Treuchtlingen

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base data
Land of the Federal Republic:	Bavaria
governmental district:	Middle Franconia
circle:	Weissenburg Gunzenhausen
geographical situation:	Coordinates: 48° 57 ' N, 10° 55 ' O 48° 57 ' N, 10° 55 ' O
height:	410 m and. NN
surface:	103 km ²
inhabitants:	13.213 (30. June 2005)
Population density:	128 inhabitants for each km ²
postal zip codes:	91757
preselection:	09142
Kfz characteristics:	WUG
municipality key:	09 5 77 173
city arrangement:	11 local parts and/or. Urban districts
address of the city administration:	Main street 31 91757 Treuchtlingen
Website:	www.treuchtlingen.de
E-Mail address:
Politics
mayor:	Wolfgang gentleman Mr. (CSU)

Treuchtlingen is a city in the southern part of the district Weissenburg Gunzenhausen in Bavaria.

Table of contents 1 Geografie 1,1 geographical situation of 1,2 city arrangement 2 history 3 for the origin of the place name 4 religions and denominations 4,1 the Jewish municipality 5 politics 5,1 town councillor 6 culture and objects of interest of 6,1 buildings 6,2 parks 7 economics and infrastructure 7,1 traffic 8 other 9 Web on the left of

Geografie

geographical situation

of national recognized Erholungsort with cure enterprises of source of welfare (Altmühltherme and Lambertusbad) in the nature park Altmühltal.

city arrangement

• Auernheim
• Bubenheim
• Dietfurt
• Falbenthal
• ditch
• Grönhart
• Gundelsheim
• Hague
• carrots
• upperhay-modern
• shame brook
• carriage-hard
• Unterheumödern
• Wettelsheim
  • oldest place of worship in the place is the March in church at the foot of the Patrichberges. With their renovation 1958 Fresken stepped from the time around 1058 to day. The shrine altar of 1515 is worth seeing.
• Windischhausen
  • 1057 mentions documentary for the first time, when the first church was geweiht. Origin of the place name probably of the race of the Slawen (windisch = slawisch)

history

the locality ranks among the oldest settlements in the Treuchtlinger area. Celts, Romans and Franconias left their cultural traces. The city was mentioned documentary for the first time in the year 899 (when Drutelinga). 1044 became the place as marriage property of Agnes with emperor Heinrich III. mentioned. Around the center 12. Century the first castle, also “, was called established upper Veste”, around the today's castle ruin worries since center of the 70 `it years 20. Century the promotion community castle Treuchtlingen registered association., around the year 1400 Treuchtlingen was raised to the market. In the year 1495 a major fire destroyed the city to a large extent. After death Gottfried Heinrichs count to pasteboard home in the battle of Lützen, 1632, fell Treuchtlingen to the Mark counts von Ansbach, after the secularization, 1809 became it part of the Kingdom of Bavaria. In the year 1869 the first railroad line Treuchtlingen was built - for Gunzenhausen; by the building of railways Treuchtlingen became the railway city. 1898 were lent Treuchtlingen the municipal law.

To 23. February 1945 took place against 11:00 clock an air raid on the station Treuchtlingen. This bomb attack had been already announced before, just like on white castle, days by handbill releases on the part of the USAAF. A company of a decreasing/going back SS - unit forbade to leave the Treuchtlingern however the place in that the straight front holiday-maker course SF 2046 continued. The travelers of the course fled into the platform underpass, which received a direct hit. In the platform underpass 300 humans died, altogether in the station and the environment nearly 600 humans were killed and further 900 hurt. Most of the bomb victims are buried in the memorial place of the military grave registration service at the nail mountain. In the underpass, since a station change 2004 the tracks however in other place under doing ELT, a marble board reminds to the victims.

for the origin of the place name

after an older thesis Treuchtlingen the family name is Truhtilo in the place name. The basic pupils were allowed to learn therefore in former times verse flax: “Of Truhtilo the Alemannen (also Alamannen) Treuchtlingen has its name. “The legend reports that after the Limes - break-through of the Alemannen around 233 n.Chr. alemannische hordes/hurdles at a ford of the Altmühl established themselves. From this later “the village of the Truhtilo “, Truhtiolingen and finally Treuchtlingen became.

