Asbach-Bäumenheim
Asbach-Bäumenheim is a municipality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany.
Geography
Districts
- Asbach
- Bäumenheim
- Hamlar
- Meyfried
- Königsmühle
History
Beginnings
- Even in the early Bronze Age, the plain between the Donau and Lech was inhabited, as evidenced
- by the discovery of a skeleton grave near Hamlar. During Roman times, the Via Claudia Augusta
- leading through the present municipality area.
1250 - Thirty Years' War
- Around 1250 the hamlet Baebenheim (home of Babo), is mentioned in documents Aspach and Hamel. The
- districts developed only slowly over time and the manorial system was highly fragmented. Its
- proximity to the Empire care Wörth (Donauwörth) a strong dependence was given. Marcus Fugger
- acquired by Nikolaus Fugger and parts of the town. In the Thirty Years' War were severe
- devastation wreaked by the Swedes under Gustav II Adolf.
1739 - 1844
- The Bavarian Elector 1739, the empire bought and care they remained until 1806 a separate
- territory. In 1818 the municipal Asbach was founded.
- Until 19 Century were the places insignificant hamlet. In 1844, the Ludwig South-North railway
- opened directly through the site. During this time, was opened by Max Drossbach Bäumenheim in a
- linen mill. Thus Bäumenheim developed in the industrial town a short time.
Second World War and postwar time
- During the Second World War, a part of the Messerschmitt-Company was moved into the village. From
- August 1944 to April 1945 was on the site of today's company Dechentreiter the outer bearing
- Asbach-Bäumenheim. The approximately 500 concentration camp inmates had to perform forced labor
- in the production of armaments. While a bomb attack on the 19th March, 1945, an unknown number of
- concentration camp prisoners died. There is a memorial stone which reminds of the victims.
- In 1958 the village was named Asbach-Bäumenheim.
Economy and Infrastructure
In Asbach-Bäumenheim there are two big companys:
- AGCO Fendt
- Grenzebach Maschinenbau (in the district Hamlar)
Traffic
- Through the town lead the two main roads and railway lines Nürnberg-Augsburg and Donauwörth-
- Ingolstadt. The station is on the railway between Nuremberg and Augsburg, the regional rail stops
- in both directions every hour. The train station in Hamlar will only be used as an operating
- station. There are no more scheduled passenger trains.
- The special airfield Donauwörth-Genderkingen lies partly in the municipal area.
(New Informations of the 8th August 2011 translation: [2])
References
- ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.
- ^ http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbach-B%C3%A4umenheim