Königsbrunn

Königsbrunn

Coat of arms
Königsbrunn
Location of Königsbrunn within Augsburg district
Coordinates: 48°16′8″N 10°53′27″E / 48.26889°N 10.89083°E / 48.26889; 10.89083Coordinates: 48°16′8″N 10°53′27″E / 48.26889°N 10.89083°E / 48.26889; 10.89083
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Schwaben
District Augsburg
Government
 • Mayor Franz Feigl (CSU)
Area
 • Total 18.40 km2 (7.10 sq mi)
Elevation 516 m (1,693 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 27,850
 • Density 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 86343
Dialling codes 08231
Vehicle registration A
Website www.koenigsbrunn.de

Königsbrunn (Swabian: Kenigsbrunn[2]) is the largest town in the district of Augsburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Lech, approx. 10 km south of Augsburg.

History

Königsbrunn is one of the youngest settlements in Bavaria. It became an independent commune in 1842 and obtained the municipal law 125 years later, in 1967. In 1688 the bishop built a custom house at the crossroad of Via Claudia, which is called the "Neuhaus" (meaning new house). It is the oldest building of the young city.

Politics

The local elections of 2014 produced the following result:[3]

Königsbrunn town hall
Königsbrunn church St. Ulrich

Mayors since 1900

1900–1911: Johannes Wahl
1912–1924: Jakob Pfitzenmaier
1935–1945: Jakob Schreijak
1945: Hermann Herget
1945–1948: Xaver Salvamoser
1948–1984: Fritz Wohlfarth
1984–1996: Adam Metzner (CSU)
1996–2014: Ludwig Fröhlich
since 2014: Franz Feigl (born 1970) (CSU)

Public safety

Police

The responsible police station for Königsbrunn is the police station of Bobingen.

Rescue service

To Königsbrunn the ambulance comes from Bobingen, Haunstetten or Mering, normally.

Fire brigade

The fire station of the volunteer fire brigade of Königsbrunn is located at St.-Johannes-Straße 42 in Königsbrunn. Here a Löschzug (platoon for fire fighting) and a Rüstzug (platoon for technical help, e.g. road accidents) are stationed. There is no fixed area of responsibility. The public-safety answering point (PSAP) of Augsburg is responsible for alerting the fire brigade. The PSAP is always alerting the closest rescue vehicle to an emergency. Administrative borders like counties etc. do not matter here. The area of operation is about Königbrunn itself including the 4 lane B17 and for support the towns around.

Attractions

  • Mercateum, the worlds biggest globe to rely on a historical map
  • Mithräum

Personalities

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). September 2018.
  2. ↑ Königsbrunn
  3. ↑ "Stadt Koenigsbrunn - 1. Bürgermeister und Stadträte - resultierend aus dem Wahlergebnis". Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
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