Treuchtlingen

Treuchtlingen is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 12,000.

Treuchtlingen
Town
Town Hall
Town Hall
Coat of arms of Treuchtlingen
Coat of arms
Location of Treuchtlingen within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district
Treuchtlingen is located in Germany
Treuchtlingen
Treuchtlingen
Treuchtlingen is located in Bavaria
Treuchtlingen
Treuchtlingen
Coordinates: 48°57′19″N 10°54′34″E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMittelfranken
DistrictWeißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Kristina Becker[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total103.00 km2 (39.77 sq mi)
Elevation
412 m (1,352 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total13,112
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91757
Dialling codes09142
Vehicle registrationWUG
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The spot where the town is situated was first settled by Celts, Romans and Franks. The town proper was founded in 793, during the reign of Charlemagne, and it was first mentioned in 899, as Drutelinga. In the 12th century the castle was erected. In 1495 Treuchtlingen was burnt down. In 1869 the train station was opened.[3]

On 23 February 1945 at 11:00 clock an air raid on the station Treuchtlingen (Operation Clarion) took place, in which the Fronturlauberzug SF 2046 just stopped. The passengers of the train fled into the platform underpass, which received a direct hit.300 people died in the platform underpass, a total of nearly 600 people were killed and another 900 injured in the station and the surrounding area. Most of the bomb victims are buried in the memorial site of Kriegsgräberfürsorge on the Nagelberg. In the underpass, which tunneled the tracks elsewhere since a station renovation in 2004, a marble plaque commemorates the victims. In a second attack on April 11, 1945, no people were killed, but among other things, a steam locomotive type Bayerische G 3/4 H destroyed. Part of the wreck was found in the course of the reconstruction and is now in the Bavarian Railway Museum in Nördlingen.

Geography

Location

Treuchtlingen is situated on the river Altmühl, 9 km southwest of Weißenburg in Bayern, and 45 km northeast of Donauwörth.

Since it is located on the European Watershed between Rhine and Danube, the municipal territory is the site of the remains of Fossa Carolina, an early Medieval attempt to bridge the watershed.

Subdivisions

In addition to the town itself, the municipality of Treuchtlingen today includes 53 hamlets and villages. The municipal territory is divided into 12 Ortsteile (including the town) and several hamlets:

Arms Ortsteil Localities included
Treuchtlingen Eulenhof, Gstadt, Heunischhof, Kästleinsmühle, Metzenhof, Möhrenberg, Sägmühle, Schertnershof, Schmarrmühle, Siebeneichhöfe, Ziegelhütte
Auernheim Freihardt, Hagenhof, Schlittenhart, Wieshof
Bubenheim none
Dietfurt Bergnershof
Graben none
Grönhart Hagenau, Naßwiesen, Neuheim
Gundelsheim none
Haag Dickmühle, Hürth, Mattenmühle, Neufang, Rutzenhof, Schürmühle, Steinbruch
Möhren Eichhof, Fuchsmühle, Spielhof
Schambach Bonhof, Kohlmühle, Lehnleinsmühle, Obere Papiermühle, Untere Papiermühle, Weinbergshof
Wettelsheim Dornmühle, Falbenthal, Kellerhaus, Ziegelmühle, Zollmühle
Windischhausen Oberheumödern, Unterheumödern

Government

Mayors
  • Friedrich Grahl, 1894–1907
  • Jacob Aurnhammer, 1888-1894 and 1907-1909
  • Ludwig Staudinger, 1909–1912
  • Karl Kraft, 1912–1918
  • Emil Otto Sommer, 1918–1933
  • Andreas Güntner, 1933–1945
  • Friedrich Korn, 1946–1956
  • Hans Döbler, 1956–1984
  • Wolfgang Herrmann (CSU), 1984–2008
  • Werner Baum jun. (SPD), 2008–2020
  • Kristina Becker (CSU), since 1 May 2020

Transport

Treuchtlingen is the initial point of the Treuchtlingen-Würzburg railway.

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Treuchtlingen is twinned with:[4]

Photogallery
  • Town centre at Ringstraße
    Town centre at Ringstraße
  • Town centre at Luitpoldstraße
    Town centre at Luitpoldstraße
  • The old castle of Treuchtlingen (around 1420)
    The old castle of Treuchtlingen (around 1420)
  • Old castle of Treuchtlingen (Obere Veste)
    Old castle of Treuchtlingen (Obere Veste)
  • Ruins of the old castle
    Ruins of the old castle
  • The new castle
    The new castle
  • Train station
    Train station
  • Old watermill in western suburb
    Old watermill in western suburb
  • Wood near Obere Veste
    Wood near Obere Veste

Notable people
Gottfried Heinrich von Pappenheim
Albert Stöckl 1896

Bibliography
  • Daniel Burger/Birgit Friedel: Burgen und Schlösser in Mittelfranken; ars vivendi verlag: Cadolzburg 2003; S. 125-128; ISBN 3-89716-379-9.
  • Werner Somplatzki: Kirchen in Altmühlfranken; (Reihe Gelbe Taschenbuch-Führer); wek-Verlag: Treuchtlingen 1990; ISBN 978-3-924828-34-9; hier: S. 70-73 u. 76-85.
  • Walter E. Keller: Treuchtlingen; (Reihe Gelbe Taschenbuch-Führer); wek-Verlag: Treuchtlingen/Berlin 2006; ISBN 978-3-934145-31-3.
  • Walter E. Keller (Hrsg.): Das Dorf Schambach; wek-Verlag: Treuchtlingen 2002; ISBN 978-3-934145-15-3.
  • Gotthard Kießling: Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen. (Denkmäler in Bayern, V 70/1); Munich 2000; ISBN 3-87490-581-0.

References
  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
  3. "Treuchtlingen - Thermenstadt im Naturpark Altmühltal: Geschichte". www.treuchtlingen.de. Archived from the original on 2011-10-15.
  4. "Partnerstädte" (in German). Treuchtlingen. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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