Bobingen

Bobingen
Coat of arms
Bobingen
Location of Bobingen within Augsburg district
Coordinates: 48°16′N 10°49′E / 48.267°N 10.817°E / 48.267; 10.817Coordinates: 48°16′N 10°49′E / 48.267°N 10.817°E / 48.267; 10.817
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Augsburg
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Müller (SPD)
Area
• Total	50.45 km2 (19.48 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	16,955
• Density	340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	86399
Dialling codes	08234
Vehicle registration	A
Website	www.stadt-bobingen.de

Bobingen (Swabian: Boobenge) is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the rivers Wertach and Singold, on the edge of the Augsburg-Westliche Wälder Nature Park, in Augsburg District, some 13 km south of Augsburg itself.

The placename "Bobingen" goes back to the Alamannic settler "Pobo" (ca 506). About 993, Bobingen was called "Pobinga" ("at Pobo's people's house"). Also about 993 came Bobingen's first documentary mention in the Vita S. Udalrici. Bobingen in today's administrative region of Swabia was later an administrative centre of the Augsburg Church Estate. As a result of the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803, the city came under Bavarian sovereignty. In 1847, the railway arrived, joining Bobingen to Lindau and Hof. In 1899, the rayon factory was founded, starting production in 1902. In 1953, the town was raised to market town, and in 1969 to city. In 1972, the communities of Straßberg, Reinhartshausen and Burgwalden were amalgamated into Bobingen. Bobingen now belongs to the Augsburg district. In 1975, the communities of Waldberg and Kreuzanger were also amalgamated into Bobingen. In 1993, the city hall (Singoldhalle) was completed. In 1994, the city held a thousandth-anniversary celebration, as well as celebrating 25 years as a city. In 2004, the city saw the completion of the rehabilitation and expansion of the city hospital. In 2005, the city's buildings underwent beautification.

There is more than one version of the story about the Bobingen Büble ("lad" or "young man"). In a second, later version, the story even ends with the characters' arrest and execution. This, however, cannot be true from an historical point of view, as there were no gallows in Bobingen, and therefore no hangings could be carried out. The Church Estate's High Justice establishment had its execution place at Schwabmünchen.