Treuchtlingen
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Town Hall | ||
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Treuchtlingen | ||
Location of Treuchtlingen within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district | ||
Coordinates: 48°57′19″N 10°54′34″E / 48.95528°N 10.90944°ECoordinates: 48°57′19″N 10°54′34″E / 48.95528°N 10.90944°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Bavaria | |
Admin. region | Mittelfranken | |
District | Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Werner Baum junior (SPD) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 103.00 km2 (39.77 sq mi) | |
Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 12,576 | |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 91757 | |
Dialling codes | 09142 | |
Vehicle registration | WUG | |
Website | Official website |
Treuchtlingen is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 12,000.
History
The spot where the town is situated was first settled by Celts, Romans and Franks. The town proper was founded in 793, during the reign of Charlemagne, and it was first mentioned in 899, as Drutelinga. In the 12th century the castle was erected. In 1495 Treuchtlingen was burnt down. In 1869 the train station was opened.[2] During "Operation Clarion" Treuchtlingen was bombed and nearly 600 people were killed.
Geography
Location
Treuchtlingen is situated on the river Altmühl, 9 km southwest of Weißenburg in Bayern, and 45 km northeast of Donauwörth.
Subdivisions
In addition to the town itself, the municipality of Treuchtlingen today includes 53 hamlets and villages. The municipal territory is divided into 12 Ortsteile (including the town) and several hamlets:
Arms | Ortsteil | Localities included |
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Treuchtlingen | Eulenhof, Gstadt, Heunischhof, Kästleinsmühle, Metzenhof, Möhrenberg, Sägmühle, Schertnershof, Schmarrmühle, Siebeneichhöfe, Ziegelhütte | |
Auernheim | Freihardt, Hagenhof, Schlittenhart, Wieshof | |
Bubenheim | none | |
Dietfurt | Bergnershof | |
Graben | none | |
Grönhart | Hagenau, Naßwiesen, Neuheim | |
Gundelsheim | none | |
Haag | Dickmühle, Hürth, Mattenmühle, Neufang, Rutzenhof, Schürmühle, Steinbruch | |
Möhren | Eichhof, Fuchsmühle, Spielhof | |
Schambach | Bonhof, Kohlmühle, Lehnleinsmühle, Obere Papiermühle, Untere Papiermühle, Weinbergshof | |
Wettelsheim | Dornmühle, Falbenthal, Kellerhaus, Ziegelmühle, Zollmühle | |
Windischhausen | Oberheumödern, Unterheumödern |
Government
Town twinning
Treuchtlingen is twinned with:
Photogallery
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Town centre at Ringstraße
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Town centre at Luitpoldstraße
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Castle of Treuchtlingen (Obere Veste)
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Ruins of the castle
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Old watermill in western suburb
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Wood near Obere Veste
Notable people
- Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim (1594-1632), field marshal of the Holy Roman Emperor
- Albert Stöckl (1823-1895), priest and theologian
- Elkan Naumburg (1835-1924), German-American banker, philanthropist and musicologist
- Ludwig Fels (b. 1946), writer
Bibliography
- Daniel Burger/Birgit Friedel: Burgen und Schlösser in Mittelfranken; ars vivendi verlag: Cadolzburg 2003; S. 125-128; ISBN 3-89716-379-9.
- Werner Somplatzki: Kirchen in Altmühlfranken; (Reihe Gelbe Taschenbuch-Führer); wek-Verlag: Treuchtlingen 1990; ISBN 978-3-924828-34-9; hier: S. 70-73 u. 76-85.
- Walter E. Keller: Treuchtlingen; (Reihe Gelbe Taschenbuch-Führer); wek-Verlag: Treuchtlingen/Berlin 2006; ISBN 978-3-934145-31-3.
- Walter E. Keller (Hrsg.): Das Dorf Schambach; wek-Verlag: Treuchtlingen 2002; ISBN 978-3-934145-15-3.
- Gotthard Kießling: Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen. (Denkmäler in Bayern, V 70/1); Munich 2000; ISBN 3-87490-581-0.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Treuchtlingen. |
- (German) Treuchtlingen official website
- (German) History of Treuchtlingen's coat of arms at HdBG
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