Dillingen (district)
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Dillingen is a district in Bavaria
Bavaria
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, Germany
Germany
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. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Donau-Ries
Donau-Ries
Donau-Ries is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Ansbach, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Eichstätt, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Aichach-Friedberg, Augsburg and Dillingen, and by the state of Baden-Württemberg .-History:From Palaeolithic times on the Nördlinger Ries was a very...

, Augsburg
Augsburg (district)
Augsburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the city of Augsburg and the districts of Aichach-Friedberg, Landsberg, Ostallgäu, Unterallgäu, Günzburg, Dillingen and Donau-Ries...

 and Günzburg
Günzburg (district)
Günzburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Dillingen, Augsburg, Unterallgäu and Neu-Ulm, and by the state of Baden-Württemberg ....

, and by the state of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
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 (district of Heidenheim
Heidenheim (district)
Heidenheim is a district in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Ostalbkreis, Dillingen, Günzburg, Alb-Donau and Göppingen.-History:...

).

History

In ancient times the Danube
Danube
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 river was a border between the Roman empire
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 and the Germanic tribes north of the river. The Roman camp of Phoebiana (now Faimingen) was a bridgehead crossing the danube. There was an Apollo
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 temple being one of the largest buildings north of the Alps
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 in that time.

In medieval times the county of Dillingen was established. The counts of Dillingen ruled from the 10th to the 13th century, then (1258) the territory was turned over to the Prince Bishops of Augsburg
Augsburg
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, who gained several villages for their clerical state, hence subdividing the region into several patches, which were dissolved in the early 19th century. In 1804 Dillingen and its area became part of the state of Bavaria.

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former district of Dillingen (which had existed since 1804) with the western half of the former district of Wertingen. The city of Dillingen lost its status as a district-free city and became the capital of the newly established district.

Geography

The district is crossed by the river Danube
Danube
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, which enters the district in the southwest and leaves to the east. All cities in the district except for Wertingen are located along the Danube.

Coat of arms

The white lion was part of the arms of the medieval county of Dillingen. The black lion in the middle is taken from the arms of the dissolved district of Wertingen. The fleur-de-lis
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 is from the arms of the city of Dillingen.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Dillingen an der Donau
  2. Gundelfingen an der Donau
    Gundelfingen an der Donau
    Gundelfingen an der Donau is a municipality in the Bavarian district Dillingen in Swabia. Gundelfingen is located at the river Danube , between Stuttgart, Munich and Augsburg . It has some 8,000 inhabitants and still resembles the town of the Middle Ages.-External links:*...

  3. Höchstädt an der Donau
    Höchstädt an der Donau
    Höchstädt an der Donau is a town in the district of Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated near the banks of the River Danube. It consists of the following neighborhoods: Höchstädt an der Donau, Deisenhofen, Oberglauheim, Schwennenbach and Sonderheim....

  4. Lauingen
    Lauingen
    Lauingen is a town in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the left bank of the Danube, 5 km west of Dillingen, and 37 km northeast of Ulm.St. Albert the Great was born in Lauingen, c. 1200....

  5. Wertingen
    Wertingen
    Wertingen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 13 km east of Dillingen, and 28 km northwest of Augsburg.The German band Killerpilze comes from Wertingen....

  • Aislingen
    Aislingen
    Aislingen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Bachhagel
    Bachhagel
    Bachhagel is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Bächingen
    Bächingen
    Bächingen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Binswangen
    Binswangen
    Binswangen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany.The town's handsome 1836 synagogue has been restored and is open to visitors on Sundays....

  • Bissingen
    Bissingen
    Bissingen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Blindheim
    Blindheim
    Blindheim is a municipality in the Bavarian district of Dillingen in Southern Germany, consisting of several villages. Its population is roughly 1,700...

  • Buttenwiesen
    Buttenwiesen
    Buttenwiesen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany.- community structure :The comune Buttenwiesen belongs to the region of Augsburg. The community consists the main town Buttenwiesen and the municipality parts Frauenstetten, Lauterbach, Oberthürheim, Pfaffenhofen an...

  • Finningen
    Finningen
    Finningen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Glött
    Glött
    Glött is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Haunsheim
    Haunsheim
    Haunsheim is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Holzheim
    Holzheim, Dillingen
    Holzheim is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....



    1. Laugna
      Laugna
      Laugna is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....


    2. Lutzingen
      Lutzingen
      Lutzingen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....


    3. Medlingen
      Medlingen
      Medlingen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....


    4. Mödingen
      Mödingen
      Mödingen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany.The municipality includes the villages Bergheim and Mödingen....


    5. Schwenningen
      Schwenningen, Bavaria
      Schwenningen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....


    6. Syrgenstein
      Syrgenstein
      Syrgenstein is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....


    7. Villenbach
      Villenbach
      Villenbach is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....


    8. Wittislingen
      Wittislingen
      Wittislingen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....


    9. Ziertheim
      Ziertheim
      Ziertheim is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....


    10. Zöschingen
      Zöschingen
      Zöschingen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany....


    11. Zusamaltheim
      Zusamaltheim
      Zusamaltheim is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany.The local sports club - http://www.vflzusamaltheim.de...



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