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Heidenheim
Coat of arms of Heidenheim
Location of Heidenheim within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMittelfranken
DistrictWeißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Municipal assoc.Hahnenkamm
Subdivisions4 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorEwald Ziegler (CSU/PWG)
Area
 • Total
52.29 km2 (20.19 sq mi)
Elevation
529 m (1,736 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
2,580
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91719
Dialling codes09833
Vehicle registrationWUG
Websitewww.markt-heidenheim.de

Heidenheim is a municipality in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany.

Heidenheim is an old German market town, which resides in the administrative region of Middle Franconia in the middle of Bavaria. It belongs to the rural district called Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen. It is the administrative center of the local region called Hahnenkamm.

Geographie

Heidenheim is located in the administration region West middle Franconia (Westmittelfranken). Following local subdistricts belong to Heidenheim: Degersheim, Hechlingen am See, Hohentrüdingen.

Historie

Heidenheim was first mentioned in the year 742. During that time the double abbey of Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm, a male and female monastery, was founded by Saint Willibald and was later led by Saint Walpurga who became abbess after his death. Secular power was represented by the Earl of Truhendingen (Altentrühdingen), later Duke of Bavaria, burgrave of Nuremberg(Hohenzollern). After that, Heidenheim belonged to the Margrave of Ansbach. Due Reformation, the monastery was closed in 1537. Since then Heidenheim is mostly evangelic. In 1792 Prussia bought principality of Ansbach and henceforth Heidenheim. As part of Ansbach Heidenheim was transferred back to Bavaria due the contract of Paris (February 1806) to Bavaria.

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