Kirchheim am Ries

Kirchheim am Ries is a municipality in Baden -Württemberg and is part of the Ostalb.

• 2.1 Amalgamations

• 3.1 partnerships

• 4.1 theater
• 4.2 Structures

• 5.1 traffic

• 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical Location

Kirchheim am Ries is on the edge of the eastern Swabian Alb, on the western edge of the Nordlinger Ries in the Geopark Ries, at the foot of Mount Blasi.

Neighboring communities

The municipality is bordered to the north by Unterschneidheim, to the east by Wallerstein in the Bavarian district of Donau -Ries, on the southeast by Riesbürg and to the south and west by the city Bopfingen.

Community structure

At the village of Kirchheim am Ries with the formerly independent communities Benz rooms and Dirgenheim include nine villages, hamlets and farms. For the former municipality Benz rooms feature the village Benz rooms. For the former municipality Dirgenheim the village Dirgenheim and the homestead Kreuthof and dialed villages Stolzenberg and the " include the Burg of the local nobility ," which probably was within Dirgenheims. At the village of Kirchheim am Ries in the area as of December 31, 1971 include the village of Kirchheim am Ries, the hamlet Jagstheim and Easter Wood and the courts Heerhof, lime kiln and mill pond and the disposed villages Goldbach and brick cottage.

History

On the western edge of the village is a alamannisches burial ground. It is after the excavation results 1962-1964 of a large main building and a smaller side cemetery as well as a clearly contrasting nobility burial ground. It 518 graves with at least 570 burials were found. While the dead were buried in the rule in simple earth graves on the main burial ground, were found in Adel Cemetery large wooden chambers. The cemetery was occupied since the mid-6th to the 8th century. Towards the end of the 7th century of separate cemetery was founded, with the majority of these originally ostentatious tombs have been robbed early.

Incorporations

On January 1, 1972, until then independent municipality Benz rooms was incorporated.

On 1 January 1973, until then independent municipality Dirgenheim was added.

Policy

The municipality is a member of the Agreed administrative community of the city Bopfingen.

Partnerships

Kirchheim am Ries maintains partnership relations with the community Solarolo in the Emilia- Romagna region of Italy.

Culture and sights

Theater

• Every two years in the district Dirgenheim Passion Play at St. George church. The next games will be held in 2013.

Structures

• Chapel of St. Martin A standing on his head Roman sacrificial stone serves as the altar.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Through the two places Dirgenheim Benz rooms and the road L 1060, which results from the Bavarian border to Ellwangen runs.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

Viktor von Sandberger, ( born April 10, 1835 the district Benz rooms, † May 12, 1912 in Stuttgart), German theologian and president of the Consistory of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg