Wemding

Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Swabia
County :	Danube Ries
Management Community :	Wemding
Height :	463 m above sea level NHN
Area :	31.62 km 2
Residents:	5828 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	184 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	86650
Area code :	09092
License plate :	DON, Lower Austria
Community key :	09 7 79 228
City structure:	5 parts of the community
; City administration address :	Marktplatz 3 ; 86650 Wemding
Website :	www.wemding.de
Mayor :	Martin Drexler ( CSU / Amerbacher List)
Location of the city of Wemding in the Donau-Ries district

Maria Brünnlein with a view of the Ries

Wemdinger pilgrimage church

Baron tower with remains of the fortifications

The city wall of Wemding

Wemding is a town in the Swabian district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria and the seat of the administrative community Wemding with the communities of Huisheim, Fünfstetten, Otting, Wolferstadt.

The town lies on the edge of by a meteorite impact caused Ries -Kraters in Geopark Ries . The nationally recognized resort is known as a pilgrimage town (basilica minor: “ Maria Brünnlein zum Solst”) and as a fuchsia town .

geography

Cities in the area

Landscapes and parts of the municipality

The municipality consists of two districts and has five officially named municipality parts :

District and main town Wemding with the pilgrimage basilica Maria Brünnlein and the wilderness of Wildbad
District and Kirchdorf Amerbach with the hamlet Amerbacherkreut

population

On May 17, 1939, the city of Wemding had 2541 inhabitants, the district of Amerbach 420. The abrupt increase in the number of inhabitants at the end of the Second World War 1945 to 1950 is due to the admission of more than 2000 displaced persons and refugees. The urban area has recorded steady population growth to this day. Wemding has had around 5800 inhabitants since 2000 and the forecast also predicts stable development. Wemding is therefore not in line with the forecast population decline in the Donau-Ries district .

Between 1988 and 2018 the city grew from 5,301 to 5,802 by 501 inhabitants or 9.5%.

history

Early Middle Ages

In the year 793 Wemding was mentioned for the first time as “Uemodinga” in a deed of donation from Count Helmoin from Gosheim (near Huisheim ) (“Kaozesheim”). This had received from Charlemagne the right to give the land around Gosheim (about 9.35 km²) to the bishop in Freising . At that time Wemding consisted of four farms:

Maiershof,
Katzensattelshof,
Sandbichelshof and
Seegartenhof

"(...) also in that forest that belongs to Wemodinga - it is there that the rulers of this church should have the right to cut timber as much as is needed and wood for fire (...)"

In 798 King Karl Wemding donated the monastery Sankt Emmeram in Regensburg , in whose possession the city remained for 500 years. This meant that the monastery and the bishop acted as feudal lords and could decide over the feudal bearers . Transferring secular administrative rights and thus power to spiritual institutions was part of the reign of King (from 800 Emperor) Karl in harmony with the Church. The king built numerous churches, monasteries, cathedrals and palaces and advocated Catholicism as an imperial religion.

From 898 to 935 the noblewoman Winpurc from Nördlingen received Wemding as a fief . At that time Wemding already had 200 inhabitants. This can be explained by the fact that the place was on a Roman and a salt road , so a lot of traders and other traffic passed the place.

In the 11th / 12th In the 18th century, Wemding was given as a fief to the noble free von Werd (Donauwörth), later to the powerful Counts of Grögling-Hirschberg and after their extinction, Wemding fell to the Counts of Oettingen, who were related by marriage to them . In 1343 the Counts of Oettingen raised the town to the rank of town. Presumably on November 11, 1394, 10 Waldensians were sentenced to death and burned in Wemding at the instigation of Eichstätt Bishop Friedrich IV of Oettingen . Since 1453 there was evidence of a medieval leprosy in Wemding , which was located "west of the city on the road to Nördlingen" and was called a "special hospital". The chapel of the house was dedicated to St. Leonhard and Sixtus.

Wemding under the Bavarian dukes

Today's town hall with the Bavarian flag

In 1467 the town became the property of the wealthy Wittelsbach Duke Ludwig the Rich of Lower Bavaria (Landshut). The Duke acquired the episcopal Regensburg fiefdom with the place Laub (in total), Amerbach (in part) and Fünfstetten (in part) from Count Ulrich von Oettingen. Wemding was ruled by the Bavarian dukes and kings for over 600 years and received many privileges. Wemdings craft and trade flourished under the dukes, and there was important trade with the surrounding area. The good conditions were evident under the Bavarian rule in the many ornamental and half-timbered houses from this time, which still shape the face of the old town today. The Alemannic ending “wemdingen” also became the Bavarian “wemding”.

