Fachsenfeld
Encyclopedia
Fachsenfeld is a town
in the German
state of Baden-Württemberg
, in Aalen
municipality.
lie each 3 km apart.
In the end of the 16th Century the knights and their peasants became evangelic, the evangelic church has been built 1591. The part which belonged to Ellwangen stayed catholic.
1894 the foundation was laid for the catholic Herz-Jesu Church, whereupon it was sanctified at September 28, 1895.
1972 Fachsenfeld became incorporated by Aalen
The hamlets Himmlingsweiler and Waiblingen belong to Fachsenfeld. Himmlingsweiler was established in the 18th Century and its name was originally „Pfannenstiel“ ("Panhandle"), Waiblingen located by the River Kocher
, lies on the remains of a ring shaped castle sted.
(Omnibus-Verkehr Aalen) to the city center of Aalen.
After a recommendation of the local council of Aalen in 2008 the Grund- und Hauptschule Fachsenfeld became renamed in Reinhard-von-Koenig-Schule Fachsenfeld.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
state of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, in Aalen
Aalen
Aalen is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, about east of Stuttgart and north of Ulm. It is the seat of the Ostalbkreis district, and its largest city, as well as the largest city within the Ostwürttemberg region. In spatial planning, Aalen is designated a Mittelzentrum...
municipality.
Location
From Fachsenfeld it's approximately 5 km linear-distance to the City-Centre of Aalen. The next districts are Dewangen (2 km) and Wasseralfingen (4 km). The Municipalities Hüttlingen and AbtsgmündAbtsgmünd
Abtsgmünd is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. Abtsgmünd has got two confluent streams, the Lein and the Kocher.Famous locals include Patrick Benedict Zimmer who was born in the town....
lie each 3 km apart.
Expansion of the Fachsenfeld District
Fachsenfeld consists of the following parts and places- Himmlingsweiler
- Scherrenmühle
- Schlossreute
- Spitz
- Steinfurt
- Waiblingen
- Pfannenstiel
- Kocherschafhaus
- Mühlhäusle
- Sanzenbach
- Bodenbach
- Frankeneich
History
Fachsenfeld was first mentioned in a document in 1230. Originally Fachsenfeld only was a small hamlet. One part of the Town was owned by knightly families, the rest belonged to the Prince provost of EllwangenEllwangen
Ellwangen an der Jagst, officially Ellwangen , in common use simply Ellwangen is a town in the district of Ostalbkreis in the east of Baden-Württemberg in Germany...
In the end of the 16th Century the knights and their peasants became evangelic, the evangelic church has been built 1591. The part which belonged to Ellwangen stayed catholic.
1894 the foundation was laid for the catholic Herz-Jesu Church, whereupon it was sanctified at September 28, 1895.
1972 Fachsenfeld became incorporated by Aalen
The hamlets Himmlingsweiler and Waiblingen belong to Fachsenfeld. Himmlingsweiler was established in the 18th Century and its name was originally „Pfannenstiel“ ("Panhandle"), Waiblingen located by the River Kocher
Kocher
The Kocher is a 168 km long right tributary of the Neckar in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The name "Kocher" originates from its Celtic name "cochan" and probably means winding, meandering river. The Kocher rises in the eastern foothills of the Swabian Alb from two karst...
, lies on the remains of a ring shaped castle sted.
Religion
65% of the people of Fachsenfeld are catholic, 22% evangelic and 13% belong to other religious communities or made no statements.Municipal Administrator
Since July 29, 2009 Jürgen Opferkuch is the municipal administrator of Fachsenfeld.Music Clubs
- Liederkranz Fachsenfeld 1855 e. V.
- Musikverein Fachsenfeld 1956 e. V.
Sport Clubs
- SV Germania Fachsenfeld 1912 e. V.
- Hundesportverein Aalen-Fachsenfeld e. V.
- Reit- und Fahrverein Aalen-Fachsenfeld und Umgebung e. V.
- Schützenverein Hubertus Fachsenfeld 1956 e. V.
Transport
Half-hourly bus connection with the OVA(Omnibus-Verkehr Aalen) to the city center of Aalen.
Police
After the closing of the Fachsenfeld Police Outpost the Abtsgmünd Police became in charge of Fachsenfeld.Education
Reinhard-von-Koenig-Schule (elementary and secondary modern school) FachsenfeldAfter a recommendation of the local council of Aalen in 2008 the Grund- und Hauptschule Fachsenfeld became renamed in Reinhard-von-Koenig-Schule Fachsenfeld.
Literature
- Wilhelm Koch (Editor): Wanderführer von Aalen und Umgebung. Publisher Albert Wahl, 2. printing, Aalen 1973, Page 90.