Aalen (village)
Aalen was a medieval village in the area of today's city of Aalen . Today's city is a medieval foundation elsewhere, village and city existed side by side until the village was devastated.
location
The location of the village was unclear for a long time, but today it is certain that the village was in the area of the Johanneskirche , directly at the eastern gate of Aalen Fort. The distance from the Johanneskirche to the former city wall is about 400 meters. The village was north of the river Aal , from which the name was derived, and west of the Kocher .
history
The foundation probably goes back to the invasion of the Alemanni into the Roman Empire in the 3rd century.
The village was mentioned for the first time in 1136 as Alon in a property register of the Ellwangen Monastery , together with a local nobleman Konrad von Aalen . The lords of Aalen, who are attested until 1426, may have had their castle at the Aalen castle stables , which is about 1.3 kilometers from the Johanneskirche.
In the village there was also a provost of Ellwangen Abbey.
Between 1241 and 1246 the city of Aalen was founded east of the village and east of the Kocher. The village and city of Aalen existed side by side for more than 100 years, until the village was probably destroyed in the city war in 1388. The village church, which was probably built in the 9th century and is dedicated to John the Baptist , still exists today and is one of the oldest churches in Württemberg.
literature
- Aalen Yearbook 2006-08 , Aalen History and Antiquity Association
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ' N , 10 ° 5' E