Duke Ludwig founded the University of Ingolstadt in 1472. His son and successor, Duke George the Rich , gave Wemding the right to present the ninth of eleven free spaces in the Georgianum in Ingolstadt in 1494 (student free space). The emergence of the Latin school am Stadtmetzg also fell into this period. The important sons of the city were educated there. After the Landshut War of Succession , Wemding fell to the Duchy of Bavaria-Munich in 1505 (main line of the Wittelsbach family). Around 1550 Wemding was one of the wealthiest small country towns in the Duchy of Bavaria.

The period 1550 to 1579 brought with it religious discrepancies: During the reign of Duke Albrecht V (Bavaria) the Magnanimous, Wemding became a cornerstone of the possessions in Swabia through the rule of Munich. Duke Wilhelm IV forbade Luther's teaching in the territory. In the Reformation era from 1554, a Protestant lay chalice movement formed in Wemding, which Duke Albrecht V later no longer tolerated in his Bavarian exclave. Because of its location as an exclave, Wemding was an essential base for Wittelsbach's denominational policy. Around 1580, the Bavarian exclave was surrounded exclusively by Protestant territories (Counts Oettingen, Principality of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Principality of Pfalz-Neuburg). Because it was part of Bavaria, Wemding remained Catholic to this day.

The south tower of the parish church burned down due to the carelessness of the tower keeper in the tower parlor of St. Emmeram (1559). Duke Albrecht V provided a grant of 800 guilders for the restoration and the purchase of new bells . In the Antiquarium of the Munich Residence , Wemding (from approx. 1590) is shown together with 101 old Bavarian cities. The depiction is one of the oldest views of Wemding, on which the parish church of St. Emmeram has only one tower.

From 1669 to 1672 the Capuchin monastery (1664–1991, since 2000 Carmelites) was rebuilt. After the departure of the Capuchins (1990), Carmelites moved into the monastery area taken over and renovated by the diocese of Eichstätt in 2000. In 1808 there was a loss of municipal self-government, which was only re-established in Bavaria in 1818 by the municipal edict.

Witch hunt

Guided tour at the torture tower

At the beginning of the 17th century there were two waves of violent witch hunts in the city . Ten people were executed for witchcraft in 1609/10 under the judge Gottfried Sattler . They were accompanied by Jesuits from Donauwörth on the way to the stake . A trial against ten other accused was withdrawn from the Wemdingen court in 1611; the prisoners were transferred to Munich and later released. Sattler was arrested and sentenced to death for errors in litigation and embezzlement of more than 3,000 guilders. Before his execution, there was a long and sometimes dramatic tug of war between proponents and opponents of the witch hunt at the Bavarian court. Not only his relatives and the Wemdingen city council campaigned for Sattler's pardon, but also high-ranking people such as Prince Albrecht , who was considered the heir to the throne , while the opponents of the persecution had the lawfulness of the death sentence confirmed by an expert report by the University of Ingolstadt . On March 9, 1613, the leading advocate of the witch hunt, Hofratskanzler Johann Wangnereck , had the death sentence converted into an indefinite expulsion from the country in a sweep of the court council. Two days later, the opponents of the witch hunt around Colonel Chancellor Joachim Donnersberger enforced the withdrawal of this decision. Although another university report from Ingolstadt confirmed the earlier statement, Sattler apparently still believed that he was protected from the highest authorities and was surprised when the elector dropped him and allowed his execution on May 21, 1613. To avoid a stir, this was carried out outside Munich in Markt Schwaben at the end of June .

But between 1628 and 1631 there was an even worse wave of persecution, killing 39 people. By order of the elector, the Wemdingen city judge Baltasar Vogl was assigned the Ingolstadt Johann Valentin Schmid as witch commissioner . Schmid's investigations brought to light a lot of neighborly resentment and superstitious assumptions, but did not lead to the desired arrests. This changed when he was replaced in 1629 by Wolfgang Kolb , who had previously been involved in the massive witch hunt in the Eichstätt monastery and who had distinguished himself particularly through new torture methods . From March 14, 1629 a total of 29 women and ten men were executed on nine court days. After Kolb's unexplained death in 1630, executions became less frequent. On the last three days of judgment in October and November 1630 and in March 1631 five more people fell victim.

From the time of the persecution, a Wemdinger wall tower (the former powder tower or also called the long tower) of the city wall was used as an "embarrassing place for questioning" the witches. Since that time the tower has been called the Torture Tower. Another memorial of the witch trials is located on Galgenberg. The gallows stood there and the pyre was set up. The three-part memorial cross from 1957 commemorates the years of the witch madness. On March 10, 2015, the council of the city of Wemding passed a resolution on the socio-ethical and moral rehabilitation of the victims of the witch trials.

