Pfaffenhofen an der Roth
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Pfaffenhofen an der Roth is a municipality
in the district of Neu-Ulm
in Bavaria
in Germany
. Its most famous son is Hermann Köhl
, an aviation pioneer of the 1920s.
1303 - First documented mention of Pfaffenhoffen, when Count Ulrich von Berg Schelklingen sold his county and the Pfaffenhofen castle to Duke Frederick IV of Austria
, for 700 silver marks.
1375 - The Church of St. Martin is founded.
1470 - The first schoolmaster arrives in Pfaffenhofen.
1618 - Beginning of the Thirty Years War, which devastated the area. The region was also beset by plague, which killed 2,000 of the original 2,300 inhabitants.
1700 - Census indicates that Pfaffenhofen has 30 residences and 190 inhabitants.
1720 - The first craft guild was formed by the house of Fugger
. The guild met in the "Innere Taverne."
1725 - The Elizabeth Chapel was built as an addition to the Church of St. Martin. The church underwent modifications in the Baroque
style.
1784 - House numbers were introduced for tax purposes.
1802 - An unidentified epidemic sweeps the area.
1805 - Napoleon stayed overnight at the 'Äußere Taverne.' From this place he issued a proclamation to his soldiers at the Battle of Ulm
.
1806 - the Kingdom of Bavaria
was formed by King Maximilian I, and incorporated Pfaffenhofen.
1835 - The census indicates that Pfaffenhofen had 53 residences with 270 inhabitants.
1838 - King Ludwig I. of Bavaria lent Pfaffenhofen the coat of arms: a silver tin tower at a green hill under blue sky.
1856 - New building of a two story schoolhouse on Hauptstraße. In 1908 it was expanded.
1899 - The town was connected to the electricity grid.
1900 - In 85 houses lived 320 inhabitants. The first medical practice with Dr. Sontheimer was opened.
1914 - World War I
: The war, which took four years, demanded 110 soldiers. A bus line was introduced, which took over the suburban traffic from Weißenhorn to Neu-Ulm.
1919 - A police station with five officers was introduced, which was closed again in 1959.
1925 - A convent
was built.
1928 - Hermann Köhl
, Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld
and James Fitzmaurice
crossed the Atlantic Sea from east to west with a plane.
1933 - 40 subscribers were connected to the telephone exchange
of Pfaffenhofen.
1939 - The number of inhabitants rose to 420. World War II
began and took six years, claiming the lives of 290 inhabitants. Eight buildings were destroyed by fire in 1944.
1946 - By accepting refugees, the number of inhabitants rose to 900.
1949 - Post-war redevelopment began with the "Millersiedlung" apartments, the first of their kind in Swabia.
1954 - The 'Martinssiedlung' followed, and after this the 'St.-Ulrich-Siedlung'. The building areas 'Rehgräble' and 'Osterholz' were also connected.
1959 - The number of inhabitants rose to 1250, among them 610 refugees. The St. Martins church was converted and increased to double in capacity. On the south exit of Pfaffenhofen was built an eight-class school with the name 'Hermann-Köhl-Schule'.
1960 - Building of the Protestant church 'Zum guten Hirten' at the Sonnhalde.
1974 - The 500-year anniversary of Pfaffenhofen was celebrated.
1978 - Pfaffenhofen and the neighbour Holzheim developed a central administrative body.
1987 - A new city hall at the Kirchplatz was built, including the Hermann-Köhl-Museum.
2000 - The number of inhabitants exceeds about 7000.
2003 - Pfaffenhofen celebrated the 700th anniversary of the first documentary mention back in 1303.
Since 1470 there has been a school master in Pfaffenhofen, while school houses are known since the beginning of the 19th century, and have been expanded and augmented with newly built schools as the population has risen. In 1959, a new school was built, and named the "Hermann-Köhl-Schule". Rising numbers of students and the lack of special rooms made an extension necessary, which was finished in 1997. Thus the "Hermann-Köhl-Schule" of Pfaffenhofen is the largest elementary- and main-school in the district of Neu-Ulm.
