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Ellwangen
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region	Stuttgart
District	Ostalbkreis
Population	25,260 source (2005)
Area	127.45 km²
Population density	198 /km²
Elevation	440 m
Coordinates	48°58′ N 10°8′ E
Postal code	73471–73479
Area code	07961, 07965
Licence plate code	AA
Mayor	Karl Hilsenbek
Website	www.ellwangen.de

Ellwangen an der Jagst, officially Ellwangen (Jagst), in common use simply Ellwangen is a town in the district of Ostalbkreis in the east of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated about 17 km north of Aalen. Image File history File links Wappen_Ellwangen_Jagst. ... Image File history File links Karte_Ellwangen_in_Deutschland. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... Baden-Württemberg is a federal state in southwestern Germany to the east of the Upper Rhine. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Stuttgart is one of the four administrative districts (Regierungsbezirke) of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the north-east of the state of Baden-Württemberg, in the southwestern part of Germany. ... There are 439 German districts (Kreise), administrative units in Germany. ... The Ostalbkreis is a district (Kreis) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... see also Telephone numbering plan of Germany for further codes including service numbers, cell phones etc. ... German car number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... now. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... The Ostalbkreis is a district (Kreis) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Baden-Württemberg is a federal state in southwestern Germany to the east of the Upper Rhine. ... Map of Germany showing Aalen Aalen is a town in Germany, capital of the Ostalbkreis, in the Baden-Württemberg Bundesland. ...

Ellwangen has 25,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Ellwangen is situated in the valley of river Jagst, between the foothills of Swabian Alb and Virgunna (or Virngrund) forest, the latter being part of the Swabian-Franconian Forest. The Jagst runs through Ellwangen from south to north. The Jagst is a right tributary of the Neckar in northern Baden-Württemberg. ... A view on the Swabian Alb, with its typical hills and a juniper meadow The Albtrauf, which forms the western border of the Swabian Alb The Swabian Jura (German: Schwäbische Alb) is a plateau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending 220 km from southwest to northeast and 40 to...

History

The town developed in the 7th century as an alemanic settlement in the Virgunna forest next to the Franconian-Swabian border. In 764 French nobles Hariolf and Erlolf (the latter bishop of Langres in France) founded a benedictine monastery, Ellwangen Abbey, on a hill next to the settlement. The monastery was mentioned in a document of Louis the Pious as Elehenuuwang in 814. It became a Reichsabtei in 817. area settled by the Alamanni, and sites of Roman-Alamannic battles, 3rd to 6th century The Alamanni, Allemanni, or Alemanni were originally an alliance of Germanic tribes located around the upper Main, land that is today part of Germany. ... The Franconian Rake is originally is a heraldic symbol of the bishops of Würzburg, who - though nominally Dukes of Franconia - only ruled in parts of Franconia. ... Germany. ... Events Empress Shotoku succeeds Emperor Junnin on the throne of Japan. ... Categories: France geography stubs | Communes of Haute-Marne ... A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ... Ellwangen Abbey (Kloster Ellwangen) was the earliest Benedictine monastery established in what is now Baden-Württemberg, in Ellwangen about 30 miles / 50 km north-east of Stuttgart. ... Louis the Pious, contemporary depiction from 826 as a miles Christi (soldier of Christ), with a poem of Rabanus Maurus overlaid. ... A Reichsabt, literally Imperial Abbot or Abbot of the Empire, was an Abbot whose abbey was granted within the Holy Roman Empire the status of Reichsabtei (or Reichskloster), literally Imperial Abbey (or - Monastery), meaning that it enjoyed Reichsfreiheit, like an Imperial City, making him a prince of the church, with...

From 870 to 873 the byzantine-greek "apostle of the slaws" Saint Methodius was imprisoned in Ellwangen, after he had been arrested by Ermanrich, bishop of Passau. He was set free in 873 thanks to an intervention of Pope John VIII. Saint Methodius (Greek: Μεθόδιος; Church Slavonic Мефодии) (b. ... Old Town of Passau Passau (Latin: Batavia) is a town in Niederbayern, Eastern Bavaria, Germany, known also as Dreiflüssestadt (the City of three rivers), because the Danube River is joined there by the Inn River from the South, and the Ilz River coming out of the Bavarian Forest to... John VIII was pope from 872 to 882. ...

