: Long-term averages for 1991-2020 }}</ref>
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