.
Bus lines:
Pfaffenhofen lies at the junction of the Günzburg - Babenhausen and Senden - Ichenhausen roads.
Municipalities of Germany
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in the district of Neu-Ulm
Neu-Ulm (district)
Neu-Ulm is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Günzburg and Unterallgäu and the state of Baden-Württemberg ....
in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
in Germany
Germany
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. Its most famous son is Hermann Köhl
Hermann Köhl
Hermann Köhl was a German Aviation pioneer and pilot of the first trans-atlantic flight in the East-West direction....
, an aviation pioneer of the 1920s.
Geography
Pfaffenhofen lies along the river Roth. The village of Pfaffenhofen proper lies on the west bank of the river, and is surrounded to the North, East and South by farms and wooded areas. Other villages within Pfaffenhofen and der Roth are dispersed throughout the municipality, with farms and wooded areas in between.Neighbouring municipalities
- Neu-UlmNeu-UlmNeu-Ulm is a town in Bavaria, capital of the Neu-Ulm district. Neighbouring towns include Ulm, Senden, Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Holzheim, Nersingen and Elchingen. The population is 51,110 .-History:...
and Holzheim to the west - NersingenNersingenNersingen is a municipality in the District of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria, Germany. The neighbours are Neu-Ulm, Elchingen, Bibertal and Pfaffenhofen an der Roth.-Geographic location:...
to the north - BibertalBibertalBibertal is a municipality in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria in Germany.-External links:*...
to the east - WeißenhornWeißenhornWeißenhorn is a town in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria. Weissenhorn lies about 22 km southeast of Ulm at the river "Roth".-History:...
to the south
Municipality parts
The following localities lie within Pfaffenhofen: Diepertshofen, Erbishofen, Volkertshofen, Beuren, Balmertshofen, Biberberg, Niederhausen, Roth, Berg, Remmeltshofen, Kadeltshofen, Raunertshofen, Hirbishofen and Luippen.Historical Overview
12th Century - There is mention of Pfaffenhoffen's castle, on the right bank of the Roth river.1303 - First documented mention of Pfaffenhoffen, when Count Ulrich von Berg Schelklingen sold his county and the Pfaffenhofen castle to Duke Frederick IV of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, for 700 silver marks.
1375 - The Church of St. Martin is founded.
1470 - The first schoolmaster arrives in Pfaffenhofen.
1618 - Beginning of the Thirty Years War, which devastated the area. The region was also beset by plague, which killed 2,000 of the original 2,300 inhabitants.
1700 - Census indicates that Pfaffenhofen has 30 residences and 190 inhabitants.
1720 - The first craft guild was formed by the house of Fugger
Fugger
The Fugger family was a historically prominent group of European bankers, members of the fifteenth and sixteenth-century mercantile patriciate of Augsburg, international mercantile bankers, and venture capitalists like the Welser and the Höchstetter families. This banking family replaced the de'...
. The guild met in the "Innere Taverne."
1725 - The Elizabeth Chapel was built as an addition to the Church of St. Martin. The church underwent modifications in the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
style.
1784 - House numbers were introduced for tax purposes.
1802 - An unidentified epidemic sweeps the area.
1805 - Napoleon stayed overnight at the 'Äußere Taverne.' From this place he issued a proclamation to his soldiers at the Battle of Ulm
Battle of Ulm
The Battle of Ulm was a series of minor skirmishes at the end of Napoleon Bonaparte's Ulm Campaign, culminating in the surrender of an entire Austrian army near Ulm in Württemberg....
.
1806 - the Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
was formed by King Maximilian I, and incorporated Pfaffenhofen.
1835 - The census indicates that Pfaffenhofen had 53 residences with 270 inhabitants.
1838 - King Ludwig I. of Bavaria lent Pfaffenhofen the coat of arms: a silver tin tower at a green hill under blue sky.
1856 - New building of a two story schoolhouse on Hauptstraße. In 1908 it was expanded.