17th to 19th century

In 1619 the parish church of St. Emmeram was given a second church tower as an important church in the center of the old town. From this point on, all the bells were on the new north tower. The two towers are the city's landmark, visible from afar. In 1634 a repeated outbreak of the plague in Wemding claimed over 260 deaths. In 1647 the citizens of Wemding vowed to carry out a large pilgrimage to the Sebastian Church in Oettingen . It was the historical year of origin of the Wemdingen plague procession. From 1831 it took place again every 20 years. In 1664 the Capuchin monastery was approved by Elector Ferdinand Maria of Bavaria and the first monks came to the place. In 1692 a chapel was built over the Schillerbrünnlein northwest of Wemding. The foundation stone for the Maria Brünnlein pilgrimage church was laid in its place in August 1748 , followed by its consecration in 1782.

In 1815, the demolition of the fortifications that had surrounded the city since the first half of the 14th century began. The stone was used to build houses and roads, which destroyed a large part of the 30 towers and the wall. Three of today's towers have been preserved: the Häutbachturm, Baronturm and the Torture Tower. The Amerbacher Tor and the Nördlinger Tor are remnants of the three gate towers.

The age of industrialization had its first effects in Wemding. In 1854 eight trade associations were founded and the 12 craft guilds were dissolved in 1700. In 1907 the hard stone factory was built on Harburger Straße. In 1893 the Nördlingen-Wemding Railway Committee was founded, which campaigned for the construction of a local railway to Nördlingen , which opened in 1903. In 1981 passenger traffic was stopped and in 1998 freight traffic.

20th century

Administrative building of the administrative community and city administration

In the years from 1905 to 1912, water pipes, sewer systems, paved streets and the first street lighting were implemented. During the First World War , 600 men were called up for military service, of which 87 died. After the end of World War II , 16 buildings were destroyed and another 70 damaged. On 24./25. April 1945 American soldiers occupied Wemding and Amerbach . As more than 2,000 refugees and displaced persons were taken into the city, the population rose to almost 5,000 by 1950. In 1948 Wetex (Wemdinger Textilwerke GmbH) settled in Wemding with 400 new jobs. In 1961 the textile works were taken over by SWF-Gustav-Rau KG. In 1951 the Evangelical Lutheran Christ Church was built. In 1954 the new school building on Ludwigsgraben was consecrated for boys and girls. A year later, an agricultural vocational school in Wemding was decided by the district. In the course of the regional reform, Wemding became the seat of the administrative community in 1978 . The surrounding communities of Wemding, Fünfstetten, Huisheim, Otting and Wolferstadt belong to this community.

21st century until today

In 2000 the Carmelite monastery was inaugurated. Ten years earlier the Capuchins had to close the convent there after 326 years of service due to an acute shortage of young people. In 2002 the KunstMuseum Donau-Ries was opened with works of art by Ernst Steinacker from Wemding and his daughter Annette Steinacker-Holst as well as by Prof. Schlötter. In the same year, the city was the first stage destination of the BR-Radltour des Bayerischen Rundfunks . In 2004 the first daycare center in the Donau-Ries district was opened in the city. In 2011 the extension to the elementary and middle school for 500 pupils was completed. At the same time, a school gym with wood chip heating was inaugurated. In 2015 the fuchsia and herb market celebrated its 15th anniversary and the BR-Radltour made another stop in Wemding with over 1,200 cyclists and an open-air concert with the Bellamy Brothers . In 2016, the barrier-free expansion of the old town began with new old town paving. The first construction phase was the north side of the market square in front of the town hall and the building of the administrative association. The following year the Mangoldstrasse was expanded. In 2016, the construction of a day care center on the school premises was completed and the first themed hiking trail “Legend Trail - Stations of Wemdinger Stories and Geology” opened in cooperation with the Ries Geopark . On the occasion of the 450th anniversary of the death of Leonhart Fuchs , an anniversary lecture by Franz Oberwinkler will take place in the historic town hall . 2017 Start of the general renovation of the Anton-Jaumann-Realschule Wemding.

Incorporations

On July 1, 1972, Amerbach was incorporated , carried out by the mayors Theo Knoll, Wemding and Theodor Osterrieder, Amerbach.

politics

mayor

In the local elections on March 2, 2008, the lawyer Martin Drexler (CSU / Amerbacher list) was elected mayor in the first ballot and was re-elected in 2014 and 2020. He replaced Jürgen von Streit ( SPD ), who was mayor from 1990 to 2008 and who did not run in 2008. In the municipal elections in 2014 and 2020, Martin Drexler stood as a non-partisan candidate for the nomination “Citizens from Wemding and Amerbach”.

City council

City Council meeting room

The city council consists of 20 members who, after the local elections on March 15, 2020, will be divided into the following parties / groups:

CSU : 7 seats
SPD : 4 seats
Free voters / PWG-FW Wemding : 3 seats
Amerbacher list: 2 seats
Independent voters Wemding: 2 seats
Wemdinger list of women: one seat
Alliance 90 / The Greens : one seat

coat of arms

Blazon : "In silver, a red rafter that jumps in from the right edge of the shield to the center of the shield, on the left accompanied by five red lilies arranged in the form of a St. Andrew's cross (2: 1: 2), at the bottom right an upright, waning red crescent."

