Elchingen

Elchingen is a municipality in the Swabian district of Neu-Ulm.

• 2.1 Amalgamations
• 2.2 Population development

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 Attractions
• 4.2 monuments
• 4.3 Sport
• 4.4 Regular events

• 5.1 traffic
• 5.2 energy

• 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical location

The community is located about seven kilometers east of Ulm / Neu- Ulm on the Danube in central Bavaria.

Community structure

The three districts are:

History

1294 sold Konrad von Plochingen Elchingen (today Unterelchingen ) at the Cistercian monastery of Salem, in the possession of ( sub) Elchingen remained until the secularization in 1802. ( Sub) Elchingen thus never belonged to the monastery ( Upper) Elchingen. The kingdom 1803 Upper, Unterelchingen and Thalfingen came to Bavaria. Even before that, on August 29, 1802 Bavarian troops had occupied the area around Ulm.

The foundation of the monastery Oberelchinger is dated to the beginning of the 12th century. During a fire in 1395 all authentic documents have been destroyed, and so could not even Weihdatum from August 15, 1128 to be proved. After the founder's will Benedictine attracted a.

Elchingen is best known for the Battle of Elchingen under the third coalition war: On October 14, 1805 Napoleon's troops defeated under the command of Marshal Ney an Austrian army, which ushered in the defeat of the Austrian army. The day after the siege of Ulm, where Karl Mack of Leiberich finally had to capitulate began. Marshal Ney was given in 1806 by Napoleon the newly created title Duc d' Elchingen awarded. The name is due to its Elchingen on the inside of the Arc de Triomphe ( Arch of Triumph) located in Paris.

For the region of the Napoleonic victory meant an end to the domination of Austria and the free imperial city of Ulm and subsequently an area reorganization of Württemberg and Bavaria.

Incorporations

The church today Elchingen was created as part of local government reform in Bavaria on May 1, 1978 with the merger of Thalfingen, Oberelchingen and Unterelchingen.

Population Development

Policy

Parish council

The council has 20 members from Elchingen, plus the mayor.

(As at municipal election on March 16, 2014)

Coat of arms

The community Elchingen leads no crest.

Coat of arms of districts

Thalfingen

Unterelchingen

Culture and sights

Attractions

• The Catholic Church of St. Lawrence in the center of Thalfingen.
• North of Thalfingen is the truck stop Seligweiler. This has a special feature: The Great dining extends half on Bavarian, half on Baden-Württemberg page, which is illustrated by a boundary line, which also runs through a few tables. This attracts many tourists every year who wanted to sit in Bavaria have always wanted, while their soup is in Baden- Württemberg.
• The monastery Oberelchingen with the former abbey church of St. Peter and Paul.

Monuments

Sports

In the hamlet of Thalfingen is a multi-purpose hall, which was completed renovated in 2005. In the hamlet of Unterelchingen is the Brühl hall in which basketball games have already been played on league level. Of particular note here are the derbies of the SV Oberelchingen with the basketball team of SSV Ulm 1846, which at that time under the motto were " hunting sparrows on the Danube". In addition to the above two halls are also located in each sport and training courses, as well as a further training course in Oberelchingen. In addition, look for skateboard hangover plants located close to the two sports halls, in Unterelchingen even with a halfpipe. In the hamlet of Oberelchingen is the swimming hall of the local secondary school, which is partially open to public audience. Tennis playing in Elchingen the TCE. In Thalfingen lie between rail and floodplain five clay courts and tennis home. The TC Elchingen was the first organization that was founded after the amalgamation of the three communities as an association of the greater community and now has around 300 members. The KSV Unterelchingen is represented by its Ringer department in the Württemberg league and with the second team in the district league Württemberg.

Regular events

Once a year the valley finger Village Festival. The Protestant church organized an annual community festival in Thalfingen, the Catholic church, the parish celebration. The traditional, widely known across the region, " Narrabaumstella " Swabian- Alemannic carnival a custom that takes place every year in Oberelchingen and attracts hundreds Hästräger in the streets of Upper Elchingens. Furthermore, takes place every year on the first weekend in July, the beyond the boundaries of the municipality Elchingen known Seenachtsfest the fishing club Elchingen instead.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Elchingen located at the motorway junction Ulm / Elchingen the Federal Highway 8 to the Federal Highway 7 to the exit " Oberelchingen ".

Elchingen is on the railway line Ulm - Aalen, the so-called Brenz Railway.

It is the composite rate of the Danube -Iller - transport network ( DING ).

Energy

At the end of 2005, a wind power plant was built to contribute to the energy supply of the region near the community part Thalfingen. This wind turbine is a prototype whose blades are four feet longer than the standard model. 2008, a biogas plant was put into operation.

In Oberelchingen there is a Danube barrage.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Katrin Albsteiger, (born 20 November 1983), CSU politician
• Johann Michael Keller Claudius, ( born December 29, 1800 † April 3, 1865 ), composer and church musician
• Reinhold Hucker, (* November 15, 1949 ), Ringer