Ansbach
Ansbach
Anschba ( Mainfränkisch) | |
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in the background | |
Urban district | |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2020–26) | Thomas Deffner[1] (CSU) |
Area | |
• Total | 99.92 km2 (38.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 42,221 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 91522 |
Dialling codes | 0981 |
Vehicle registration | AN |
Website | www.ansbach.de |
Ansbach (
Developed in the 8th century as a
The city has connections via autobahn A6 and highways B13 and B14. Ansbach station is on the Nürnberg–Crailsheim and Treuchtlingen–Würzburg railways and is the terminus of line S4 of the Nuremberg S-Bahn.
Name origin
Ansbach was originally called Onoltesbach (about 790 AD), a term composed of three parts.
The individual word elements are "Onold" (the city founder's name), the Suffix "-es" (a possessive ending, like "-'s" in English) and the Old High German expression "pah" or "bach" (for brook). The name of the city has slightly changed throughout the centuries into Onoltespah (837 AD), Onoldesbach (1141 AD), Onoldsbach (1230 AD), Onelspach (1338 AD), Onsbach (1508 AD) and finally Ansbach (1732 AD).[3][4]
It was also formerly known as Anspach.[5]
History
According to folklore, towards the end of the 7th century a group of Franconian peasants and their families went up into the wilderness to found a new settlement. Their leader Onold led them to an area called the "Rezattal" (Rezat valley). This is where they founded the "Urhöfe" (meaning the first farms: Knollenhof, Voggenhof and Rabenhof). Gradually more settlers, such as the "Winden-Tribe" came, and the farms grew into a small village. Many villages around Ansbach were founded by the "Winden" during that period (even today, their settlements can easily identified by their names, like Meinhardswinden, Dautenwinden or Brodswinden). A
The counts of
The
Jewish families were resident in Ansbach from at least the end of the 18th century. They set up a Jewish Cemetery in the Ruglaender Strasse, which was vandalised and razed under the Nazi regime in the
During
On 24 July 2016 a bomb was detonated in a restaurant in the city, killing only the bomber himself and injuring few people. The perpetrator was reported to be a Syrian refugee whose asylum application had been rejected but who had been given exceptional leave to remain until the security situation in Syria returned to a safe condition. Witnesses reported he had tried to enter a nearby music festival but had been turned away, before detonating his device outside a nearby wine bar.[17][18]
Boroughs
- Eyb bei Ansbach, part of Ansbach since 1 October 1970
- Bernhardswinden, part of Ansbach since 1 July 1972
- Brodswinden, part of Ansbach since 1 July 1972
- Claffheim, part of Ansbach since 1 July 1972
- Elpersdorf bei Ansbach, part of Ansbach since 1 July 1972
- Hennenbach, part of Ansbach since 1 July 1972
- Neuses bei Ansbach, part of Ansbach since 1 July 1972
- Schalkhausen, part of Ansbach since 1 July 1972
Lord mayors
- 1877–1905: Ludwig Keller (1839–1911)
- 1905–1919: Ernst Rohmeder
- 1919–1934: Wilhelm Borkholder (1886–1945)
- 1934–1945: Richard Hänel (NSDAP) (1895-date of death unknown)
- 1945: Hans Schregle (1890–1970), (SPD), introduced by the Office of Military Government, United States
- 1945–1950: Ernst Körner (SPD)
- 1950–1952: Friedrich Böhner
- 1952–1957: Karl Burkhardt (CSU)
- 1957–1971: Ludwig Schönecker (CSU)
- 1971–1990: Ernst-Günther Zumach (CSU) (1926–2012)
- 1990–2008: Ralf Felber (SPD)
- 2008-2020: Carda Seidel (independent)
- since May 2020: Thomas Deffner (CSU)
Sights
- Castle of the Margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach
- Museum Retti Palais
- Margrave museum
- Kaspar Hauser Monument
- St. Gumbertus and St. Johannis churches, both 15th century
- Theater Ansbach
- Ansbacher Kammerspiele
- LOFT – projectspace for contemporary art
Climate
Ansbach has a transitional temperate-continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb/Dfb),[19] with a small diurnal air temperature variation between day and night during winter, and with a moderate annual precipitation.