The monastery was "exemt" from 1124 on (maybe earlier), which means it was directly responsible to the pope. The Abbots got Reichsfreiheit in 1215. The office of the Vogt was first held by the counts of Oettingen, from 1370 on by the counts of Württemberg. In 1460 the abbey was converted into an exemt secular "Chorherrenstift", led by a prince-provost and a "Stiftskapitel" (12 noble canons, 10 vicars ). First its territory included the districts Ellwangen, Tannenberg and Kochenburg. The district Rötlen was aquired in 1471, Wasseralfingen in 1545, Heuchlingen in 1609. An exemption is a rule or law which excepts certain things from another rule or law. ... Abbots coat of arms The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. ... The Reichsfreiheit or Reichsunmittelbarkeit (adjectives reichsfrei, reichsunmittelbar) was a special, privileged status a city or region could attain in the Holy Roman Empire. ... Vogt is a word of Germanic languages(except for English), originated from latin language vocatius, refers to: People named Vogt: Alfred Elton (A. E.) van Vogt Andrea Vogt Berti Vogts Erik Vogt Howard C. Vogts Jørgen Herman Vogt Karl Vogt Paul Vogt Roland Vogt Tom Vogt Other: Funker Vogt... Öttingen-Öttingen or Oettingen-Oettingen was a County in eastern Baden-Württemberg and western Bavaria, Germany. ... Arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Wuerttemberg. ... Secularity is the state of being free from religious or spiritual qualities. ... A provost is a senior official in a number of Christian churches. ... A canon (from the Latin canonicus and Greek κανωνικωσ relating to a rule) is a priest who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to a rule (canon). ... In the broadest sense, a vicar (from the Latin vicarius) is anyone acting as a substitute or agent for a superior (compare vicarious). In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant. ... Map of Germany showing Aalen Aalen is a town in Germany, capital of the Ostalbkreis, in the Baden-Württemberg Bundesland. ... Heuchlingen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ...

In 1588 and from 1611 to 1618 about 450 people in Ellwangen were killed in witch-hunts. A witch-hunt is a search for suspected witches; it is a type of moral panic. ...

Buildings

Sights of the city are the medieval town centre with its churches. Also well known are the Baroque pilgrimage church "Schoenenberg" and the castle, both on hills near to the city. Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ... Schönenberg is a municipality in the district of Horgen, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ...

Ellwangen Basilica:[1]

Schoenenberg:[2]

Twin towns

• Langres (Haute-Marne, France)
• Abbiategrasso (Province of Milan, Italy)

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External link

• (German) Official website of Ellwangen

Cities and towns in Ostalb (district)

Aalen | Abtsgmünd | Adelmannsfelden | Bartholomä | Böbingen (Rems) | Bopfingen | Durlangen | Ellenberg | Ellwangen (Jagst) | Eschach (Ostalb) | Essingen | Göggingen | Gschwend | Heubach | Heuchlingen | Hüttlingen | Iggingen | Jagstzell | Kirchheim (Ries) | Lauchheim | Leinzell | Lorch (Württemberg) | Mögglingen | Mutlangen | Neresheim | Neuler | Obergröningen | Oberkochen | Rainau | Riesbürg | Rosenberg (Ostalb) | Ruppertshofen | Schechingen | Schwäbisch Gmünd | Spraitbach | Stödtlen | Täferrot | Tannhausen | Unterschneidheim | Waldstetten | Westhausen (Ostalb) | Wört Image File history File links Coat of arms of the Ostalbkreis File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Ostalbkreis is a district (Kreis) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Aalen Aalen is a town in Germany, capital of the Ostalbkreis, in the Baden-Württemberg Bundesland. ... Abtsgmünd is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Adelmannsfelden is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Bartholomä is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Böbingen (Rems) is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Bopfingen is a small historic city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Durlangen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Ellenberg is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Eschach (Ostalb) is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Essingen (Ostalbkreis) is in the State of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Gschwend is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Heubach is a town in the Ostalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Heuchlingen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Hüttlingen is a municipality in the district of Frauenfeld, in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. ... Iggingen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Jagstzell is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Lauchheim is a town in the Ostalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Leinzell is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... LORCH (Württemberg) is a small town situated in Ostalbkreis, Germany. ... Mögglingen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Mutlangen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Neresheim is a town in the Ostalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Neuler is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Obergröningen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Oberkochen is a town in the Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Rainau is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Schechingen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Schwäbisch Gmünd is a town in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. ... Spraitbach is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Stödtlen is a community in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Tannhausen is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Unterschneidheim is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ... Waldstetten is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. ...

 

Coordinates: 48°58′N 10°08′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...