Heidenheim, Bavaria
{{Infobox German location
|name = Heidenheim
|image_coa = DEU Heidenheim (Mittelfranken) COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|49|1|N|10|45|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Heidenheim in WUG.svg
|state = Bayern
|region = Mittelfranken
|district = Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
|Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Hahnenkamm
|elevation = 529
|area = 52.29
|postal_code = 91719
|area_code = 09833
|licence = WUG
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 5 77 140
|divisions = 4 Ortsteile
|website = [http://www.markt-heidenheim.de Markt Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm]
|mayor = Susanne Feller[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
|leader_term = 2020–26
|party =
}}
Heidenheim ({{IPA|de|ˈhaɪdn̩ˌhaɪm|-|De-Heidenheim.ogg}}) is a market town in central-western Bavaria, Germany. It is sometimes known as Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm to avoid confusion with nearby Heidenheim an der Brenz in Baden-Württemberg.
Geography
Heidenheim is located in the administrative district of Middle Franconia. It belongs to the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district and is the seat of the Hahnenkamm municipal association. Heidenheim includes the local subdistricts of Degersheim, Hechlingen am See, and Hohentrüdingen.
History
Heidenheim was first mentioned in the year 742. During that time, the double monastery of Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm (housing monks and nuns) was founded by Saint Willibald and was later led by Saint Walpurga, who became abbess after his death.{{cite book|last=Proksch|first=Nikola|title=Monks of England: The Benedictines in England from Augustine to the Present Day|year=1997|publisher=Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge|pages=37–54|chapter=The Anglo-Saxon Missionaries on the Continent}} Secular power was represented in turn by the Earl of Truhendingen (Altentrühdingen), the Duke of Bavaria, and the Hohenzollern burgrave of Nuremberg. Thereafter, the town belonged to the Principality of Ansbach. The monastery was closed in 1537 due to the Reformation. Since then, Heidenheim has been mostly Lutheran.
In 1792, Prussia bought the Principality of Ansbach, bringing Heidenheim under Prussian rule. As part of Ansbach, Heidenheim was transferred back to Bavaria due to the {{ill|Treaty of Paris (1806)|de|Rheinbundakte}}.
See also
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Heidenheim Abbey|de|3=Kloster Heidenheim}}, a former Benedictine foundation
References
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External links
- [http://www.markt-heidenheim.de Markt Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm]
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