Etting (Ingolstadt)

Etting District-free city of Ingolstadt Coordinates: 48 ° 48 ′ 20 ″  N , 11 ° 24 ′ 16 ″  E
Height :	385 m above sea level NN
Area :	8.61 km²
Residents :	4622  (Dec. 31, 2017)
Population density :	537 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	85055
Area code :	0841
Etting is the northernmost district of Ingolstadt (light green)

Etting is a district of Ingolstadt in Upper Bavaria and is located in the north of the urban area at an altitude of about 350  m above sea level. NN . With 4672 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2015) and an area of ​​8.61 km² Etting has a population density of 543 inhabitants per km².

history

The exact founding period of the village Etting is not known. Finds from the time of the Merovingians and Carolingians suggest that the place originated in the 7th century: Several grave fields and traces of settlement south of today's Etting suggest a Merovingian foundation in the middle of the 7th century, with the graves belonging to the settlement also being burials of socially high-ranking people exhibit.

On the occasion of the municipal reform , the previously independent municipality of Etting (area 870.70 hectares) was incorporated into the independent city of Ingolstadt on July 1, 1972 with the exception of the hamlet of Blumhof . Blumhof, next to the parish village of Etting, the only other district of the community that was last listed in the official place directory for the 1961 census with 7 inhabitants in 3 residential buildings, came to the western neighboring community of Gaimersheim . The area of ​​this area incorporated into Gaimersheim was 54.3 hectares (difference between the former municipality area 870.7 hectares and the current district area 861.4 hectares).

politics

The formerly independent municipality of Etting is now incorporated into the administration of the city of Ingolstadt as District VII. The district committee represents the city district and its residents at the city of Ingolstadt. The current district committee has 13 members, who are made up of the following members according to the election results in the Etting district of the last local election in 2014:

• CSU: 7 seats
• FW: 2 seats
• SPD: 2 seats
• Greens: 2 seats

traffic

Because of the proximity to the city and the directly adjacent Audi factory premises, traffic is concentrated in Etting, especially during shift changes. Etting has a fast connection to the city center and the north train station via the INVG bus lines 15, 55 and N4 .

Buildings

Saint Michael Church

The construction time of the Church of St. Michael - the oldest building in Etting - is estimated to be between the 11th and 12th centuries.

The Catholic rectory consists of a two-storey gable roof structure. It was built in 1699 and extended at the end of the 18th century. The parish cemetery was built around 1700 and is equipped with a renewed limestone roof.

The relics of the three miserable saints Archus, Herenaeus and Quartanus are kept in the parish church .

Neighboring places and communities

Etting is bordered by the communities of Wettstetten and Gaimersheim , which are part of the Eichstätt district, and the district of Oberhaunstadt .

literature

• The story of Etting. In: Hans Fegert: Ingolstadt districts. 3-K-Verlag, Kösching 2005, ISBN 3-924940-62-2 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Small-scale statistics as of December 31, 2015
2. ↑ Merovingian times in the Etting district
3. ↑ Incorporation agreement ( Memento of the original dated February 23, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.