Ehingen, Swabia
Ehingen is a municipality in the Swabian district of Augsburg and a member of the administrative community north village.
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Geography
Geographical Location
The community Ehingen is located about 30 kilometers north of Augsburg, in a tributary of the Schmutter, surrounded by foothills of the Swabian- Bavarian plateau.
Districts
The municipality consists of the main town and parish of Ehingen and the village Ortlfingen.
History
Ehingen was the seat of a local noble family, the lords of Ehingen, which were the largest landlords in today's municipal area in the 13th and 14th centuries. Ludwig the Bavarian transferred in 1315 by Heinrich Bockberg the patronage of the church. The Lehnsrechte remained in the Wittelsbach family until 1392 came to the monastery Benediktbeuren. Since the Imperial Diet of 1803 the place belonged to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, was born with the congregation of 1818, the current community.
Incorporations
On May 1, 1978, the previously independent community Ortlfingen was incorporated.
Policy
Parish council
After the last municipal election on March 2, 2008, the council has twelve members, all belonging to a faction Impartial electoral groups. The turnout was 61.7 %. Another member and chairman of the municipal council is the mayor.
Coat of arms
Coat of arms description of the escutcheon of 1962: " Argent, a rising blue Unicorn, topped with a golden slant Links bar. "