Appetshofen
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Appetshofen
community Möttingen
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| Height : | 413 m above sea level NN |
| Area : | 8.82 km² |
| Residents : | 342 (2009) |
| Population density : | 39 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1975 |
| Postal code : | 86753 |
| Area code : | 09083 |
Appetshofen is a parish village and part of the Bavarian community Möttingen in the Swabian district of Donau-Ries . On January 1, 1975, Appetshofen and its district Lierheim were incorporated into the unified community of Möttingen as part of the regional reform .
history
For centuries, Appetshofen belonged to the Oberamt Alerheim of the Counts of Oettingen. In the 16th century there was also a local nobility - the barons of Appetzhofen . Paul von Appetzhofen was administrator of the Swabian bailiwick in Altdorf. A granddaughter of Paul, Anna Maria Feldmann, was married to Adam Schäfer, a branch of the gentlemen giving . Parts of the former manor Cronheim belong to this family today.
coat of arms
The description of the coat of arms of the former municipality reads: “On a golden background the Rieser peasant king with a flag divided by silver and red on a jumping horse. A black ram's horn floating freely under the front hooves of the horse. "
Web links
- Atonement cross in Appetshofen
- Appetshofen in the location database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bavarian State Library
- History of Appetshofen and Lierheim on the parish homepage , accessed on June 16, 2020
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. 792 .
- ↑ Depiction of the coat of arms on the municipality's homepage , accessed on June 16, 2020