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municipality Maselheim
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| Height : | 527 m above sea level NN |
| Area : | 11.79 km² |
| Residents : | 1136 (December 31, 2016) |
| Population density : | 96 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1975 |
| Postal code : | 88437 |
| Area code : | 07356 |
Äpfingen is a village in the Biberach district . It is a part of the community Maselheim .
coat of arms
The coat of arms of Äpfingen is a white horse on a red background and a six-pointed star. The interpretation is open, but the horse gives an indication of agriculture or horse breeding. The star is believed to be a so-called filler, i.e. a gap filler. In terms of color, the coat of arms depicts the colors of the Lords of Essendorf .
In 1920 there was an aesthetic change in color. On June 7, 1956, the current form of the coat of arms was determined.
history
The documented history of the village of Äpfingen begins with a first mention around the year 1228. The place was named as " Aephingen ". In 1255 an " Affpingen " is noted. Places ending in " -ingen " are usually assigned to the earliest Alemannic settlement period, around the year 300 AD. The first settlements are suspected in the area of the Saubach . It is certain that a Berthold von Äpfingen had a fiefdom of two farms as a local nobleman in 1255. He received this fief from Count Hartmann von Grüningen , who donated this property to the Heggbach monastery. The Lords of Würzburg also had property in Äpfingen, which in 1287 went to the Salem Imperial Abbey . The Imperial Abbey of Salem received the church of St. Blasius and the associated bailiwick rights in 1469, as well as blood jurisdiction in 1606 and combined the places Äpfingen, Altheim and Schemmerberg to form the Schemmerberg rule . Due to the secularization , Äpfingen fell in 1803 with the rule of Schemmerberg to the imperial principality of Buchau of the princes of Thurn and Taxis . In 1806, the municipality of Äpfingen came to the Kingdom of Württemberg through mediation and was assigned to the Oberamt Biberach . 1)
On January 1, 1975, Äpfingen was incorporated into Maselheim.
tourism
Attractions
- Church of St. Blaise
- A Blasius chapel is known from 1483. The parish church was built in 1726 and thus falls into the late Gothic period . With the church tower, a chalice-shaped baptismal font and a figure of St. Blaise, some parts from this period are still preserved. Ceiling stucco , a crucifix and the Mount of Olives date from the Baroque period .
- Historic train station of the Öchsle-Bahn , a unit train station of type IIa from 1899.
- Historic school building
Traffic routes
- Öchsle Railway
- Öchsle cycle path
The Upper Swabian Way of St. James leads through the village from Ulm to Constance .
school
In Äpfingen there is a single-course elementary school in a historical building, which is divided into four classes. The elementary school is administered by the municipality of Maselheim. Elisabeth Köberle is the principal of the elementary school.
literature
- ( 1) cf. :) Roland SCHMID (1995): 750 years Maselheim. From the history of the village - stories from the village. 256 p. (Ed. Municipality of Maselheim)
Web links
- www.maselheim.de (also source of this article)
Individual evidence
- ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 545 .
- ^ Rainer Stein: The Württemberg standard station on branch lines . In: Eisenbahn-Journal Württemberg-Report . tape 1 , no. V / 96 . Merker, Fürstenfeldbruck 1996, ISBN 3-922404-96-0 , p. 80-83 .
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