Oettingen in Bayern
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Oettingen in Bayern is a town
in the Donau-Ries
district, in Bavaria
, Germany
. It is situated 29 km (18 mi) northwest of Donauwörth
, and 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of Nördlingen
.
, a gigantic crater 25 km (15.5 mi) in diameter.
Stadtgliederung:
, who make Germany's best-selling brand of beer, has its main brewery and headquarters in Oettingen.
settlement and a Roman village.
Oettingen was largely destroyed by an Allied bombing raid in January 1945.
Rathaus (City Hall): The city hall is one of the most outstanding examples of the Swabian Fachwerk style. The stone entry level and portal were built in 1431 while the upper floors and the impressive roof framework come from 1480. The nearby civic house from the seventeenth century was connected to the city hall during renovations (1986–93). The city hall today is the seat of municipal government and governing body of Oettingen, and the city license bureau is found on the ground floor.
Marktplatz (Marketplace): The marketplace forms the centre of Oettingen, and the weekly farmers market takes place here on Fridays. Worth noting is the architectural layout: on the east side, the gables are Baroque-style, and on the west side, they are Fachwerk-style.
The Storks of Oettingen: Storks have been nesting in Oettingen at least since the time of Count Ludwig XVI (more than 400 years ago), and Ludwig was supposedly a friend of the storks. According to legend, when the Count left the town after the Schmalkaldic War
, the storks also moved away and never came back. It wasn't until much later in 1563 when the count came back that the storks, too, wandered back into the town and have remained there up to this day.
Altes Gymnasium (Old High School): The building was built in 1724 under the direction of Albert Ernest II by Johann Christian Lüttich. It accommodated the Latin School which was established in 1563, and served to educate the children of the parish and of the city governors.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the 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...
district, in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated 29 km (18 mi) northwest of Donauwörth
Donauwörth
Donauwörth is a city in the German State of Bavaria , in the region of Swabia . It is said to have been founded by two fisherman where the Danube and Wörnitz rivers meet...
, and 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of Nördlingen
Nördlingen
Nördlingen is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Bavaria, Germany, with a population of 20,000. It is located in the middle of a complex meteorite crater, called the Nördlinger Ries. The town was also the place of two battles during the Thirty Years' War...
.
Geography
The town is located on the Wörnitz, a branch of the Danube, and lies on the northern edge of the Nördlinger RiesNördlinger Ries
The Nördlinger Ries is a large circular depression in western Bavaria, Germany, located north of the Danube in the district of Donau-Ries. The city of Nördlingen is located about southwest of the centre of the depression....
, a gigantic crater 25 km (15.5 mi) in diameter.
Stadtgliederung:
- ErlbachErlbachErlbach is a municipality in the district of Altötting in Bavaria in Germany....
- Heuberg
- Lehmingen
- NiederhofenNiederhofenNiederhofen is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....
- Nittingen
- Oettingen
Industry
The Oettinger BreweryOettinger Beer
Oettinger Brauerei is a brewery group in Germany which roots can be traced back to the 14th century.Since 2004, when superseding Krombacher, Oettinger is Germany's best selling beer brand with an annual output of 6.61 million hectoliters sold in 2008....
, who make Germany's best-selling brand of beer, has its main brewery and headquarters in Oettingen.
History
Neolithic findings indicate that the region was settled around 5000 BC. Archaeologists have also discovered the remains of a Bronze AgeBronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
settlement and a Roman village.
Oettingen was largely destroyed by an Allied bombing raid in January 1945.
Culture and Points of Interest
Königsturm (lit. King's Tower): The tower of the lower gate, the so called King's Tower, is the only one along the city fortifications to have been preserved. The lower outskirts used to be located on the outside, and were secluded by an exterior lower gate. The lower level still exhibits remains of the tower from the thirteenth century. The city governors together with the citizens constructed a new tower in 1594–96. Cells from the city jail remain on the inside.Rathaus (City Hall): The city hall is one of the most outstanding examples of the Swabian Fachwerk style. The stone entry level and portal were built in 1431 while the upper floors and the impressive roof framework come from 1480. The nearby civic house from the seventeenth century was connected to the city hall during renovations (1986–93). The city hall today is the seat of municipal government and governing body of Oettingen, and the city license bureau is found on the ground floor.
Marktplatz (Marketplace): The marketplace forms the centre of Oettingen, and the weekly farmers market takes place here on Fridays. Worth noting is the architectural layout: on the east side, the gables are Baroque-style, and on the west side, they are Fachwerk-style.
The Storks of Oettingen: Storks have been nesting in Oettingen at least since the time of Count Ludwig XVI (more than 400 years ago), and Ludwig was supposedly a friend of the storks. According to legend, when the Count left the town after the Schmalkaldic War
Schmalkaldic War
The Schmalkaldic War refers to the short period of violence from 1546 until 1547 between the forces of Emperor Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire, commanded by Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba, and the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League within the domains of the Holy Roman...
, the storks also moved away and never came back. It wasn't until much later in 1563 when the count came back that the storks, too, wandered back into the town and have remained there up to this day.
Altes Gymnasium (Old High School): The building was built in 1724 under the direction of Albert Ernest II by Johann Christian Lüttich. It accommodated the Latin School which was established in 1563, and served to educate the children of the parish and of the city governors.
See also
- House of Oettingen-Oettingen
- House of Oettingen-Spielberg
- House of Oettingen-Wallerstein