Heidenheim, Bavaria

Coordinates: 49°1′N 10°45′E / 49.017°N 10.750°E / 49.017; 10.750
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Heidenheim
Municipality
Coat of arms of Heidenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Heidenheim within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district
GunzenhausenAbsbergAlesheimMuhr am SeeBergenBurgsalachDittenheimEttenstattHaundorfHeidenheimHöttingenLangenaltheimMarkt BerolzheimMeinheimNennslingenPappenheimPfofeldPolsingenSolnhofenTheilenhofenTreuchtlingenWeißenburg in BayernWestheimRaitenbuchPleinfeldGnotzheimEllingenDonau-RiesRoth (district)Ansbach (district)Eichstätt (district)
Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Susanne Feller[1]
Area
 • Total52.29 km2 (20.19 sq mi)
Elevation
529 m (1,736 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,619
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91719
Dialling codes09833
Vehicle registrationWUG
WebsiteMarkt Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm

Heidenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪdn̩ˌhaɪm] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany.

Heidenheim is an old German market town, which resides in the

Middle Franconia in the middle of Bavaria. It belongs to the rural district called Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
. It is the administrative center of the local region called Hahnenkamm.

Geography

Heidenheim is located in the administration region West Middle Franconia (Westmittelfranken). Following local subdistricts belong to Heidenheim: Degersheim, Hechlingen am See, Hohentrüdingen.

History

Heidenheim was first mentioned in the year 742. During that time the

Hohenzollern). After that, Heidenheim belonged to the Margrave of Ansbach. Due to the Reformation
, the monastery was closed in 1537. Since then Heidenheim is mostly Lutheran. In 1792 Prussia bought principality of Ansbach and henceforth Heidenheim. As part of Ansbach Heidenheim was transferred back to Bavaria due to the contract of Paris (February 1806) to Bavaria.

See also

References

  1. Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik
    , 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
  3. ^ Proksch, Nikola (1997). "The Anglo-Saxon Missionaries on the Continent". Monks of England: The Benedictines in England from Augustine to the Present Day. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. pp. 37–54.

External links

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