Gunzenhausen

Gunzenhausen is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, 19 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Weißenburg in Bayern, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Nuremberg. Gunzenhausen is a nationally recognized recreation area. It is noted as being at one end of part of The Limes Germanicus, a Roman border wall, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]

Gunzenhausen
Protestant St. Mary's Church
Coat of arms
Location of Gunzenhausen within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district
Gunzenhausen
Gunzenhausen
Coordinates: 49°06′53″N 10°45′15″E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMittelfranken
DistrictWeißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Subdivisions14 Stadtteile
Government
 • MayorKarl-Heinz Fitz (CSU)
Area
 • Total82.73 km2 (31.94 sq mi)
Elevation
416 m (1,365 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total16,616
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91710
Dialling codes09831
Vehicle registrationWUG, GUN
Websitegunzenhausen.de

History

Numerous excavations within the city of Gunzenhausen document that the area was occupied and there was a settlement in pre-historic time. In the year 90 the Romans expelled the Celts, occupied the inhabited areas north of the Donau River and expanded into the Gunzenhausen area. In the year 241 the Alemanni invaded the area and destroyed the fortress. A document from the year 823 supplies the first reliable written reference to Gunzenhausen.

Emperor Ludwig der Fromme conveyed the monastery "Gunzinhusir" to the High-monastery of Ellwangen. Later the "Truhendinger" and the "Oettinger" families became Lords of Gunzenhausen, and in 1368 Gunzenhausen came to the House of Hohenzollern. So the city received the right of holding fairs and was allowed to build city walls, towers and moat, as well as a large church. Gunzenhausen had a big Jewish community and a "Moorish" synagogue, built in 1882; the latter had its onion domes removed and was partially converted to "profane uses" during the Hitler regime, and by 1939 the town was declared Judenrein (free of Jews).[3]

In the 1970s eighteen municipalities were combined resulting in the city growing to about 17,000 inhabitants.

International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Gunzenhausen is twinned with:

Transport

The town lies on the Treuchtlingen-Würzburg railway.

Local notables
Andreas Osiander 1544
Birth house Wilhelm Stählin

References
  1. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.
  2. "Franconian Lake Region". Franken Tourismus. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. "The Synagogue of Gunzenhausen 1882 - 1938" Jüdisches Leben En Gunzenhausen website
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