Meaning of the coat of arms: The red side rafter represents half the St. Andrew's cross from the family coat of arms of the Counts of Oetting , who were the Lords of Wemding for almost 150 years. The five lilies come from the coat of arms of the former county of Niederelsass . From this area, the district court Röschwoog with five communities belonged to the Counts of Oettingen. However, they had to sell this property in order to be able to pay off the high debt burden associated with the expansion of the Wemdingen military fortifications. The crescent is taken from the city arms of Monheim , which also had to be sold to reduce debt.

Town twinning

France France : There was a partnership with Dambach-la-Ville in Alsace since 1988 . In 2009, however, this town partnership was dissolved by mutual agreement.

Culture and sights

Attractions

Historic market place

The old town of Wemding can be discovered on a virtual tour since 2016. Sights and monuments have been equipped with appropriate signs and QR codes

The medieval city wall surrounds the historic old town (first half of the 14th century, built by the Counts of Oettingen): Of the 1.7 km long defensive wall, three wall towers and two gates (partially) have been preserved: the Häutbachturm, the Baronturm, the Torture Tower, the Amerbacher Tor and the Nördlinger Gate Tower. The city moat adjoins the outer completely preserved retaining or lining wall. In addition to sections in private ownership, the green area is made accessible by walking paths, benches, playgrounds, Kneipp facilities and rose gardens. The actual defensive wall is no longer preserved in its original height of 8 m. Demolitions in the 18th century for building houses and roads have reduced the height of today's wall. A piece of the original height is still preserved on the baron tower.
Historic market square: the center of everyday life in Wemding; Seven streets (including Pilgrimage, Mangold, Wolfgang and Weißenbachstraße) converge in a star shape on the almost square square. The focus is on the Marienbrunnen with a statue of the Virgin Mary (formerly a sculpture of the Bavarian lion). Surrounded by baroque and half-timbered gables, the parish church with the two towers, the administration building and the historic town hall shape the image of the closed ensemble.

Fuchsias in Wemding

The unequal Brothers von Wemding (steeples of the parish church of St. Emmeram): The parish church of St. Emmeram was originally built with only one tower, the south tower. In 1559 the south tower burned down to the bell chamber. Duke Albrecht of Bavaria made a donation of 800 guilders for the restoration of the tower and six new bells. In 1614 cracks appeared in the square substructure, causing the tower to tilt 43 cm to the south-west. It was necessary that a second church tower (north tower or bell tower) was built in 1619, on which there are still 6 bells. In 2010 two new bells (Trinity bell and Gundekar bell) were consecrated for St. Emmeram. The south tower of Wemdings is inclined to this day, the north tower straight. One tower is mightier than the other.

Birthplace of Leonhart Fuchs

Birthplace of Leonhart Fuchs : The birthplace (called the fox house) of the botanist Leonhart Fuchs is located on the market square in Wemdingen. The house used to be an outbuilding of the mayor's house (now a bank). Leonhart Fuchs is Wemding's famous son (1501–1566), professor of medicine and botanist and the fuchsia was named after him.
Germany's only fuchsia pyramid: Germany's only fuchsia pyramid with around 700 fuchsia plants is at the foot of the parish church of St. Emmeram on the church forecourt next to the tourist information office . In addition, there is a fuchsia tour through the old town in the summer months (May – September; depending on the flowering time), on which various fuchia plants can be explored. 40 stations provide information about fuchsia varieties, growth form and origin.

Time pyramid in 2013

The Wemdingen time pyramid (work of art by the Wemdingen artist Manfred Laber); created on the occasion of the 1200th anniversary of the city in 1993; 1200 years of the past are contrasted with the 1200 years of the future in the form of a gradually emerging pyramid. A concrete block is placed every 10 years. After 1200 years, i.e. 120 stones, the pyramid is finished (at least according to the artist's model).
The Geopark information point has been a new contact point for those interested in Geopark- Ries since 2013 . The origin of the Ries crater through a meteorite impact 15 million years ago, background information about the city and a Leonhart Fuchs exhibition are presented. The information point can be visited free of charge, it is located in the immediate vicinity of the market square and is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm. An animation of the impact of the formation process of the ream has been available in the information center since 2017.

Churches and monasteries

Wemding parish church

Churches - witnesses of faith: Seven churches shape the cityscape of the pilgrimage town of Wemding:

The pilgrimage church Maria Brünnlein built according to plans by Franz Joseph Roth , building director of the Teutonic Order in Ellingen ; stuccoed and frescoed by Johann Baptist Zimmermann from 1748 to 1752, consecrated in 1781. The centerpiece is the altar of grace as a well altar, from which the “Brünnleinwasser” flows in all four directions, as a symbol of the divine stream of grace. The altar table with fountain bowl was created in 1953 by the Wemdingen sculptor Ernst Steinacker . In 1998 Pope John Paul II elevated the church to a minor basilica .

