Oberbechingen

Catholic Parish Church of St. Michael

Oberbechingen is a part of the municipality of Bachhagel in the district of Swabia ( Bavaria ) in the district of Dillingen an der Donau .

geography

Oberbechingen is located in the Bachtal in the northwest of the district of Dillingen on the Danube in northern Swabia in Bavaria on the border with Baden-Württemberg .

The church village lies at an altitude of 479  m above sea level. NN and has 427 inhabitants.

history

Oberbechingen was first mentioned in 1143.

Like Bachhagel , it belonged to the Principality of Pfalz-Neuburg . Prince Otthenrich sold Oberbechingen so that from 1581 it belonged to Hans Caspar Roth von Schreckenstein , who built the castle.

On May 1, 1978, the previously independent community was incorporated into the Bachhagel community.

coat of arms

Coat of arms of the former municipality of Oberbechingen

The left half of the coat of arms shows a white unicorn on a black background. On the right is a black wing on a yellow background.

Infrastructure

In Oberbechingen there is a parish hall (built in 2002) and a renovated parsonage (2004). There is also a lock .

Sons and daughters of the place

• Agreda Dirr (1880–1949), educator for the deaf and mute

Web links

Commons : Oberbechingen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Book "Our district of Dillingen an der Donau"
2. ^ 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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 770 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 38 '  N , 10 ° 21'  E