Dinkelscherben
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Dinkelscherben is a market in the Swabian district of Augsburg.
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 monuments
Geography
Geographical Location
The village is located about 25 kilometers west of Augsburg amidst the nature park Augsburg Western Woods. The municipality is located, except for small border areas in the landscape of Reischenau.
Districts
- Anried with the place Engert Mayrhofen
- Breitenbronn with the hamlet Holzara
- Dinkelscherben with the location of Au
- Ettelried
- Mite Hausen with the Mühlengut Elmischwang
- Green Baindt
- Häder with the places Schempach and Neuhäder
- Lindachstraße
- Upper Schöneberg with the places Saulach and Stadel and the hamlets Reischenau and Siefenwang
- Ried with the hamlet Kühbach
Neighboring communities
Zusmarshausen in the north, Horgau in the northeast, Kutzenhausen in the east, Ustersbach and Fischach in the south, unincorporated community Schmellerforst and Ziemetshausen ( Günzburg ) in the southwest and Burtenbach ( Günzburg ) in the west.
History
Dinkelscherben began in the 11th century in a forest clearing. First mentioned was the place 1162nd From the 15th century to its secularization in 1803 the site was owned by the cathedral chapter of Augsburg, the place came to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in the Kingdom of Bavaria was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.
1862 to 1929 belonged to the district office Dinkelscherben Zusmarshausen and from 1929 to the district office of Augsburg, which was then called from 1939 as the district of Augsburg.
On 31 July 1928, the railway accident Dinkelscherben, a collision between two trains, caused by a turnout and signal interference occurred. It came 23 [note 1] people lost their lives.
During the municipal reorganization in Bavaria on 1 July 1972, the municipality Anried On January 1, 1977 was added Ettelried. On May 1, 1978 followed Breitenbronn, mite Hausen, Green Baindt, Häder, Lindachstraße, Upper Schöneberg and Ried.
Policy
Mayor since 1996, Peter Baumeister (independent).
Distribution of seats in the 20-member council market ( as at 7 February 2012):
- CSU: 10 seats
- CDU: 5 seats
- SPD: 5 seats
Coat of arms
The coat of arms description reads: Split of red and silver, topped with a green floral pieces, grow out of the three golden spelled straws.
Attractions
The site is dominated by the Catholic parish church of St. Anna. It was built in 1507 and 1580 supplemented by a tower. In the 18th century the entire building was in Baroque style. Also worth seeing is the castle chapel, which was obtained as a single building of the castle Zusameck today.
Monuments
Traffic
With the opening of hops Augsburg- Dinkelscherben September 26, 1853, and Dinkelscherben - Burgau on May 1, 1854 Dinkelscherben received over the thus resulting railway Augsburg- Ulm, which was part of the Bavarian Maximilian web, connection to the railway network. In addition, the local railway Dinkelscherben - Thannhausen was opened on December 15, 1894, connecting the communities Thannhausen and Ziemetshausen with the main line. Because of falling passenger numbers, passenger services were set on the branch line on 24 September 1966. The mid-1990s also declined volume of goods so that the freight set 31 January 2000 and the track was dismantled then.
Today, the three-track station Dinkelscherben is operated by the Fugger Express, which runs every hour as each regional express from Ulm to Munich and as a regional train from Dinkelscherben to Munich, so that a half hour is in the direction of Munich.