The town's landmark is the parish church of St. Emmeram. Its two towers over 60 meters high with onion-shaped domes can be seen from afar. The tower keeper once watched over the city. From 1030 a three-aisled, cruciform basilica was built. Renovations and extensions were made under changing patrons.
Showpieces are the baroque high altar (1630–1633) by the Donauwörth master sculptor Augustin Manasser, the stucco marble side altars (1713) with scagliola work by Dominikus Zimmermann , a valuable fresco on the southern choir wall from around 1450 and the epitaph for Karl Wendelin Schneid from the 18th century.

Carmelite Monastery of Maria Mother of the Redeemer: On December 21, 1664 the first four Capuchins moved into the Capuchin Monastery in Wemdingen, which was built with the approval of the Elector of Bavaria due to the efforts of the then mayor Jacob Schneidt. In 1672 the associated Capuchin Church was consecrated; at that time the monastery was inhabited by seven priests and three lay brothers. After 362 years of service, the convent had to be closed due to a lack of young people (1990). In 1992 the diocese of Eichstätt acquired the area of the Capuchin monastery, including the church and gardens, from the Free State of Bavaria . After intensive efforts, contact was made with the Carmelites in Speyer. The Sisters from Speyer had enough new appointments and founded a new Carmel in Wemding. On October 15, 200, the first sisters moved into the Carmelite convent in Wemdingen. The sisters are known for their candle art. They handcraft candles into works of art and home-made cards. In the simple monastery shop these are sold with devotional objects and products from the monastery garden.

Hospital Church of the Birth of Mary

St. John the Baptist Cemetery Church

Evangelical Lutheran Christ Church

St. Alban in the Amerbach district

Museums

The town's local history museum provides information on the local history, old handicrafts, militaria and religious folklore. It is located on the upper and attic floors of the " Haus des Gastes " and has existed since 1962.
The torture tower with documentation of the witch trials. Visits are possible as part of guided tours.
The KunstMuseum Donau-Ries with changing exhibitions and events shows collections of paintings and sculptures, special exhibitions and offers space for concerts. The KunstMuseum shows paintings and sculptures by Ernst Steinacker , Prof. Caspar Schlötter and Annette Steinacker-Holst. In addition, there is a spacious area on the ground floor with thematically changing special exhibitions.

sport and freetime

leisure offers

Natural bathing lake Waldsee Wemding

Waldsee recreation and leisure area: Lohweiher natural bathing lake with sunbathing lawn, beach volleyball court, play equipment, children's pool and a 70-meter-long water slide. Accessible from Monday to Sunday in the summer months. Visitors are offered food and drinks at the existing kiosk, and rowing boats can be rented. The camping park area is right next door.

Kneipp facility and rose garden in a historical setting within the city fortifications in the city moat

Sports facility Zur Robertshöhe : TSV Wemding stadium, riding facility, small animal breeding club, tennis facility (sand and hard courts) etc.

Winter sports: natural ice rink and groomed cross-country ski run

Leisure facilities: playgrounds and football fields, skate park and street ball field

Sagenweg themed hiking trail

Themed hiking trail “Legend Trail - Stations of Wemdinger History and Geology” (since 2016): The route along the edge of the Ries offers carefully selected vantage points to look into the meteorite crater of the Nördlinger Ries, which was formed almost 15 million years ago. Eleven informative and scientific event boards provide information on legends, geology, city history and stories as well as the origin of the pilgrimage basilica Maria Brünnlein along the approx. 14 km long path.
Numerous regional and national cycling and hiking trails lead through the meadows and forests of Wemding and connect to the extensive hiking and cycling network of the Ries Geopark , the Donau-Ries holiday region and the Altmühltal nature park . Wemding is connected to the long-distance hiking network via the " Frankenweg ". The pilgrimage city is a stage on the Bavarian-Swabian Way of St. James . There is a pilgrim resting place in Lommerheimerweg before the village exit.
E-bike charging station: Cyclists can charge their e-bikes for free at the Wemding Tourist Information Office.
WLAN hotspot available on the historic market square
Public bookcase : The Wemdinger Kapuzinergraben encompasses the moat from the Nördlinger tower to the former cross gate. The city park opposite the monastery was created around 1840. At that time, mulberry trees were planted here as an experiment in order to set up a sericulture. A lot has changed since then. In 2017, an innovation was installed in the Kapuzinergraben: a public bookcase.

societies

City life is supported by a wide range of clubs and associations, some of whose history goes back many decades (town and youth band, volunteer fire brigade Wemding and Amerbach, riding and driving club, trade association, local heritage and traditional costume preservation club, Red Cross and water watch, Kolping family, small animal breeding association, cultural circle and much more). There are over 40 clubs and associations in Wemding. The TSV 1892 Wemding is the club with the largest number of members in Wemding. It offers a wide variety of sports: basketball , women's gymnastics, soccer , and judo / karate, athletics, stick shooting, table tennis, children 's gymnastics , ice rink. Wemdings judo women were active in the 1st women's judo league for several seasons .

