Wallerstein, Bavaria
Wallerstein is a municipality and former principality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany.
Wallerstein | |
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 Von Jan House | |
 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 (2020–26) | Joseph Mayer[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.45 km2 (7.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,376 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. The family still owns the Wallerstein Castle and its surrounding land.
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
Ludwig, Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein
- Louis of Oettingen-Wallerstein (1791-1870), Bavarian statesman and prince
- William Berczy (1744-1813), painter, colonist and architect, co-founder of Toronto
- German General Theodor Busse[3]
See also
- Synagogues of the Swabian type (Wallerstein)
References
- Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
- "Busse, Theodor Ernst Hermann August". WW2 Gravestone. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
Further reading
- Ludwig Brutscher: Wallerstein. Markt und Residenz. Beiträge zur Orts- und Grafschaftsgeschichte. Markt Wallerstein 1996.
External links
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- 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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