Heidenheim, Bavaria

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Heidenheim within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district

(2020–26) Susanne Feller^[1]Area

• Total52.29 km² (20.19 sq mi)Elevation

529 m (1,736 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total2,619 • Density50/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

91719

Dialling codes09833Vehicle registrationWUGWebsiteMarkt Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm

Heidenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪdn̩ˌhaɪm] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany.

Heidenheim is an old German market town, which resides in the administrative region of Middle Franconia in the middle of Bavaria. It belongs to the rural district called Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen. It is the administrative center of the local region called Hahnenkamm.

Geography

Heidenheim is located in the administration region West Middle Franconia (Westmittelfranken). Following local subdistricts belong to Heidenheim: Degersheim, Hechlingen am See, Hohentrüdingen.

History

Heidenheim was first mentioned in the year 742. During that time the double monastery of Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm (housing monks and nuns), was founded by Saint Willibald and was later led by Saint Walpurga who became abbess after his death.^[3] Secular power was represented by the Earl of Truhendingen (Altentrühdingen), later Duke of Bavaria, burgrave of Nuremberg (Hohenzollern). After that, Heidenheim belonged to the Margrave of Ansbach. Due to the Reformation, the monastery was closed in 1537. Since then Heidenheim is mostly Lutheran. In 1792 Prussia bought principality of Ansbach and henceforth Heidenheim. As part of Ansbach Heidenheim was transferred back to Bavaria due to the contract of Paris (February 1806) to Bavaria.

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
^ Proksch, Nikola (1997). "The Anglo-Saxon Missionaries on the Continent". Monks of England: The Benedictines in England from Augustine to the Present Day. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. pp. 37–54.