Wemding

Wemding
Coat of arms
Wemding
Location of Wemding within Donau-Ries district
Coordinates: 48°52′N 10°43′E / 48.867°N 10.717°ECoordinates: 48°52′N 10°43′E / 48.867°N 10.717°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Donau-Ries
Government
• Mayor	Dr. Martin Drexler (CSU)
Area
• Total	31.69 km^2 (12.24 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,811
• Density	180/km^2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	86650
Dialling codes	09092
Vehicle registration	DON
Website	www.wemding.de

Wemding is a municipality in the Donau-Ries district of Bavaria, Germany. Wemding is situated on the edge of the Ries meteorite crater in the Geopark Ries.

Wemding is the location of the Zeitpyramide (Time pyramid), a public art work begun in 1993 and scheduled to be completed in 3183.^[2]

Notable people

• Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566), born in Wemding, physician and botanist. The botanical genus Fuchsia is named in his honour.
• Veit Amerbach, also Vitus Amerpachius, (1503–1557), born in Wemding, was a theologian, scholar and humanist.
• Luitgard Im (1930–1997), born and died in Wemding, theater and film actress.

References

1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2013.
2. Conception, the official Zeitpyramide website, accessed: 14 December 2010