Illerkirchberg

Coordinates: 48°19′16″N 10°1′12″E / 48.32111°N 10.02000°E / 48.32111; 10.02000
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Illerkirchberg
Coat of arms of Illerkirchberg
Location of Illerkirchberg within Alb-Donau-Kreis district
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Illerkirchberg is located in Germany
Illerkirchberg
Illerkirchberg
Illerkirchberg is located in Baden-Württemberg
Illerkirchberg
Illerkirchberg
Coordinates: 48°19′16″N 10°1′12″E / 48.32111°N 10.02000°E / 48.32111; 10.02000
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictAlb-Donau-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–28) Markus Häußler[1]
Area
 • Total11.45 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Highest elevation
510 m (1,670 ft)
Lowest elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,989
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
89171
Dialling codes07346
Vehicle registrationUL
Websitewww.illerkirchberg.de

Illerkirchberg is a town in the district of

Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany
.

Unterkirchberg (Lower Kirchberg) had a Roman castrum built around 40 AD as part of the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes to secure the street along the south shore of the Danube.

Oberkirchberg (Upper Kirchberg) was mentioned in 1087 as seat of the counts of Kirchberg who extinguished in 1519. By then, the county had already been sold to Bavaria and then to Austria. It was finally sold by Emperor Maximilian I. to

Fugger family in 1767; its architect was Franz Anton Bagnato. The castle remained the seat of the Kirchberg branch of the family. Today it is owned by countess Maria-Elisabeth von Thun und Hohenstein
, née countess Fugger zu Kirchberg und Weißenhorn.

The county became again part of Bavaria between 1805 and 1810 when it was sold to the Kingdom of Württemberg. Today it is part of Baden-Württemberg, located on the Bavarian border.

  • Kirchberg on the Iller in 1555
    Kirchberg on the Iller in 1555
  • Upper Kirchberg Castle
    Upper Kirchberg Castle

References

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
  2. Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg
    . June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Häberlein 2006, p. 188
  4. ^ Pölnitz 1999, p. 112