Wallerstein, Bavaria
Wallerstein is a municipality and former principality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany.
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Wallerstein within Donau-Ries district | |
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Coordinates: 48°53′N 10°26′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Schwaben |
District | Donau-Ries |
Government | |
• Mayor | Joseph Mayer (PW) |
Area | |
• Total | 19.45 km2 (7.51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 3,327 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 86757 |
Dialling codes | 09081 |
Vehicle registration | DON |
Website | www.markt-wallerstein.de |
It was first mentioned in 1238 as Steinheim. For generations ruled by the House of Oettingen-Wallerstein, in 1806 Wallerstein became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria by the process of mediatisation.
Mayors
- 1972-2002: Manfred Schürer
- since 2002: Joseph Mayer
Culture and Sights
- Castle Wallerstein
- Castle rock
- Old Jewish burial ground
- One of only three German Marian and Holy Trinity columns
Gallery
- Wallerstein, monument (die Pestsäule) and Catholic Parish Church of Saint Alban
- St. Oswald Church
Notable inhabitants
- Louis of Oettingen-Wallerstein (1791-1870), Bavarian statesman and prince
- William Berczy (1744-1813), painter, colonist and architect, co-founder of Toronto
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See also
- Synagogues of the Swabian type (Wallerstein)
References
- "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
Further reading
- Ludwig Brutscher: Wallerstein. Markt und Residenz. Beiträge zur Orts- und Grafschaftsgeschichte. Markt Wallerstein 1996.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wallerstein. |
- Official website
(in German) - "Wallerstein, Bavaria: History of the coat-of-arms" (in German). Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte.
- Amtliche Statistik (PDF; 1,3 MB)
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