Weiltingen

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Weiltingen is a market in the district of Ansbach, Middle Franconia. It is a member of the administrative community Wilburgstetten.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 2.2 Population development
  • 3.1 Market council
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 traffic
  • 4.2 Long distance routes
  • 4.3 Public bodies
  • 4.4 Education
  • 5.1 Museums
  • 5.2 Structures
  • 5.3 monuments
  • 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Geographical location

Weiltingen is located on the Wörnitz near Hessel Dinkelsbühl near the mountain, with 689 m the highest mountain of Middle Franconia. Neighboring municipalities are (from north clockwise beginning ): Wittelshofen, Gerolfingen, Wassertruedingen, Fremdingen and Wilburgstetten.

Community structure

Weiltingen consists of nine districts:

  • Bosacker
  • Frankenhofen
  • Hahnberg
  • Upper blade
  • Ruffenhofen
  • Lower blade
  • Veit Weiler
  • Weiltingen
  • Wörnitzhofen

History

Near the town of Dinkelsbühl the market Weiltingen, once the seat of a collateral line of the House of Württemberg lies. Besides Weiltingen itself belonged to rule the hamlet hamlet Veit and Wolfsbühl and some of the villages Frankenhofen and Greiselbach. In the 17th century the rule was issued to the Lords of Knöringen as a fief. When this family became extinct in the male line in 1616, the fief was home to Duke Johann Friedrich of Württemberg. With his brothers joined the reigning duke in 1617 the " Prince Fraternal comparison " in which the indivisibility of the Duchy of Württemberg was committed. At the same time the younger brother Julius Friedrich (1588-1635) was given dominion Weiltingen and the market town Brenz as appanage. In Weiltingen he founded a line of the House of Württemberg, remained unmarried but in which many sons. The son of Julius Frederick, Duke Silvius Nimrod of Württemberg- Weiltingen (1622-1664) founded, for its part, the line - Württemberg oil.

Three generations ruled the Dukes of Württemberg in Weiltingen. Duke Ferdinand Friedrich (1654-1705) died without a surviving son, after which the line - Württemberg Weiltingen extinguished in the male line.

Then, the rule Weiltingen went back into the main line and was administered by the Chamber scribbling in Stuttgart as the administrative authority of the duke's private wealth. In 1729 the Chamber of writing the landscape, leaving the rule as mortgage to 50 years for 330,000 florins; after the expiration of this period, the pledge has been extended by another 20 years.

After redesigning the chamber writing for the Court and domain chamber King Frederick of Württemberg in 1807 taught in Weiltingen a "Court and domain chamber manager " and occupied it with the official Friedrich August Christlieb. Just three years later the king, however, the rule of the Kingdom of Bavaria ceded by a treaty with Bavaria and received the former German religious domination Altshausen. Thus, the court heard and domain chamber manager Weiltingen to exist.

Incorporations

On 1 January 1971 Wörnitzhofen was incorporated. On May 1, 1978 Frankenhofen and Veit hamlet came and the place Bosacker the community Schopflohe ( district of Donau -Ries ) is added.

Population Development

Original market Weiltingen:

Weiltingen with the former municipalities which are districts of Weiltingen since the local government reform:

Policy

Market council

The market council of Weiltingen has 13 members including the mayor.

(As at municipal election on March 2, 2008)

Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms description is: Shared by green and red; above a floating golden holly helmet in front view, below on blue Felsenberg a five towers silver castle with blue roofs.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Through the village take the road St2385 runs leading to the main road 25. The public transport is ensured by the regional transport system Nuremberg.

Long distance routes

Through the municipal area leads the German Limes Cycle Route. It follows the Upper Germanic - Rhaetian Limes 818 km from Bad Hönningen am Rhein to Regensburg on the Danube.

Public institutions

  • State Forestry Department

Education

  • Daycare ( nursery )
  • Primary school Weiltingen (1st - 4th grade )

Culture and sights

Museums

  • Römerpark Ruffenhofen
  • Costumes and Folk Museum

Structures

  • St. Peter's Church with royal crypt, Schaufelin altar and historical belfry
  • St. Nicholas Church in Ruffenhofen
  • St. Vitus Church in Veit Weiler

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Weiltingen

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Silvius Nimrod I. (1622-1664), First Duke of Württemberg- Oels
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