Treuchtlingen

Treuchtlingen
Town Hall

Coat of arms
Treuchtlingen
Location of Treuchtlingen within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district
Coordinates: 48°57′19″N 10°54′34″E / 48.95528°N 10.90944°E / 48.95528; 10.90944Coordinates: 48°57′19″N 10°54′34″E / 48.95528°N 10.90944°E / 48.95528; 10.90944
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)
Elevation 412 m (1,352 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 12,911
 • Density 130/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]

In World War II, 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.

Since it is located on the European Watershed between Rhine and Danube, the municipal territory is the site of the remains of Fossa Carolina, an early Medieval attempt to bridge the watershed.

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
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

Mayors

  • Friedrich Grahl, 1894–1907
  • Jacob Aurnhammer, 1888-1894 and 1907-1909
  • Ludwig Staudinger, 1909–1912
  • Karl Kraft, 1912–1918
  • Emil Otto Sommer, 1918–1933
  • Andreas Güntner, 1933–1945
  • Friedrich Korn, 1946–1956
  • Hans Döbler, 1956–1984
  • Wolfgang Herrmann (CSU), 1984–2008
  • Werner Baum jun. (SPD), since May 1, 2008

Transportation

Treuchtlingen is the initial point of the Treuchtlingen-Würzburg railway.

Town twinning

Treuchtlingen is twinned with:

Photogallery

Notable people

Gottfried Heinrich von Pappenheim
Albert Stöckl 1896

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

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). September 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.treuchtlingen.de/Unsere-Stadt.459.0.html
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