Jettingen-Scheppach

Jettingen-Scheppach is a market community in the Günzburg Landkreis in the Schwaben (Swabia) Regierungsbezirk in Bavaria. It lies between Ulm and Augsburg. Its population as of 1 December 2005 was 7,044.

For the town in Baden-Württemberg, see Jettingen (Baden-Württemberg).
For the town in France, see Jettingen, Haut-Rhin.

Jettingen-Scheppach
Jettingen-Scheppach, former Stauffenberg-Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Jettingen-Scheppach within Günzburg district
Jettingen-Scheppach
Jettingen-Scheppach
Coordinates: 48°23′N 10°26′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictGünzburg
Government
 • MayorHans Reichhart (CSU)
Area
 • Total54.07 km2 (20.88 sq mi)
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total7,131
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
89343
Dialling codes0 82 25
Vehicle registrationGZ
Websitewww.jettingen-scheppach.de

Politics

Community council

Jettingen-Scheppach's first mayor is Hans Reichhart (CSU). All together, the community council (Gemeinderat) has 21 seats, which as of the last communal election on 16 March 2014 are distributed thus:

  • CSU: 8 seats
  • Free Independent Voter Community (FUW): 6 seats
  • Young Citizens: 6 seats

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Jettingen-Scheppach is conveniently located at the Burgau junction on Autobahn A 8 (Stuttgart-Munich section). The borough of Jettingen has a railway station on the line between Ulm and Augsburg. There are hourly regional trains to Ulm (travel time 38 minutes) and Augsburg (28 to 37 minutes), as well as trains every other hour to Munich (78 minutes).

Twinnings

The borough of Freihalden in Jettingen-Scheppach has been twinned with the French pilgrimage town of Ars-sur-Formans since 1976. Jettingen-Scheppach has also been twinned with the Hungarian community of Csolnok since 1992.

Personalities

People born in the town

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.
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