Events

The Wemdingen annual calendar is characterized by a large number of events at all times of the year.

Sea of flowers on the historic market square

Fuchsia and herb market in Wemding

Fuchsia and herb market (usually on the last weekend in May): Two-day market, which is the highlight of the place every year. The focus is on fuchsias, plants, herbs, garden decorations and flowers. Numerous activities are connected with the event: the opening of the fuchsia tour, the construction of Germany's only fuchsia pyramid. Entry to the market is free. A private bus shuttle is available to guests on arrival. In 2017, it launched its own environmentally friendly Fuchsienmarkt bag. Visitors to the market are also asked to bring their own bags in order to make the market as plastic-free as possible.

Carnival parade “Gaudiwurm” : On Mardi Gras, the carnival company Wemdosia parade through the old town, followed by a colorful carnival on the historic market square.

Music on the market square

Music on the market square (June to August every Sunday): Regional music clubs, bands and music groups perform on the market square on Sunday evenings. The playing time is between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. The concerts are free for guests and locals.
Regular markets with Fierantenmarkt and selected promotions (Easter market and Martini market). The supporting program is designed and marketed by the Wemding trade association.
Schäfflertanz in Wemding : Every seven years the traditional Schäffleranz takes place in Wemding. The Schäfflertanz is carried by the citizens of Wemdingen. The Schäfflervereinigung Wemding is responsible for the implementation. The last dance took place in 2014.
Plague procession : every 20 years (most recently in 2012) the people of Wemdingen and Amerbach go on pilgrimage to Oettingen to the church of St. Sebastian with a plague candle, thereby fulfilling the medieval promise to make a pilgrimage to Oettingen every 20 years so that the plague does not spread further in Wemding. About 2,000 people make a pilgrimage to the neighboring city in the five-hour procession. The plague candle is carried by unmarried men of the Wemding Kolping family. The candle is made by the sisters of the Carmelite monastery in Wemding. In 2012 it was inscribed “The souls of the righteous are in God's hands”.
Old Town and Market Square Festival (July): Traditional city festival with entertainment and musical performances by music groups from the region in a historical setting on the market square. Every three years, the Wemdingen companies present themselves with over 50 local exhibitors as part of the adventure and trade days (most recently in 2016).

Wemdinger Christmas market

Christmas market (beginning of December): Christmas market with stalls of the local Wemdinger associations. The “Wemdinger Christkind” has been presented on the market since 2008 and pays visits to kindergartens, old people's homes and events over the Advent and Christmas period. Santa Claus visits the market and distributes sweets. In the historic town hall, children are invited to Christmas readings.
There are regular city tours with visits to the torture tower and tower climbs to the tower room. Guided bike tours through the Ries meteorite crater are offered in the summer months as part of a guest program.

In 2019 the city celebrated a great historical festival on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the construction of the second tower of the St. Emmeram Church under the motto "Lions, Favor and Gulden". In addition, it was 550 years ago that the Swabian town came to Bavaria. In 1467, Duke Ludwig the Rich acquired Wemding.

Personalities

Leonhart Fuchs

Leonhart Fuchs (born January 17, 1501 in Wemding, † May 10, 1566 in Tübingen ) was a German herbalist, after whom the fuchsia was named. The house where he was born, which is also known as the dwarf's house because it is only 1.50 m wide, is still on the market square today.
Johannes Vischer (born December 19, 1524 in Wemding, † April 21, 1587 in Tübingen) was a physician and professor at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.
Johannes Scheyring (1454–1516) was born in Wemding and was rector of the University of Leipzig and canon in Magdeburg . It adorned the 1000 Deutsche Mark bill.
Eva Hohenschildin (* 1584 in Wemding; † July 18, 1620 in Eichstätt ) was executed in the witch trials under Prince-Bishop Johann Christoph von Westerstetten .
Mathias Schneid (1840-1893), German philosopher, 1871-1893 professor at the Lyceum Eichstätt.
Joseph Schlecht (1857–1925), German church historian, papal honorary prelate
Luitgard Im (born January 12, 1930 in Wemding; † April 21, 1997 in Wemding) was a German actress who was in great demand, especially in the 1950s to 1970s, and who became known in numerous stage roles. She played, for example, as Elektra or Judith in the plays of the same name by Jean Giraudoux as well as Cleopatra in George Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra. She became known to a large audience in the role of May in the entertainment film When the moonlight sleeps sweetly on the hills, based on the hit novel by Eric Malpass . A plaque reminds you of the house where you were born.
Johann IV. Roth (1426–1506), son of a shoemaker from Wemding, Bishop of Lavant and Prince-Bishop of Breslau , under Emperor Friedrich III. Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
Veit Amerbach alias Vitus Amerpachius (1503–1557), born Veit Trolmann in Wemding, learned humanist
Mathias Gabler (1736–1805), scientist and university professor, textbook author, Wemdingen parish priest and Wemdingen school reformer
Robert Schlecht (1778–1802), Abbot of Salem and Vicar General of the Cistercian monasteries in Upper Germany, Swabia and Tyrol
Ernst Steinacker (1919–2008), sculptor and painter. A large number of his sculptures and pictures can be seen in the Wemdinger KunstMuseum Donau-Ries. The altar of grace in the pilgrimage basilica and the fountain in front of the parish church are also his works.
Marco Seefried (* 1976), racing car driver

