Weißenhorn: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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Weißenhorn: Guide
Weißenhorn is a town in the Neu-Ulm (district)|district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria. Weißenhorn lies about 22 km southeast of Ulm at the river "Roth".
History
Archaeologic founds occupied, that at the area of Weißenhorn was a settlement of the Alamanni. Also Roman Empire|roman founds are proven.
Weißenhorn was first mentioned in Maximilian I. and became Further Austria|further-austrian land city. Maximilian transferred the possession 1507 to Jakob Fugger, because of Weißenhorns delivered and confirmed again privileges remained the sovereignty rights however with Austria. The Fugger family, which held rule over centuries, contributed the local barchent weaving mill and made Weißenhorn into a flowering commercial town.
In the Peasants' War the town was attacked at 1st April 1525 from 12,000 farmers, led by their Captain Jörg von Ingstetten ("Bauern-Jörgl"), which spared the town after successful defense of the citizen and attacked the neighbouring monastery of Roggenburg. Of course the invasion of the Ingstetters should be mentioned here as well. Fortunately Weissenhorn resisted due to its earlier defense of farmers.
After the Peace of Pressburg in 1805 Weißenhorn became again Bavarian. With the opening of the secondary train line through Senden in 1880 an active structural and economic development began.
Religions
Roman-Catholics: 88%
Protestants: 11%
Other (Islamic, newapostolic and more): 1%
Politics
Parties present in the town council:
CSU (Christian-social Union in Bavaria)
SPD (Social-democratic Party of Germany)
WüW (Weißenhorn non-partisan electors)
B90/Grüne (Alliance 90/The Greens)
The parliament has 24 seats, the CSU is the biggest fraction (45%).
Economics
The economic life was until after 1945 shaped by smallurban structure relating to crafts. After 1945 big indistry companies settled in Weißenhorn. The today biggest employer, the company PERI GmbH (Formwork and Scaffolding), today world market leader, began in 1969.
Also there is the aluminium fusion work "Oettinger" and a multiplicity of medium-size and small companies.
Traffic
The secondary train line Weißenhorn - Senden (9,6 km) was opened at 15th September 1878 and connected Weißenhorn to the primary line Ulm - Memmingen. The passenger traffic was stopped 1966.
Weißenhorn is connected to Ulm and the region through bus lines and has an exit at the Bundesautobahn 7.
Education
2 elementary schools
Beside the center town Weißenhorn there are the following quarters:
Attenhofen
Weißenhorner Heimatmuseum, (Local history museum) Collection for the town- and region history, founded 1908, 1992-1996 new conceived
The church place is framed by many sightseeing objects:
Other worth seeing buildings are:
Leonhardi-Ride on 6th November, rider pro assignment in honours of the holy Leonhard of Limoges
Nikolaus Thoman ( around 1457, † around 1545), kaplan and chronicle (Weißenhorn History)
Joseph Holl: Geschichte der Stadt Weißenhorn. Kempten 1904. Reproduction: Konrad, Weißenhorn 1983
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1 primary school
1 promotion school
1 urban six-form high school
The Nikolaus Kopernikus high school
1 urban music school
1 Catholic library in the Christopherus house
1 public libraryPartnerships between cities
Weißenhorn has no official partnership, but maintains through the partnership of the district of Neu-Ulm good contacts to the market municipality Prad am Stilfserjoch in South Tyrol. Arrangement
Biberachzell (with Asch)
Bubenhausen
Emershofen
Grafertshofen
Hegelhofen
Oberhausen
Oberreichenbach
Unterreichenbach
Wallenhausen (in the valley of the Osterbach brook)Neighbour municipalities
Vöhringen (Neu-Ulm)|Vöhringen
Senden, Bellenberg and Illertissen in the west
Buch and Roggenburg in the south
Bibertal and Ichenhausen in the east
Pfaffenhofen an der Roth in the northCulture and Sightseeing objects
Theatre
Historc town theatre, built in 1876 through the change of a tenth barn from the 16th century. It was reconditioned in 1922 and again in 1979 and is one of the few good kept smallurban citizen-theatres from the 19th century. With only 150 seats it is the smallest in historical condition kept theatre inb Bavaria and is used by groups of laymen and by the south-German chamber opera.Museums
Archaeologic Museum, pre- and early-historical collectionBuildings
The old part of Weißenhorn is mostly kept in historical condition. Medieval citizen houses, some in framework construction, stately pubs and buildings from the 19th century show the tradition of a commercial town. The medieval wall was cleared away until 1837, the Oberes Tor (Upper Gate), the Unteres Tor (Lower Gate) and the Prügelturm (Flogging tower) were however kept.
Upper Gate with two round towers, built around 1470
City hall, built 1761
Neuffen Château (Old Château), built 1460
Fugger Château (New Château), built 1513
Fugger Brewing House, built 1565
City Parish Church Mariä Himmelfahrt, built around 1872 in the style of the neoromanic from
Schranne (Old City Hall), built around 1390, extended 1584
Heilig-Geist-Church, built around 1470
Lower Gate, built around 1470Regularly Events
Parish party of the Catholic church community in June
Protestantic Community party at the last Sunday before the summer holidays
Carnival-Tuesday-Parade at Tuesday after Rose MondayPersonalities
Sebastian Sailer (1714-1777), premonstratensian choir Leader, prayer and swabian dialect poet
Franz Martin Kuen (1719-1771), painter
Konrad Huber (1752-1831), painter
Anton von Henle (1902-1927), bishop of Passau and Regensburg
Wilfried Hiller ( 1941), composerLiteratur
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