Nasgenstadt

Nasgenstadt City of Ehingen (Danube) Coordinates: 48 ° 16 ′ 45 " N , 9 ° 45 ′ 44" E
Height :	499 m above sea level NN
Area :	4.1 km²
Residents :	1544 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	377 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st August 1971
Postal code :	89584
Area code :	07391

Nasgenstadt is a suburb of the large district town of Ehingen (Danube) in the Alb-Danube district in Baden-Württemberg . The village was incorporated into Ehingen in 1971.

history

In 1135 the place was first called "Nazzegostetin". In the years 1403 and 1442 a castle stable was mentioned in documents. From 1442 the Ehingen hospital gradually took possession of almost the entire place. In 1532 Austria enfeoffed the city for the local hospital with high and low jurisdiction .

From 1805 the village belonged to the Kingdom of Württemberg . It is not certain whether the mention of a presbyter Markward in the 12th century already indicates a church and a parish in Nasgenstadt. On the other hand, mentions of both in 1257 are considered certain. Various noble families held the patronage of the village before the Ehingen hospital bought it in 1482. In 1484 the parish was incorporated into the hospital. The Church of St. Peter and Paul was built in 1729. In it there is a wooden dungeon Christ by Anton Sturm from 1738. The tower of the church was built in 1749. The choir is still designed in the Gothic style. The baroque Wendelinkapelle on today's federal road 311 was inaugurated in 1696.

Nasgenstadt was incorporated into Ehingen on August 1, 1971 and has been a part of it since then.

Origin of name

As mentioned above, the name “Nasgenstadt” is traced back to “Nazzegostetin”. The very early evidence around the turn of the first millennium (1135) probably points to land development. The settlement was named after a person or family name. "Nazza" or "nazze" (according to the quantitative ablaut ) comes from Old High German and stands for " nettle ". “Nazza” can be translated even more easily with “nettle”, whereby the language relationship becomes even clearer. The adjective "nazzag" or "nazzeg" (after quantitative ablaut) contained in the place name Nasgenstadt and derived from it means "nettle" or "nettle" and could refer to the numerous nettle plants found on the Danube bank area. Whether “Nose City” can be traced back to a personal name, or whether the local plant must be given priority for naming, is still a matter of dispute. The second theory sounds more plausible, not least because no clear evidence of similar or identical personal names has yet been found.

Buildings

Nasgenstadt has a late baroque church and two chapels. The parish is first mentioned in 1257. In 1482 it was bought by the Ehingen hospital. The St. Peter and Paul Church was built in 1729, but at that time it had no tower. It was not until 1749 that the church building was expanded to include a tower that was square in the lower part and octagonal in the upper third. The late baroque style can also be found here in the onion dome . The choir inside is from the Gothic period. A cemetery and rectory were added to the south and east of the church building. The Chapel of St. Wendelin, Wendelinkapelle, is located near the town hall and the Nasgenstadt fire department . It also comes from the Baroque period and is an eye-catcher with its splendidly designed gable.

Also belonging to Nasgenstadt - although it is located outside the village - is the post office chapel . You come across it when you drive on the federal road 311 in the direction of Ehingen, about 500 meters before the turn to Nasgenstadt on the right-hand side. The Posthalterskapelle is framed by two large chestnut trees, it was built in 1872. The remote "Käpelle" originally belonged to Heufelden and came into the possession of Nasgenstadt through a donation from Felix Lindner. The chapel got its strange name from the reliefs that are inside. These originate from the processional route that originally connected Ehingen and Nasgenstadt through the “Old Post Route”. (On this route one stopped at five places - five reliefs - which is why the part “halters” is in the name of the chapel.) Nowadays Ehingen and Nasgenstadt have literally grown together and the “Alte Postweg” no longer serves as a processional path, but as a street on the left and right of which there are houses (and allotments).

religion

The village center of Nasgenstadt in particular is predominantly Christian. The majority of them - over 90% - are of the Roman Catholic denomination. Only with the expansion of Nasgenstadt to include the new development areas in a westerly direction (i.e. towards Ehingen) did the percentage of Muslims , Russian Orthodox , atheists and others increase.

administration

The head of the village is currently Heike Heinrich (2014).

Companies

Nasgenstadt has a large number of companies - mainly in the new development area. In addition to the furniture stores “Borst” and “Trendpoint” you will find the hardware store “ Toom ” and the supermarket “E-Center”.

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. 527 .

Web links

Wikisource: Nasgenstadt in the description of the Oberamt Ehingen from 1826 - sources and full texts

[1] 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. 527 .