Endingen am Kaiserstuhl
Endingen | ||
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Endingen | ||
Location of Endingen within Emmendingen district | ||
Coordinates: 48°8′27″N 7°42′23″E / 48.14083°N 7.70639°ECoordinates: 48°8′27″N 7°42′23″E / 48.14083°N 7.70639°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Baden-Württemberg | |
Admin. region | Freiburg | |
District | Emmendingen | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Hans-Joachim Schwarz | |
Area | ||
• Total | 26.72 km2 (10.32 sq mi) | |
Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 9,225 | |
• Density | 350/km2 (890/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 79346 | |
Dialling codes | 07642 | |
Vehicle registration | EM | |
Website | www.endingen.de |
- Also see: Endingen, Switzerland.
Endingen (Low Alemannic: Ändinge am Kaiserstuehl) is a small German town located in southwest Germany, at the border with France. It lies at the northern border of a former volcano area called Kaiserstuhl. The population of Endingen is about 9,000.
Neighbouring municipalities
International relations
Endingen am Kaiserstuhl is twinned with:
History
Endingen is first found in sources in the year 862. It belonged to the Lords of Endingen for several centuries and then to the Lords of Üsenberg. In 1285 or 1286, Endingen received city rights. When the Lords of Üsenberg died out in 1379, the town passed to the Habsburgs and was eventually incorporated into Vorderösterreich. For a short time in the 15th century, Endingen held the status of an Imperial City (Reichsstadt) of the Holy Roman Empire.
In 1751, Endingen was the site of one of the last Witch Trials in Europe. On April 24, Anna Schnidenwind was burned as a witch. After the Peace of Pressburg (1805), Endingen was assigned with the rest of the Breisgau to Baden.
Sites of interest
- Kaiserstühler Heimatmuseum, plus three more.
People born in Endingen am Kaiserstuhl
Joseph Biechele- creator of Biechele Soap brand Augustin Tünger (1455-not after 1510) - author of the first German collection of Facetiae.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
- ↑ Michael Bärmann, "In der stat Endingen, dannen ich pürtig bin", ZBGS 126 (2007): 89-99.