Königsbrunn

Königsbrunn
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Königsbrunn within Augsburg district
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Coordinates: 48°16′8″N 10°53′27″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Augsburg
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Franz Feigl[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	18.40 km^2 (7.10 sq mi)
Elevation	516 m (1,693 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	28,377
• Density	1,500/km^2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	86343
Dialling codes	08231
Vehicle registration	A
Website	www.koenigsbrunn.de

Königsbrunn (Swabian: Kenigsbrunn[3]) is the largest town in the district of Augsburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Lech, approx. 10 km south of Augsburg. As of 2023, the population of Königsbrunn was 28,377.

History

Königsbrunn is one of the youngest settlements in Bavaria. It became an independent commune in 1842 and obtained the municipal law 125 years later, in 1967. In 1688 the bishop built a custom house at the crossroad of Via Claudia, which is called the "Neuhaus" (meaning new house). It is the oldest building of the young city.

Politics

The local elections of 2014 produced the following result:[4]

• CSU: 12 seats (-5)
• SPD: 6 seats (+2)
• Free Voters: 6 seats (+2)
• Alliance 90/The Greens: 3 seats (=)
• Independents: 2 seats (+2)
• FDP/Bürgerforum: 1 seats (-1)

Town hall

Church of St. Ulrich

Mayors since 1900

1900–1911: Johannes Wahl

1912–1924: Jakob Pfitzenmaier

1935–1945: Jakob Schreijak

1945: Hermann Herget

1945–1948: Xaver Salvamoser

1948–1984: Fritz Wohlfarth

1984–1996: Adam Metzner (CSU)

1996–2014: Ludwig Fröhlich

since 2014: Franz Feigl (born 1970) (CSU)

Public safety

Police

The responsible police station for Königsbrunn is the police station of Bobingen.

Rescue service

To Königsbrunn the ambulance comes from Bobingen, Haunstetten or Mering, normally.

Fire brigade

The fire station of the volunteer fire brigade of Königsbrunn is located at St.-Johannes-Straße 42 in Königsbrunn. Here a Löschzug (platoon for fire fighting) and a Rüstzug (platoon for technical help, e.g. road accidents) are stationed. There is no fixed area of responsibility. The public-safety answering point (PSAP) of Augsburg is responsible for alerting the fire brigade. The PSAP is always alerting the closest rescue vehicle to an emergency. Administrative borders like counties etc. do not matter here. The area of operation is about Königbrunn itself including the 4 lane B17 and for support the towns around.

Attractions

• Mercateum, the world's biggest globe to rely on a historical map

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Königsbrunn is twinned with:[5]

• Rab, Croatia

Notable people

• Wolfgang Knabe (born 1950), cultural scientist and expedition leader
• Darius Kampa (born 1977), football player and manager
• Markus Thorandt (born 1981), footballer
• Steffen Tölzer (born 1985), ice hockey player

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
3. Königsbrunn
4. "Stadt Koenigsbrunn - 1. Bürgermeister und Stadträte - resultierend aus dem Wahlergebnis". Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
5. "Städtepartnerschaft mit der Stadt Rab". koenigsbrunn.de (in German). Königsbrunn. Retrieved 2021-02-28.

External links

• Official website (in German)