Associated with Wemding

Herbert Lang (born October 31, 1936 in Tagmersheim) Roman Catholic pastor and historian, honorary citizen of the city of Wemding

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

E-bike charging station (2016)

Road traffic

Wemding is connected to the central cities of the Donau-Ries district by state roads. The location is accessible via the state roads St 2213, St 2214 and St 2384. Both the A8 motorway towards Munich and Stuttgart and the A7 towards Memmingen and Würzburg can be reached within 40 minutes .

Rail and bus transport

Wemding is part of the Donau-Ries transport association and is therefore involved in local public transport with bus connections (Monday to Saturday) in various directions.

The former Nördlingen – Wemding railway was opened in 1903. Passenger trains ran there until 1981.

Today the next train station is “Otting-Weilheim” (approx. 7 km away). It has direct connections to Treuchtlingen / Nuremberg and Augsburg / Munich. The Donauwörth and Nördlingen train stations with other connections are also nearby (approx. 15 km) . There are bus connections to the railway stations mentioned.

air traffic

The nearest commercial airports are in Nuremberg , Stuttgart , Memmingen and Munich .

Womo parking space / e-charging station

In 2017, mobile home parking spaces were installed at the large car park near the Johannisweiher (waste water disposal, supply of electricity and water).

An e-bike charging station is available at the tourist information. A local restaurateur offers an e-car charging station.

Companies

In the breakdown of the sectors of employees, Wemding shows an above-average share of the manufacturing industry with a share of 65%. Retail , hospitality and transport account for 19%. The other services at 15%. Wemding is the location of numerous medium-sized companies as well as a distinctive owner-managed retail trade , which is particularly represented in the city center and offers a considerable range of products. Local trade plays a central role and covers a wide catchment area in the rural surrounding area. Business life is supported by the Wemdinger trade association. Its goal is the intensive promotion of medium-sized structures and their maintenance within the economy and society.

Innovative branches of industry have settled in the city. The French automotive supplier Valeo has a plant in Wemding with around 1,200 employees. The second largest company is the Appl group, which has been based in 1899 . The print shop employs around 800 people at various locations.

In 2015 Wemding was recognized as the first quality city in Swabia and the second quality city in Bavaria by the ServiceQualität Deutschland initiative. Among them, 15 companies (tourist information, hotels, restaurants, retailers as well as craft businesses and a pharmacy) are certified for their quality of service, customer satisfaction and services.

Jobs

According to official statistics, there were 3,661 jobs subject to social security contributions in the city in 2017. Of the resident population, 2590 people were in an employment relationship subject to compulsory insurance. The number of inbound commuters was 1071 higher than the number of outbound commuters. 67 residents were unemployed.

tourism

Tourism in the city of Wemding

Tourist-Information Wemding with the fuchsia pyramid

Since 1972 Wemding has been awarded the title "Recognized Resort". Tourism and gastronomy are an important economic pillar of the city. Wemding's medieval old town has been a popular tourist destination for years. In 2014, the city administration counted 52,278 overnight stays in the recorded establishments with more than eight beds.

The Tourist Information Wemding, which was redesigned in 2016, is located in the immediate vicinity of the market square. In addition to a local image brochure with a list of accommodation and city maps, information on leisure activities and the sights in and around Wemding is also available and souvenirs are sold. Group tours are offered all year round. In the summer months there are public tours on Saturdays and bike tours into the Ries on Tuesdays.

Tourism in the area

In addition to the city itself, the area with the geologically unique Ries crater has also become a tourist attraction. With its location on the edge of the Ries crater, the city offers access to two different holiday regions: the Rieses plain and the Altmühltal nature park with its wooded and hilly areas. The network of bike and hiking trails is accordingly well developed.

Important tourism associations in the region are the Ferienland Donau-Ries, the Altmühltal Nature Park tourism association and the Geopark-Ries .