This family name is not however anywhere occupied. After Joachim Grzega is to be assumed rather the original unknown name form *truht already early to the word “alliance” and against the word triu “faithfully” was later leaned (such forms of Volksetymologie are also with other place names).

religions and denominations

the Jewish municipality

in Treuchtlingen lived Jews from the Middle Ages to 20. Century (1939). A first mention takes place in connection with pursuit in the plague time 1348/49, by which also the local Jews were affected. The emergence of the modern municipality goes into the time 17. /18. Century back. In the course 18. Century developed in Treuchtlingen one of the most important Jewish municipalities in Bavaria. The number of the Jewish inhabitants reached 1837 with 282 persons (17.7% of altogether 1,590 inhabitants) a high point. Around 1925 still 115 municipality members were counted. Several Jewish associations coined/shaped the municipality life. Numerous handels and industrial concerns with a substantial economic meaning for the city belonged to the Jewish families. By the increasing Entrechtung after 1933 and numerous actions by force and entwürdigende against the Jews of the city spoiled ever more into other cities or emigrated from Germany. With the Novemberpogrom 1938 it came into Treuchtlingen to extremely brutal scenes. The 1730 build and 1819 again built synagog thereby were down-burned. To at the end of Decembers 1938 left all Jewish inhabitants the city with two exceptions. Ten could emigrate still, 62 spoiled within Germany. Many of them were murdered after the Deportationen. Today nearly only the Jewish cemetery reminds of century for a long time Jewish history in the city.

politics

town councillor

the 24 seats of the town councillor distribute themselves as follows:

• CSU of 10 seats
• SPD of 9 seats
• FDP 1 seat
• L.G. of 2 seats
• Treuchtlinger citizen list of 2 seats

(conditions: Local election at the 3.März 2002)

culture and objects of interest

of buildings

• the concluding from that 16. Century; in the former city lock in Treuchtlingen became to 29. May 1594 the later marshal and rider general of the 30-jährigen of war, Gottfried Heinrich count to pasteboard home born. It fell in the battle of Lützen, 1632; on it the quotation from the drama boiling stone is gemünzt by Friedrich of Schiller: “By it recognize `I mean Pappenheimer”. In the city park of Treuchtlingen it was located years 20 to center of the 70 `. Century a replication of a Marterkreuzes to the memory of Gottfried the Heinrich established was.

• the local history museum

is a former Posamenten - factory and is accommodated opposite the former lock. A permanent exhibition over the castle ruin Treuchtlingen, interesting pieces of find with excavations, as well as a view back into celtic history let an attendance appear be worth worth.

• the Lambertus - chapel

been because of the end of the lock quarter, is the oldest Treuchtlinger church a Kleinod, which is worthwhile itself to admiring.

• Mark count church

after the death of the last Pappenheimers Gottfried Heinrich fell the market Treuchtlingen to the Mark counts von Ansbach-- late Ansbach Brandenburg-- those the reformation anhingen. Around 1680 the Mark count von Ansbach the prostestantische church let the close Altmühl establish. The place of worship lights up since 2004 in new gloss…

• War grave place at the nail mountain

here are those approximately 300 dead ones of the bomb attack on the station of Treuchtlingen to 23.02.1945, as well as about. 35oo other pleased soldiers and civilian victims II. World war bestattet.

Altmühltal

is appropriate for park the city and accommodates a Kurpark like also the Altmühltherme in the midst of the nature park.

economics and infrastructure

traffic

Treuchtlingen are because of the federal highway 2.

The city is an important railway knot - however no more for the goods traffic - at the crossing of the distances peppering castle - Treuchtlingen - Ingolstadt - Munich and Nuremberg - Treuchtlingen - Augsburg and belongs to the traffic group region Nuremberg . At the station exactly the same regional courses hold like also individual intertown center - and intertown center express - courses (conditions October 2004).

The airport Nuremberg is approx. 75 km removes; in addition there is a landing strip in Treuchtlingen Bubenheim.

other

in the year 2001 changed the city administration over Treuchtlingen with Heinz Markus Gräsing as a IT-leader as country widely the first city their infrastructure to free software . At this time fell transferred partially still very heavily, since the IT-industry was not prepared for it. Three years later one celebrated to 24. November 2004 with the companies involved the three-year existence of the new infrastructure under the title 1000 days Tux. At this time the first mayor confessed for the first time as one of the largest critics of the city that he would support the step again to do and immediately the migration. From the migration efforts of the city Treuchtlingen and the platform open Government developed from it many co-operation developed, with which further city administrations could be supported with this step.

• To Vienna
• Munich
• Hallein
• Iserlohn
• Swabian resound

Web on the left of

• official Website of city and thermal bath Treuchtlingen
• information for the Jewish history of the city
• “Treuchtlingen - city and castle”
• Treuchtlingen into the Vorreiterolle at free software in the administration