Altheim (Alb)

Altheim ( Alb) is a municipality in the Alb - Donau district north of Ulm in Baden- Württemberg.

The independent municipality Altheim (Alb ) with their part places Zahringen and Söglingen with Märkleshöfe, as well as the hamlets Dangelhof and birch farms owned by the Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Langenau with headquarters in Langenau.

  • 3.1 Mayor
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 Education
  • 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town
  • 5.2 those associated with Altheim

Geography

Geographical location

Altheim situated on a level Altheimer mentioned plateau in the northeast of the Swabian Alb.

Neighboring communities

The municipality is bordered to the north by Gerstetten in Heidenheim district, on the east by Ball village, to the south and Börslingen Neenstetten and to the west by Weidenstetten and Amstetten.

Structure

The municipality consists of the villages adjacent to the nucleus Altheim Zahringen, Söglingen, as well as the hamlets Märkleshöfe, birch yards and Dangelhof.

History

The field of Altheimer level was settled very early; Celts, Romans, Alemanni and Franks have left their mark. Altheim was first documented in 1225. At this time the village belonged to the monastery Elchingen. 1385 Altheim came into possession of the imperial city of Ulm, where it remained until it became part of Württemberg in 1802. see also Castle Zahringen

Policy

Mayor

The mayor is elected for a term of eight years.

Coat of arms

The procedure laid down in 1931 Altheimer coat of arms shows in shared plate split up the front in red a dreilatzige silver (white ) flag with golden ( yellow ) fringes, the back of black and silver ( white) divided down in green with a silver (white ) bugle (mouthpiece right) with gold ( yellow ) fittings and golden (yellow ) fetter.

The flag is the coat of arms of the Counts of Berg, who sold the belonging to the reign Albeck village in 1385 with a church set jointure and Zehntrechten to the imperial city of Ulm. The split of black and silver box of municipal coat of arms is reminiscent of the latter, while the bugle should point out that has been the rich urban office building in Altheim of 1700 at the seat of Ulm Senior Forest Master.

Economy and infrastructure

Education

In Altheim is a single-compartment Werkrealschule which is also attended by students from the surrounding communities.

Kindergartens are the evangelical church.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Konrad Dietrich Hassler (1803-1873), deputy in the National Assembly in Frankfurt

Those associated with Altheim

  • Vincent Erath (1906-1976), narrator and author, lived and wrote from 1945 to 1963 in Altheim
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