Medlingen

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 48 ° 34 '  N , 10 ° 20'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Swabia
County :	Dillingen on the Danube
Management Community :	Gundelfingen on the Danube
Height :	447 m above sea level NHN
Area :	17.07 km 2
Residents:	1022 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	60 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	89441
Area code :	09073
License plate :	DLG, WHO
Community key :	09 7 73 153
Community structure:	4 parts of the community
Address of the municipal administration:	Bergstrasse 1 89441 Medlingen, Germany
Website :	www.medlingen.com
Mayor :	Stefan Taglang (UWV)
Location of the municipality of Medlingen in the district of Dillingen on the Danube

Obermedlingen - main street with the monastery church

Medlingen is a municipality in the Swabian district of Dillingen an der Donau and a member of the administrative community Gundelfingen an der Donau .

geography

Geographical location

Medlingen is located in the Danube Valley on the edge of the Swabian Alb , directly on the state border with Baden-Württemberg . Medlingen lies roughly in the middle of the district towns of Ulm , Dillingen an der Donau , Günzburg and Heidenheim an der Brenz .

Parish parts

The municipality has four officially named municipal parts (the type of settlement is given in brackets ):

• Bächingermühle ( wasteland )
• Obermedlingen ( parish village )
• Untermedlingen ( Kirchdorf )
• Cattle yard (wasteland)

Administrative community

In 1978 Medlingen was awarded the administrative community Gundelfingen an der Donau as part of the municipal regional reform . In addition to Medlingen and Gundelfingen , these include Haunsheim and Bächingen . The associated municipalities continue to be independent (their own mayor).

The administrative community (VG) has around 11,500 residents. The first mayor of the city of Gundelfingen is also the head of the VG.

history

The first mention of the name Maedlingen goes back to the year 1217, although it is not certain whether Obermedlingen or Untermedlingen was meant. The name means to the people of a Madilo . Obermedlingen was first mentioned in 1260, and the two villages were first distinguished in 1317 by adding the church patroness St. Radegund Maedlingen . Bottom Edlingen is then as Radgund-, Radgen-, cycling and Ratenmaedlingen or Nidermedlingen known before 1399 for the first time, the name under Edlingen fell.

In general, the history of both districts is closely linked to that of the Obermedlinger monastery .

Incorporations

In 1973 and 1974 the citizens of Obermedlingen and Untermedlingen voted in two secret votes for a merger of the two communities. The common name Medlingen was supported by a large majority. The final merger to form the unified municipality of Medlingen took effect on January 1, 1975.

Population development

Between 1988 and 2018, the community grew from 832 to 1,021 by 189 inhabitants or 22.7%.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council has eight members. Since the 2014 local elections, the seats have been divided into the following lists:

• Independent electoral association: 3 seats
• Free voter association Untermedlingen: 2 seats
• Citizen list: 3 seats

mayor

Mayor has been Stefan Taglang (UWV) since 2002. On March 16, 2014, he was re-elected with 96.08% of the vote; on March 15, 2020, he received 96.6% of the votes.

coat of arms

The description of the coat of arms reads: Under the blue head of the shield, in it a silver dog jumping to the right with a golden torch in its mouth, cut diagonally from gold and red in pewter cut, three black deer tracks diagonally next to each other at the top.

Culture and sights

Buildings

• Former monastery and collegiate church in Obermedlingen with an outstanding church tower that characterizes the town and landscape.
• Loretto Chapel in Obermedlingen, with a splendid rococo altar, consecrated in 1758
• Filial church St. Radegundis in Untermedlingen, baroque building, consecrated in 1762

Architectural monuments

→ Main article : List of architectural monuments in Medlingen

Natural monuments

• The several hundred years old, striking Bächinger Linden (but actually a mountain elm ) halfway between Obermedlingen and Bächingen was placed under special protection as a natural monument in 2003 .

Infrastructure

The A 7 motorway (approx. Ten minutes via the B 492 ) and the A 8 (approx. 15 minutes via the B 16) can be reached quickly and easily from Medlingen . The B 16 is about two kilometers away. Medlingen is not far from the district towns of Ulm (approx. 30 min), Heidenheim (approx. 15 min), Günzburg (approx. 15 min) and Dillingen (approx. 15 min).

Sons and daughters of the place

• Benedict von Holland (born December 16, 1775 in Obermedlingen, † June 18, 1853 in Munich ), Benedictine , among other things professor of theology in the imperial abbey of Neresheim and professor of philosophy and director of the seminary in Neuburg

Web links

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

• Entry on the coat of arms of Medlingen  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• Medlingen: Official statistics of the LfStat

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
2. ^ Community Medlingen in the local database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on August 30, 2019.
3. ^ 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. 769 .
4. ^ Hyacinth Holland:  Holland, Benedikt von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 748.