Illertissen: Guide

Illertissen is a town in the Neu-Ulm (district)|district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria. It is situated approximately 20 km south from Ulm nearby the river Iller.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms lent by Erhard Vöhlin in the year 1530 shows an upright standing lion in red, covered by a black bar with three "P" in silver capital letters. They stay for the Latin abbreviation Pugnamus pro pace, which means as much as We fight for peace.

History

The oldest known proof of a settlement in Illertissen goes back until the beginning of the 6th century. The first documentary mention by the name "Tussa" was in the year 954. The reason of the mention was the reconciliation of the Ulrich of Augsburg|holy Ulrich, Bishop of Augsburg and the at that time bishop of Chur, Otto i, Holy Roman Emperor|King Otto I. with his son Liudolf, Duke of Swabia|Duke Liudolf of Swabia, in order to prevent then afterwards with a united army on the Lechfeld further penetrating by the Magyars. The three "P" in the coat of arms can be referred to this event.

From the 12th century to the 13th century the castle of Tissen was developed by the Counts of Kirchberg. This castle is today known as the Vöhlin château. Already in 1430 the rule of Kirchberg became the market rights and the high jurisdiction through Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Sigismund for the village of Tissen. From now on trade and handicraft flowered up. Beside the farmers and the craftsmen in Illertissen also brewers and webbers were resident. The trade house of the Vöhlin (1520-1757), a patrician family from Memmingen mostly determined the history of Illertissen. In the 18th century the time of the Vöhlin ended with their financial bankruptcy and the sale of the rule (1756) to the Bavarian Maximilian III, Elector of Bavaria|elector Maximilian III.. Since 1803 the château is in possession of the Bavarian state. There were accommodated the offices for pension, district, federal state parliament and finances and also the district court. Since 1983 the Bee- and homeland museum is accommodated in the free rooms.

An important development thrust for the agrarian spahed market was brought by building the train line Ulm - 62, the so called Illertalbahn. West of the train line industry companies settled, the number of inhabitants rose from 1,000 in the year 1800 to 2,500 in the year 1930. From the 1923 inflation the market municipality recovered in 1926. Then came the Nazi regime and the World War II, a time of fall. Three years after the war the currency reorganization and the free-market economy led in an upswing like never before. New production branches settled. Thus Illertissen could switch itself into the industrializing without destroying the natural living room, the social equilibrium or the skyline. In addition also the refugees of homeland made a remarkable contribution. Straight the 1971 integrated quarter Betlinshausen as well as 1978 in the framework of the local regional reorganization been added quarters Au, Jedesheim and Tiefenbach round the picture off to a grown whole one. Therefore Illertissen was made to a town with around 16,000 inhabitants.

In the case of the district reorganization the former district capital Illertissen had to deliver some offices to the district of Neu-Ulm, but Illertissen didn't lost its economical meaning as a regional middle center in the south district.

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