Emerkingen

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Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Emerkingen within Alb-Donau-Kreis district

(2023–31) Paul Burger^[1]Area

• Total7.40 km² (2.86 sq mi)Elevation

531 m (1,742 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total856 • Density120/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

89607

Dialling codes07393Vehicle registrationULWebsitewww.emerkingen.de

Emerkingen is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography

Emerkingen situated on a hill on the southern edge of the Danube valley, about 35 km southwest of Ulm.

Neighboring communities

The municipality borders to the north to the town of Munderkingen, on the east to Unterstadion, on the south to Oberstadion and Unterwachingen and in the west to Hausen am Bussen. (all Alb-Donau-Kreis).

History

In Roman times was located on the territory of the present municipality a cohort fort together with associated vicus. It was built around 45 a. Chr. From the middle of the 1st to the middle of the 2nd century a brickyard was operated. Approximately half a kilometer south of it, at the site of the municipality center of Emerkingen, developed later an Alemannic settlement. Emerkingen was first mentioned in the Latin form "in Antarmarhingas" in a deed of 805, given by the counts Cadolah of Friuli and Wago to the Abbey of St. Gall. The village was eponymous for the barons of Emerkingen. Their medieval castle was demolished in 1870. Only the "Roman Tower" still exists.

Emerkingen center with church and Roman tower

Religions

On July 7, 1103 was ordained with the Burgkapelle the first church. Since May 3, 1900 Emerkingen is the seat of a catholic rectory.

Museum

The local museum is in the "Roman Tower".

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emerkingen.

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahl Emerkingen 2023, Staatsanzeiger.
^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.