Ellingen

Place in Bavaria, Germany

Town in Bavaria, Germany

Ellingen

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Town hall

Coat of arms

Location of Ellingen within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district

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Coordinates: 49°01′N 10°58′E﻿ / ﻿49.017°N 10.967°E﻿ / 49.017; 10.967
Country| Germany
State| Bavaria
Admin. region| Mittelfranken
District| Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Municipal assoc.| Ellingen
Subdivisions| 7 Ortsteile
Government

• Mayor (2020–26) | Matthias Obernöder[1] (CSU)
Area

• Total

| 31.25 km2 (12.07 sq mi)
Highest elevation

| 461 m (1,512 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 394 m (1,293 ft)
Population

(2024-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 3,897
• Density| 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

91792

Dialling codes| 09141
Vehicle registration| WUG
Website| www.ellingen.de

Ellingen is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany.

## History

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It was first mentioned in 899. Between 1216 and 1806, it served as the capital of the Franconian branch of the Teutonic Order, and at least for some years, the residence of the order's grandmaster at the end of 18th century. At the end of World War II, Ellingen was bombed by US Airforce although it had no military or industrial importance. The town has a baroque palace, Ellingen Residence, and several other baroque and rococo buildings. The Swabian Rezat river flows through Ellingen.

## Transport

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Ellingen has a railway station on the Nuremberg - Treuchtlingen - Augsburg line. By the Bundesstraße 2 and 13, it is well connected to Nuremberg (B2), Augsburg (B2), Ingolstadt (B13) and Ansbach (B13).

The list of the personalities of the city of Ellingen includes the name of Ellingen, a town in the Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, born personalities as well as those who enter the city because, for example, they had their (main) effect here without being born there. All sections are sorted chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.

## Sons and daughters of the city

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* Eitel Klein (1906-1990), painter and graphic artist from Hörlbach

## People associated with the place

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* Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels (1708-1784), bishop
* Rudolf Kleiner (1758-1822), German lawyer and administrative officer
* Carl Philipp von Wrede (1767-1838), Bavarian general field marshal and diplomat
* Herbert Lang (born 1936), German Catholic priest and historian, pastor in Ellingen

## References

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1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.

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Towns and municipalities in Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

* Absberg
* Alesheim
* Bergen
* Burgsalach
* Dittenheim
* Ellingen
* Ettenstatt
* Gnotzheim
* Gunzenhausen
* Haundorf
* Heidenheim
* Höttingen
* Langenaltheim
* Markt Berolzheim
* Meinheim
* Muhr am See
* Nennslingen
* Pappenheim
* Pfofeld
* Pleinfeld
* Polsingen
* Raitenbuch
* Solnhofen
* Theilenhofen
* Treuchtlingen
* Weißenburg in Bayern
* Westheim

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