Education and care

Leonhart-Fuchs primary and secondary school in Wemding
Anton-Jaumann -Realschule (State Realschule) Wemding
Sprachförderschule Wemding: School preparatory facility for the speech-impaired, branch of the Abt-Ulrich-Schule Kaisheim
Adult Education Center Wemding: As a branch of the VHS Donauwörth, courses are offered for all ages in areas such as information technology, health / medicine, etc.
Wemding city archive and city library in the guest house
Catholic Kindergarten St. Emmeram: crèche places, places with lunch, school child care and homework supervision
Catholic Kindergarten St. Marien: crèche places, places with lunch, school child care, homework supervision
Children's heart e. V .: Places in day care center plus (age: 0 - 6 years), inclusion in education, after-school care places, lunches, homework supervision, partly holiday care

literature

Anton Diemand: From the wild and sulfur bath in Wemding. Nordlingen 1917.

Leo Hintermayr: The origin of the Capuchin monastery in Wemding. Wemding 1988.

Leo Hintermayr: Wemding in the Thirty Years War. Wemding 1989.

Church administration Wemding: Turn your compassionate eyes on us. Wemding 1881.

Theo Knoll, Herbert Lang : Wemding - tour, history. Wemding 2013.

Josef Laber: Chronicle of Wemding. Tape. I, II: Öttingen 1835/1836, Volume III: Nördlingen 1861.

Herbert Lang: Parish Church of St. Emmeram Wemding. Passau 2004.

Thomas Meyer: The Wildbad von Wemding and its history. Noerdlingen 1983.

Josef Schneid: The legal proceedings against the witches in Wemding in the first third of the 17th century. In: Upper Bavarian Archive at the same time research on the history of Bavaria. Volume 57. Wemding 1913, pp. 118-195.

Josef Schneid: The city wall of Wemding. Wemding 1910.

Josef Seitz: Ortschronik von Wemding. Wemding 1954.

Josef Seitz: Parish chronicle of Wemding. Wemding 1944.

Josef Seitz: Wemdinger Heimatbuch. Typewritten manuscript bound. Wemding City Archives 1959.

Verein Lebendiges Wemding e. V. (Ed.): Lovable Wemding. Home between Jura and Ries. Wemding 1984.

Fritz Voitel: Worth knowing from Wemding. Wemding 1965.

Web links

Commons : Wemding - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Wemding - Sources and full texts

City website
Website of the Geopark Ries
Entry on the Wemding coat of arms in the database of the House of Bavarian History

Wemding: Official statistics of the LfStat

Individual evidence

↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).

^ Community Wemding in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on September 1, 2019.

↑ Kudorfer: Historical Atlas of Bavaria. Part Schwaben, Nördlingen, p. 36 ( geschichte.digitale-sammlungen.de ).

↑ see data from the Gesellschaft für Leprakunde, Münster, on medieval leprosoria in Germany ( Memento from February 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 15, 2016.

^ Sigmund Riezler : History of the witch trials in Bavaria . Cotta, Stuttgart 1896, p. 204 ( books.google.de [accessed on July 9, 2013]).

↑ Wolfgang Behringer : witch hunt in Bavaria. Folk magic, zeal for faith and reasons of state in the early modern period . 3rd, improved edition with an afterword added. Oldenbourg, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-486-53903-5 , p. 303 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

^ ^A ^b Wolfgang Behringer: Falcons and pigeons. On the psychology of German politicians in the 17th century . In: Ronnie Po-Chia Hsia, Robert W. Scribner (Ed.): Problems in the Historical Anthropology of Early Modern Europe (= Wolfenbütteler Forschungen . No. 78 ). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1997, ISBN 3-447-03987-6 , pp. 259 ( ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: uni-saarland.de ) [accessed on July 9, 2013]).@1@ 2

↑ ^a ^b Reinhard Heydenreuter : 400 years ago: The witch trials in the Bavarian "Hexennest" Wemding and the death of two witch judges . In: Bavarian administrative sheets. Journal of Public Law and Public Administration . 141st year, no. 1/2010 . Boorberg, January 1, 2010, ISSN 0522-5337 , p. II ( boorberg.de [PDF; 1.8 MB ; accessed on July 9, 2013]). boorberg.de ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

↑ Vogl was already involved as a clerk in the trials of 1609/10 (Heydenreuter, 2010) and in the meantime had risen to judge and Kastner ( Zieringer news of the Ziering - Moritz - Alemann clan association . 58th year, no. 107 , December 2010, p. 4 ( sippenverband-zma.de [PDF; 3.6 MB ; accessed on July 9, 2013]). ). He later rose to the position of clerk and held this position until 1651 (Joseph Laber: Neue Chronik der Stadt Wemding in Bayern. From 1467 to 1860. Beck, Nördlingen 1861, p. 169 ( bavarica.digitale-sammlungen.de [accessed on July 9, 2013]). )