Climate data for Hennenbach, Ansbach (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48.2 (1.90) |
42.3 (1.67) |
45.9 (1.81) |
35.8 (1.41) |
64.1 (2.52) |
65.5 (2.58) |
72.5 (2.85) |
60.8 (2.39) |
47.2 (1.86) |
54.3 (2.14) |
50.5 (1.99) |
54.3 (2.14) |
641.4 (25.26) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 50.9 | 81.1 | 131.8 | 187.1 | 215.8 | 225.7 | 239.2 | 225.5 | 163.6 | 108.9 | 52.1 | 40.8 | 1,722.5 |
Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst[20][21][22] |
Demography
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1840 | 15,789 | — |
1871 | 16,642 | +5.4% |
1900 | 21,877 | +31.5% |
1925 | 26,412 | +20.7% |
1939 | 32,334 | +22.4% |
1950 | 42,443 | +31.3% |
1961 | 41,352 | −2.6% |
1970 | 40,358 | −2.4% |
1987 | 36,970 | −8.4% |
2011 | 39,491 | +6.8% |
2012 | 39,684 | +0.5% |
2013 | 39,839 | +0.4% |
2014 | 40,010 | +0.4% |
2015 | 41,159 | +2.9% |
2016 | 41,532 | +0.9% |
2017 | 41,652 | +0.3% |
2018 | 41,487 | −0.4% |
2019 | 41,798 | +0.7% |
2020 | 41,681 | −0.3% |
2022 | 42,221 | +1.3% |
Source: Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik[23] |
Economy
Around the time of the
Today there is a large density of plastics industry in the city and rural districts around Ansbach.[25]
The city is known for making Peperami pork sausages and jerky.
Transport
Ansbach lies on the
Notable people
Public service
- Elisabeth von Brandenburg-Ansbach(1451–1524), Princess of Brandenburg, by marriage Duchess of Württemberg
- Margrave of Ansbach & Margrave of Kulmbach
- Albert, Duke of Prussia (1490–1568), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order and the first duke of Prussia.[26]
- Margravine Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach(1663–1724), Princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach, by marriage Duchess of Württemberg-Winnental
- Caroline of Ansbach (1683–1737), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, wife of George II of Great Britain.[27]
- Christian Friedrich Carl Alexander (1736–1806), the last Margrave of Ansbach
- Karl Heinrich Ritter von Lang (1764–1835), a historian and statesman, lived mainly in Ansbach.[28]
- Moritz Ritter von Spies (1805–1862), Bavarian Major General and War Minister
- Roman Catholicismand moved to the United States
- Maximilian Wolfgang Duncker (1811–1886), a historian and politician, died in Ansbach.[29]
- Kaspar Hauser (1812–1833), lived in Ansbach from 1830 to 1833, stabbed in the palace gardens
- George H. Brickner (1834–1904), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- Pinchas Kohn (1867–1941), was the last rabbi of Ansbach. He was the rabbinical advisor to the German occupying forces of Poland in the First World War and was also one of the founders of the World Agudath Israel movement
- Theodor Endres (1876-1956), General of the Artillery
- Wilhelm Adam (1893–1978), Colonel General
- Hermann Fegelein (1906–1945), General of the Waffen-SS, was married to the sister of Eva Braun
- Waldemar Fegelein (1912–2000), officer in the Waffen-SS
- Immanuel Jakobovits, Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom
- Walter Brandmüller (born 1929), theologian and historian, president of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
- Manfred Ach (born 1940), politician, from 1994 to 2008 Member of the Bavarian Parliament
Arts & science
- Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566), botanist and physician to margrave Georg Friedrich
- Simon Marius (1573–1625), astronomer lived in Ansbach, he observed Jupiter's moons from the castle's tower, which led to a dispute with the true discoverer, Galileo Galilei
- Georg Ernst Stahl (1659–1734), chemist, physician and metallurgist.[30]
- Matthias Buchinger (1674–1740), a German artist, magician and illustrator, born without hands or legs
- Johann Uz (1720–1796), a German poet.[31]
- Marcus Eliezer Bloch (1723–1799), ichthyologist.[32]
- Georg Christian Oeder (1728–1791), pre-Linnean botanist
- Ludwig von Förster (1792–1863), architect: Ringstrasse, 3 & synagogues in Vienna and Budapest
- August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796-1835), poet.[33]
- Georges Oberhaeuser (1798–1868), optician
- Oskar Freiherr von Redwitz (1823–1891), a poet from nearby Lichtenau.[34]
- Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold (1828–1901), lichenologist and taxonomist