1899 - The town was connected to the electricity grid.
1900 - In 85 houses lived 320 inhabitants. The first medical practice with Dr. Sontheimer was opened.
1914 - World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
: The war, which took four years, demanded 110 soldiers. A bus line was introduced, which took over the suburban traffic from Weißenhorn to Neu-Ulm.
1919 - A police station with five officers was introduced, which was closed again in 1959.
1925 - A convent
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
was built.
1928 - Hermann Köhl
Hermann Köhl
Hermann Köhl was a German Aviation pioneer and pilot of the first trans-atlantic flight in the East-West direction....
, Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld
Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld
Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld was a German aviation pioneer and initiator of the first trans-atlantic flight in East-West direction....
and James Fitzmaurice
James Fitzmaurice (pilot)
James Fitzmaurice DFC was an Irish aviation pioneer. He was a member of the crew of the Bremen, which made the first successful Trans-Atlantic aircraft flight from East to West on 12–13 April 1928.-Early life:...
crossed the Atlantic Sea from east to west with a plane.
1933 - 40 subscribers were connected to the telephone exchange
Telephone exchange
In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls...
of Pfaffenhofen.
1939 - The number of inhabitants rose to 420. World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
began and took six years, claiming the lives of 290 inhabitants. Eight buildings were destroyed by fire in 1944.
1946 - By accepting refugees, the number of inhabitants rose to 900.
1949 - Post-war redevelopment began with the "Millersiedlung" apartments, the first of their kind in Swabia.
1954 - The 'Martinssiedlung' followed, and after this the 'St.-Ulrich-Siedlung'. The building areas 'Rehgräble' and 'Osterholz' were also connected.
1959 - The number of inhabitants rose to 1250, among them 610 refugees. The St. Martins church was converted and increased to double in capacity. On the south exit of Pfaffenhofen was built an eight-class school with the name 'Hermann-Köhl-Schule'.
1960 - Building of the Protestant church 'Zum guten Hirten' at the Sonnhalde.
1974 - The 500-year anniversary of Pfaffenhofen was celebrated.
1978 - Pfaffenhofen and the neighbour Holzheim developed a central administrative body.
1987 - A new city hall at the Kirchplatz was built, including the Hermann-Köhl-Museum.
2000 - The number of inhabitants exceeds about 7000.
2003 - Pfaffenhofen celebrated the 700th anniversary of the first documentary mention back in 1303.
Local council
The local council consists of Josef Walz (1st mayor), Erwin Stötter (2nd mayor) and Johann Kast (3rd mayor) as well as 18 further members.Points of Interest
One of Pfaffenhoffen's many points of interest is the parish church of Saint Martin, which was built in Romanesque style in 1375, and transformed into late gothic style in 1450. In 1761, its characteristic lantern dome was added. The church underwent a full restoration in 1958.Since 1470 there has been a school master in Pfaffenhofen, while school houses are known since the beginning of the 19th century, and have been expanded and augmented with newly built schools as the population has risen. In 1959, a new school was built, and named the "Hermann-Köhl-Schule". Rising numbers of students and the lack of special rooms made an extension necessary, which was finished in 1997. Thus the "Hermann-Köhl-Schule" of Pfaffenhofen is the largest elementary- and main-school in the district of Neu-Ulm.
Traffic
Pfaffenhofen has a connection to the Donau-Iller-NahverkehrsverbundDonau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund
The Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund is a regional transport cooperative that coordinates tickets and fares among all transport operators in the area of the city of Ulm and the districts of Alb-Donau, Biberach and Neu-Ulm....
.
Bus lines:
- Weißenhorn - Pfaffenhofen - Holzheim - Neu-Ulm - Ulm
- Roggenburg - Niederhausen - Beuren - Pfaffenhofen - Nersingen - Glockerau
- Weißenhorn - Pfaffenhofen - Günzburg
Pfaffenhofen lies at the junction of the Günzburg - Babenhausen and Senden - Ichenhausen roads.