Heidenheim District - Heidenheim an Der Brenz (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 105. Not illustrated. Chapters: Heidenheim an Der Brenz. Excerpt: Heidenheim an der Brenz (short: Heidenheim) is a town in Baden-Wurttemberg in southern Germany. It is located on the border with Bavaria, approximately 17 km south of Aalen and 33 km north of Ulm. Heidenheim is the largest town and the seat of the district of Heidenheim, and ranks third behind Aalen and Schwabisch Gmund in size among the towns in the region of East Wurttemberg. Heidenheim is the economic center for all the communities in Heidenheim district and is the headquarters of the Voith industrial company. The town's population passed the 20,000 mark in 1925. Heidenheim collaborates with the town of Nattheim in administrative matters. The residents of Heidenheim and its surrounding area speak in the distinct German dialect of Swabian. Heidenheim is situated between Albuch and the Hartsfeld region in the northeast corner of the Swabian Alb where the valley of the Brenz meets the Stubental at the foot of Hellenstein Mountain. The source of the Brenz is located in Konigsbronn and enters Heidenheim from the northwest. It runs through the boroughs of Aufhausen and Schnaitheim before it gets to Heidenheim (proper). From there it continues on to the south through the borough of Mergelstetten, before it leave the city limits to head for Herbrechtingen. Heidenheim shares borders with the following cities and towns, listed clockwise starting from the North: Aalen and Neresheim (both in Ostalb County, Nattheim (Heidenheim County), Syrgenstein (Dillingen County, Bavaria), as well as Herbrechtingen, Steinheim am Albuch and Konigsbronn (all in Heidenheim County). Heidenheim an der Brenz consists of Heidenheim (proper) and the subdivisions of Schnaitheim, Mergelstetten, Oggenhausen and Grosskuchen (annexed between 1910 and 1974). Each of the four boroughs include additiona..