- Wilhelm Hecht (1843–1920), wood engraver and etcher
- Fritz Hommel (1854–1936), orientalist
- Theodor Escherich (1857–1911), pediatrician and bacteriologist
- University of Berlin and the University of Chile. Proposed the Aquatic ape hypothesis
- Herbert Blendinger (1936-2020), violinist and composer
Sport
- Helga Matschkur (born 1943), gymnast, competed in six events at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
- Georg Volkert (1945–2020), footballer, played 410 games in Bundesliga and won 12 caps for West Germany
- Sebastian Preiss(born 1981), handball player
- Dominik Farnbacher (born 1984), racing driver
- Alex King (born 1985), basketball player
- Mario Farnbacher (born 1992), racing driver
- Danilo Dittrich (born 1995), football player
Twin towns – sister cities
- Anglet, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
- Bay City, Michigan, United States
- Fermo, Marche, Italy
- Jingjiang, Jiangsu, China
In popular culture
In the novel The Schirmer Inheritance (1953) by Eric Ambler (1909–1998), Sergeant Franz Schirmer of the Ansbach Dragoons is wounded in the battle of Preussisch-Eylau in 1807. He returns to Ansbach to settle but changes his name as he has been posted as a deserter. The bulk of the novel concerns efforts by an American law firm to trace his descendants to claim an inheritance.
See also
Notes
- ^ Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
- ISBN 978-3-406-59131-0. (in German)
- ^ Heinz Bischof, Wilhelm Sturmfels: Unsere Ortsnamen. Im ABC erklärt nach Herkunft und Bedeutung (eng: "Names of our towns. A Guide to name origins and significance"), Dümmler Verlag, Rastatt 1961, (in German)
- ^ "Anspach-Baireuth" (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ Werner Bürger: Heimatgeschichte der Stadt Ansbach (eng: "The history of Ansbach"), Oldenburg Verlag, Munich 1990, (in German)
- ISBN 9780595373123. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f EB (1878).
- ^ "Montgelas".
- ^ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps.
- ^ "Factsheets : 354 Operations Group (PACAF)". Archived from the original on 2013-01-04.
- ^ "Skylighters, The Web Site of the 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion: USAAF Airfields in the ETO". Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ "AAF Airfields". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06.
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- ^ "Strüth – Der Kinder-Kibbuz von Ansbach – Jüdische DP Lager und Gemeinden in Westdeutschland" (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ A Summary History of the 1st Armored Division
- ^ Tannenberg, Robert (26 July 2016). "Seehofer fordert Überprüfung aller Flüchtlinge". Die Welt – via Welt Online.
- ^ "Ansbach explosion: Syrian asylum seeker blows himself up in Germany". BBC News.
- ^ "Ansbach, Germany Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
- ^ "Lufttemperatur: vieljährige Mittelwerte 1991 - 2020" [Air Temperature: Long-term averages for 1991-2020]. dwd.de (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Niederschlag: vieljährige Mittelwerte 1991 - 2020" [Precipitation: Long-term averages for 1991-2020]. dwd.de (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Sonnenscheindauer: vieljährige Mittelwerte 1991 - 2020" [Sunshine: Long-term averages for 1991-2020]. dwd.de (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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- ^ EB (1911).
- ^ website of the Ansbach economic forum (in German)
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 497. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 380. .
- ^ Hashagen, Justus (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). pp. 171–172. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 671–672. .
- New International Encyclopedia. Vol. XVIII. 1905.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 828–829. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. III (9th ed.). 1878. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 804–805. .
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 972. .
- ^ "Ansbach weltweit". ansbach.de (in German). Ansbach. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
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