Walkertshofen

Walkertshofen is a municipality in the Swabian district of Augsburg and a member of the administrative community perennials based in Langenneufnach.

  • 3.1 municipal
  • 4.1 monuments

History

Walkertshofen was in the year 775 - Other sources speak of 784 - first mentioned in the context of a donation. A man named Helmker bequeathed in this gift of his possessions in singing Bach, Ried at Indian village and just Walkertshofen the church. Between 937 and 957 of the venerated as a saint Bishop Lampert exchanged the Freising owned in Walkertshofen to a noble named Papo. From 1099 a local noble family ' de Waltgershoven " is detected, the possessed in the Middle Ages a paved raised hide in the place where today only a Postal recalls. The cathedral chapter of Augsburg acquired late 14th century first goods in the village and was the sole landlord since 1492. Since the Imperial Diet of 1803 the place belonged to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in the Kingdom of Bavaria was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.

Incorporations

On 1 April 1971 parts of the territory of the dissolved municipality Habertsweiler were incorporated.

History of the districts

Ebrach

Ebrach was formerly Schlierbach. Output of the 19th century, the name Ebrach was brought into use.

Gumpenweiler

Detected first documented in the 12th century is Gumpenweiler. The name has its origins in personal names Gumpo. Gumpenweiler was formerly Günzenweiler and belonged to St. Moritz in Augsburg. According to legend, a castle with jurisdiction shall have been in place.

Hölden

The name Hölden means a location which is on the heap. 1546 the place is also mentioned as heaps with two houses. 1603 he is part of the Fugger share Langenneufnach. In 1700 he came to the monastery by exchange Oberschönenfeld.

Oberrothan

1316 Oberrothan is mentioned as part of Seyfriedsberg. Oberrothan, Habertsweiler and Bucherhof made ​​to the local government reform in 1972, the municipality Habertsweiler.

Repented

The name probably comes from deforestation. Built in 1863 a Firmus Metzler the farmstead.

Schweizerhof

Schweizerhof is first mentioned in 1481.

Structure

The municipality Walkertshofen next Walkertshofen even includes the districts Ebrach, Gumpenweiler, Hölden, Oberrothan, Reute and Schweizerhof.

Policy

Parish council

At the council elections on 2 March 2008 was only one nomination, which included only three candidates filed. The turnout was 67.5 %. The choice was as follows:

Another member and chairman of the municipal council is the mayor. To mayoral election 2008, no nomination was present.

Attractions

Monuments

List of monuments in Walkertshofen

Traffic

The breakpoint Walkertshofen located on the Staudenbahn of Gessertshausen after market forest. The route is currently operating only from individual special trains.

High Middle Ages Fortification Stauden Railway Adelsried Allmannshofen Aystetten Bonstetten, Bavaria Diedorf Ehingen, Swabia Ellgau Emersacker Fischach Gablingen Gersthofen Graben, Bavaria Heretsried Hiltenfingen Klosterlechfeld Meitingen Mickhausen Oberottmarshausen Stadtbergen Untermeitingen Wehringen Westendorf (Schmutter)
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