Wallerstein,_Bavaria

Wallerstein, Bavaria

Wallerstein, Bavaria

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Wallerstein is a municipality and former principality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany.

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It was first mentioned in 1238 as Steinheim. For generations ruled by the House of Oettingen-Wallerstein, in 1806 Wallerstein became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria by the process of mediatisation. The family still owns the Wallerstein Castle and its surrounding land.

Mayors

  • 1972-2002: Manfred Schürer
  • since 2002: Joseph Mayer

Culture and Sights

  • Wallerstein, monument (die Pestsäule) and Catholic Parish Church of Saint Alban
  • St. Oswald Church

Notable inhabitants

Ludwig, Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
  3. [3]
    "Busse, Theodor Ernst Hermann August". WW2 Gravestone. Retrieved 2021-11-19.

Further reading

  • Ludwig Brutscher: Wallerstein. Markt und Residenz. Beiträge zur Orts- und Grafschaftsgeschichte. Markt Wallerstein 1996.
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