Münsingen, Germany

History

The name Münsingen is assumed to be derived of an alemannic chief called Munigis, who founded a settlement on the present-day city boundaries. In 775 Münsingen is mentioned for the first time on a deed of gift of Lorsch Abbey. The church of Münsingen is first mentioned in 804. After the rule of the Franks the village went to the county of Württemberg-Urach, which sold it in 1263 to Ulrich I.

In 1339, Münsingen was granted Town privileges. Through the partition of Württemberg it came under the purview of Urach, until in 1482 the Treaty of Münsingen declared the re-unification of the County of Württemberg. On October 23, 1654 it became an administrative center of regional importance. From 1938 to 1973 Münsingen was capital of the district of Münsingen.

In 1895, the German Empire began the construction of a Proving ground. Later this became the Duke-Albrecht-Barracks. It was closed on March 31, 2004. The ground was transformed into a settlement.

Religions

The Münsinger Church was first mentioned in 804. The core city of Münsingen as well as the districts of Apfelstetten, Auingen, Böttingen, Buttenhausen, Dottingen, Hundersingen, Rietheim and Trailfingen are derived from the Evangelical Lutheran environment of Old Württembergs. The Reformation had been introduced here 1537. The district Magolsheim was on the border between Württemberg and Further Austria. By this characteristic the small town has two churches (Protestant and Catholic). The other districts Bichishausen, Gundelfingen and Bremelau are by their former belonging to Principality Fürstenberg and Further Austria marked as Roman Catholic.

The city was the seat of the church district Münsingen of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg until December 1, 2013. At this time the neighboring district of Bad Urach was merged with Münsingen to Church District Bad Urach-Münsingen.

Besides the two major denominations are also represented in Münsingen: The Apostolic Church, the Baptists, the United Methodist Church and Biblical faith community Münsingen.

In today's district Buttenhausen was a Jewish community. The number of Jewish families at the site was very high, and the incorporation into the population was good. Therefore, at the November 1938 pogrom the SA squad first arrested the mayor, who stubbornly resisted the desecration of the synagogue. Then the church was burnt down, and the remaining families were deported in the following period and therefore became victims of the Holocaust. At the former site At the Mühlsteige a stone recalls this event. In addition, a memorial was founded in 1961 in the center erected with the names of 45 murdered Jewish inhabitants. The Jewish Cemetery (Buttenhausen, which was used from 1787 to 1943, received a memorial stone.

There is in Münsingen a mosque which belongs to the Turkish-Islamic community. Die Gemeinde hat ca. 70 Mitglieder.

Incorporations

Bichishausen Lauter valley

Dürrenstetten was in 1822 united with Gundelfingen. As part of the municipal reform in Baden-Württemberg the following previously independent municipalities were amalgamated with Münsingen:

View on Münsingen

Half-timber house, City of Münsingen

Council

The council in Münsingen has after the last election 24 members (2009: 24). The local elections in Baden-Württemberg 2014 on May 25, 2014 resulted in the following official results. The turnout was 50.2% (2009: 52.7%). The council consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council.

Mayor

The Mayor is elected for a term of eight years. The term of office of Mike Muenzing ends on 27 November 2021.

Arms

The blazon coat of arms reads: "In silver a reclining four-ended black deer rod."

Twinning

The following cities Münsingen maintains an official twinning.

Moreover, Münsingen maintains friendly relations with Münsingen BE in Switzerland.

Things

Münsingen is located on the Swabian Poet Route, which passes by many sights.

Music

The musical culture Münsingen is mainly borne by the local music clubs. With the trombone choirs in Münsingen, Auingen, Hundersingen-Buttenhausen and Dottingen, the Stadtkapelle Münsingen and the music clubs Böttingen, Magolsheim and Rietheim many clubs are active in the field of Brass Band. There are also several church choirs, as well as the secular singer Communities "Liederkranz Münsingen" Männergesangsverein Apfelstetten, Sängerbund Buttenhausen, Liederkranz Dottingen, Liedertafel Hundersingen, men's glee club Trailfingen and the chorus of EJW district Münsingen.

Buildings

Featured buildings in Münsingen are the historic Old Town Hall from 1550, and its successor, the New Town Hall in timbered house style, which was built in 1935-1937. The "old stock" as a historical site with more than 140 buildings for up to 5200 soldiers. Also worth seeing are the market fountain and the Martin Church, completed in 1495 by Peter of Koblenz.

In Buttenhausen district Castle Buttenhausen and also a Jewish Cemetery. In addition, several ruins exist in Lautertal, for example the Castle Hohenhundersingen.

Towers

In the peripheral area of the former military training area Münsingen are four Towers of Swabian Albverein (Swabian Alp Association), which are all freely accessible (key deposit).

Museums

Münsingen museums are the memorial site Matthias Erzberger in Buttenhausen, the Jewish Museum Buttenhausen, the local history museum in the Old Palace , the museum for former military training area in the "old camp" at Auingen. The museum Anton Geiselhart and the castle museum are located in Gundelfingen.

Regular events

Established Businesses

The Uralan polymer processing is located in the industrial area West. In addition, the Walter AG and Volksbank Münsingen have a seat here.

Traffic

The Bundesstraße B 465 coming from Bad Urach comes through the town and runs to Ehingen and Biberach an der Riss. The national road 230 runs through the urban area in east-west direction and connects the region to the Federal Highway 8 in Merklingen. The Public transport is guaranteed by the Verkehrsverbund Neckar-Alb-Donau (NALDO). The community is located in the comb 225. The Münsingen station, is located on the Reutlingen–Schelklingen railway. On Sundays and holidays from early April to late October regional trains and special trains bring mainly hikers and sightseers to their destination. In addition, throughout the year goes from Monday to Friday, some regional trains direction Ulm or direction Gomadingen. Since early 2008 Münsingen is connected with a transition tariff also to the Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund (DING).

Media

The daily Alb-Bote , which is part of the Südwest Presse in Ulm reports daily on what is happening in and around Münsingen. Also, the Reutlinger General Anzeiger is represented in Münsingen.

Court

Münsingen has a District Court, which belongs to the District Court Tübingen and Higher Regional Court Stuttgart.

With the gymnasium Münsingen, the Gustav Mesmer - Realschule, the high school with Werkrealschule Schillerschule , the primary school primary school at Hardt in the district Auingen, primary school Dottingen, primary school Lautertalschule and the primary school Astrid Lindgren school all general education forms are represented in the town.

Besides, there are the Gustav-Heinemann-School (special school), the Erich Kaestner school, (Sprachheilschule), the Karl-Georg-Haldenwang -School for the mentally handicapped and the branch office of the physically disabled school Mössingen also four special schools.

The range is supplemented by the Vocational School Münsingen.

For the youngest inhabitants there are seven municipal, five Protestant and Roman Catholic kindergarten and two small nurseries.

Sons and daughters of the town

International relations

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