Wemding
Encyclopedia
Wemding is a municipality
in the Donau-Ries
district of Bavaria
, Germany
. Botanist Leonhart Fuchs
was born here in 1501.
Wemding is home to the Time pyramid
, a public art work begun in 1993 and scheduled to be completed in the year 3183.
Municipalities of Germany
Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...
in the Donau-Ries
Donau-Ries
Donau-Ries is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Ansbach, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Eichstätt, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Aichach-Friedberg, Augsburg and Dillingen, and by the state of Baden-Württemberg .-History:From Palaeolithic times on the Nördlinger Ries was a very...
district of 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...
, Germany
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...
. Botanist Leonhart Fuchs
Leonhart Fuchs
Leonhart Fuchs , sometimes spelled Leonhard Fuchs, was a German physician and one of the three founding fathers of botany, along with Otto Brunfels and Hieronymus Bock .-Biography:...
was born here in 1501.
Wemding is home to the Time pyramid
Time pyramid
The Time pyramid is a work of public art under construction in Wemding, Germany. The pyramid, begun in 1993, at the 1200-year anniversary of Wemding, will take almost another 1200 years to complete and is scheduled to be finished in the year 3183.-History:...
, a public art work begun in 1993 and scheduled to be completed in the year 3183.