Kirchheim in Schwaben
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Location of Kirchheim i.Schw. within Unterallgäu district
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| Coordinates: 48°10.36′N 10°28.53′E / 48.17267°N 10.47550°ECoordinates: 48°10.36′N 10°28.53′E / 48.17267°N 10.47550°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Schwaben | |
| District | Unterallgäu | |
| Municipal assoc. | Kirchheim i.Schwaben | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hermann Lochbronner | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 31.95 km2 (12.34 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 581 m (1,906 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,597 | |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 87757 | |
| Dialling codes | 08266 | |
| Vehicle registration | MN | |
| Website | www.kirchheim- schwaben.de |
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Kirchheim or Kirchheim in Schwaben (engl. Kirchheim in Swabia) is a municipality and a market town in the district of Unterallgäu in the region of Swabia (Schwaben) in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. The town was greatly influenced by the Fugger family. North-east of the town lies the Augsburg Western Woods Nature Park.
Besides the town of Kirchheim, the municipality encompasses the villages of Derndorf, Hasberg, Spöck und Tiefenried. The town has a municipal association with Eppishausen of which it is the capital and place of administration.
The town lies 38 kilometres (24 mi) south-west of Augsburg, 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Munich.
Kirchheim's History already begins 8000 BC in the stone age with the first traces of hunter-gatherers. In the bronze age around 1800 BC the first larger settlement was founded with around 15 homesteads. After the Romans the Alemanni were settling in the town and were establishing the name Kirchheim (German "Heim bei der Kirche", English "home at the church").
In the Middle Ages the dominion of Kirchheim first was a crown land of the king. The first mention in a document was 1067. Between the 8th and 10th century it was given away to the bishops auf Augsburg. The bishops gave it as a fief to different aristocratic families. 1343 Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV gave Kirchheim high justice. Kirchheim was burned to the ground in July 1372 because of a dispute between its feudal lord and the city of Augsburg over custom laws on the lech river. Also in the War of the cities 1387–1389 the town had to take heavy damages. Kirchheim was vested with market rights 1490 by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III which stimulated economic growth. In the German Peasants' War the town and castle was sacked on 7. May 1525. Knight Hans Walther von Hürnheim was awarded for his merits for Kaiser and empire 1544 with coat of arms and seal for Kirchheim by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V himself.
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