Harburg, Bavaria
Harburg (Schwaben ) is a town in the Swabian district of Donau -Ries.
The town in the valley of the Wörnitz lies on the Romantic Road between Nördlingen and Donauwörth.
- 4.1 The coat of arms of Harburg
- 4.2 Town twinning
- 5.1 Castle Harburg
- 5.2 gates
- 5.3 monuments
- 6.1 traffic
- 6.2 company
Name
Harburg consists of two words: " Har " and " Castle ". Old records speak of Harburc, Horeburch and Horburc. In Old High German is called " horo " swamp or bog. Harburg is therefore a castle above the swamp.
Districts
Districts are: Brennhof, Brünsee, Bühlhof, Ebermergen, Egermühle, Großsorheim, Harburg, Harthof, Heroldingen, Hoppingen, Katzenstein, Kratzhof, Listhof, Marbach, Moors, Möggingen Mündling, Upper rice mill, Olachmühle, Ronheim, Salchhof, Schrattenhofen, Sonderhof, Spielberg and Lower rice mill.
History
The town of Harburg came only through the mediatization 1806 the Kingdom of Bavaria. It belonged until then long time to evangelical Oettingen- Oettingen line of the Principality of Oettingen and therefore has to this day a Protestant majority on.
Incorporations
The former municipalities Brünsee and Mündling were incorporated on 1 July 1971. Ronheim was added on July 1, 1972. Hoppingen was incorporated on January 1, 1974. Ebermergen and Großsorheim followed on 1 January 1976. The series of incorporations was completed with the inclusion of Heroldingen and Moors on 1 May 1978.
Policy
The City Council consists of 20 members:
- CSU 7 seats
- SPD 4 seats
- PWG / BG / FDP 4 seats
- Wählergemeinschaft Mündling 2 seats
- Group of voters Moors 2 seats
- Young citizens 1 seat
The coat of arms of Harburg
The coat of arms of Harburg 's an uncrowned, rotbewehrter, black eagle on a golden background. Even a first time in 1290 AD attested seal shows the eagle as an indication of the early character of the place as imperial.
Twinning
Harburg maintains a partnership with the French community Gouville -sur -Mer in Normandy.
Culture and sights
Castle Harburg
Above the town of Harburg is the eponymous castle Harburg, an extensive medieval layout of the 11th/12th. Century. The state of the 18th century is preserved in essential parts. The castle is owned by the princely house Wallerstein.
City gates
Harburg had already in 1500 five wooden gates: the Brucktor ( at the bridge ), the Egelseetor (leading to Egelsee ), the Nördlinger gate or depth gate that Vesttor ( leading to the fortress or castle ) and the Griestor or Donauwörther Gate. To ensure that no unwanted person, such as thieves, robbers, beggars and highwaymen were able to come to the city, the gates were closed every night. A city wall was largely unnecessary because the city walls of the house was almost entirely enclosed.
Between 1861 and 1863 all the gates were - officially due to decay to high maintenance costs and health risks for the residents - demolished. Meanwhile, however, it is known that they simply no longer liked the people. At the former sites of the gates plaques are mounted today.
Monuments
→ List of monuments in Harburg (Schwaben )
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
In Hoppingen, Harburg and Ebermergen trains stop reams of web Aalen- Donauwörth. Mündling is on the railway line between Nuremberg and Augsburg. By car Harburg can be reached via the federal highway 25, which passes under a tunnel near Harburg Harburg. Harburg is centrally located in the district of Donau -Ries and is connected to the other main towns in the district of state roads. About the bike path in Romantic Road Harburg can also be reached for cyclists. Numerous other biking trails intersect and to Harburg. In the long trails Harburg is the end of Franconia way and stop on the pilgrimage route Bavarian- Swabian St. James.
Business
The headquarters of the Group Märker impressed with its high lime kilns and other production equipment, the view from the southeast. In addition to the Märker group exist primarily smaller craft. Stores are gradually disappearing from the cityscape.