Denzingen

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Denzingen
City of Günzburg
Coordinates: 48 ° 26 ′ 39 ″  N , 10 ° 17 ′ 0 ″  E
Height : 470 m above sea level NHN
Incorporation : May 1, 1978
Postal code : 89312
Area code : 08221
Atonement cross from the Middle Ages in Denzingen
Atonement cross from the Middle Ages in Denzingen

Denzingen is a district of the city of Günzburg in the Swabian district of Günzburg . The church village is located south of Günzburg in the immediate vicinity and extends from the Günztal up to the edge of the Günz valley.

history

With its Neolithic and Roman traces of settlement, the place belongs to the oldest settlement area in the area.

Denzingen was first mentioned in the 12th century when the cleric Sigeboto von Günzburg donated a mill to "Tainzingen" (= Denzingen) to the St. Ulrich and Afra monastery in Augsburg .

On September 12, 1944, there was an American bombing raid on Denzingen, in which nine people were killed and numerous residents were wounded.

The previously independent community of Denzingen was incorporated into Günzburg on May 1, 1978 .

Architectural monuments

See also: List of architectural monuments in Denzingen

  • Catholic branch church St. Anna

literature

  • Klaus Kraft: The art monuments of Swabia. District of Günzburg 1. City of Günzburg . In: The art monuments of Bavaria. Administrative region of Swabia. Vol. IX. District of Günzburg 1 - City of Günzburg . R. Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-486-55211-2 , pp. 528-534.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 476 .