Dischingen
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Location of Dischingen within Heidenheim district
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| Coordinates: 48°41′52″N 10°21′38″E / 48.69778°N 10.36056°ECoordinates: 48°41′52″N 10°21′38″E / 48.69778°N 10.36056°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart | |
| District | Heidenheim | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Alfons Jakl (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 78.06 km2 (30.14 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 4,352 | |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 89561 | |
| Dialling codes | 07327, 07326 | |
| Vehicle registration | HDH | |
| Website | www.dischingen.de | |
Dischingen is a municipality in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The municipality consists of several smaller villages that have been absorbed into Dischingen including; Dischingen, Ballmertshofen, Demmingen, Dunstelkingen, Eglingen, Frickingen, Trugenhofen and includes Castle Katzenstein.
Dischingen has 4,484 inhabitants (as of January 18, 2007), of which 1,811 live in Dischingen with the rest in the surrounding communities. The total land area in the community is 78.06 km2 (30.14 sq mi), of which 6.68 km2 (2.58 sq mi) is buildings, 28.3 km2 (10.9 sq mi) is forest, 42.6 km2 (16.4 sq mi) is farm land and 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) is water.
Dischingen is first mentioned in 1049. During the Middle Ages it belonged to the county of Dillingen. When the counts of Dillingen died out in 1258, the county was inherited by the House of Wittelsbach. Following the Landshut War of Succession, in 1505 Dischingen became part of the duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg (German: Pfalz-Neuburg). In 1734 the town became the property of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis. During the German Mediatisation Dischingen became part of Bavaria, though a few years later, in 1810, it became part of Württemberg.
Dischingen was generally untouched by the Reformation and remained solidly Roman Catholic. The members of the Lutheran Evangelical Church in Württemberg in Dischingen belong to the parish of Fleinheim-Dischingen.
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