Treuchtlingen is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen is a Kreis in the west of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Ansbach, Roth, Eichstätt and Donau-Ries.-History:...

 district, in Bavaria

Bavaria

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, Germany

Germany

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.

Geography

Treuchtlingen is situated on the river Altmühl

Altmühl

The Altmühl is a river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Danube and is approximately 230 km in length.The source of the Altmühl is located close to the city of Ansbach. From here the river runs southeastwards as a narrow brook to enter the Altmühlsee north of Gunzenhausen...

, 9 km southwest of Weißenburg in Bayern, and 45 km northeast of Donauwörth

Donauwörth

Donauwörth is a city in the German State of Bavaria , in the region of Swabia . It is said to have been founded by two fisherman where the Danube and Wörnitz rivers meet...

. In addition to the town itself, Treuchtlingen today includes the nearby hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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s and village

Village

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s of Auernheim, Bubenheim, Dietfurt, Falbenthal, Graben, Grönhart, Gundelsheim, Haag, Möhren, Oberheumödern, Schambach, Schlittenhart, Wettelsheim, and Windischhausen.

History

The spot where the town is situated was first settled by Celt

Celt

The Celts were a diverse group of tribal societies in Iron Age and Roman-era Europe who spoke Celtic languages.The earliest archaeological culture commonly accepted as Celtic, or rather Proto-Celtic, was the central European Hallstatt culture , named for the rich grave finds in Hallstatt, Austria....

, Romans

Roman Empire

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 and Franks

Franks

The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes first attested in the third century AD as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River. From the third to fifth centuries some Franks raided Roman territory while other Franks joined the Roman troops in Gaul. Only the Salian Franks formed a...

. The town proper was founded in 793, during the reign of Charlemagne

Charlemagne

Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...

, and it was first mentioned in 899, as Drutelinga.

International relations

Treuchtlingen is twinned

Town twinning

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 with: Ponsacco

Ponsacco

Ponsacco is a comune in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 km southwest of Florence and about 20 km southeast of Pisa...

 - Italy

Italy

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External links

• Official website of Treuchtlingen