Admin. region Mittelfranken Elevation 394-461 m (−1,118 ft) Population 3,690 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 91792 Administrative region Middle Franconia | Municipal assoc. Ellingen Area 31.25 km² Local time Thursday 10:54 AM Dialling code 09141 | |
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Ellingen is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany.
Contents
- Map of Ellingen Germany
- History
- Transportation
- Sons and daughters of the city
- People associated with the place
- References
Map of Ellingen, Germany
History
It was first mentioned in 899. From 1216 - 1806 it was capital of the Franconian branch of the Teutonic Order and at least for some years residence of the order's grandmaster at the end of 18th century. At the end of WW II Ellingen was bombed by US Airforce although it had no military or industrial importance. The town has a baroque palace, Ellingen Residence, and several other baroque and rococo buildings. The Swabian Rezat (river) flows through Ellingen.
Transportation
Ellingen has a railway station at the Nuremberg - Treuchtlingen - Augsburg line. By the Bundesstraße 2 and 13 it is well connected to Nuremberg (B2), Augsburg (B2), Ingolstadt (B13) and Ansbach (B13).
The list of the personalities of the city of Ellingen includes the name of Ellingen, a town in the Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, born personalities as well as those who enter the city because, for example, they had their (main) effect here without being born there. All sections are sorted chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.