Fachsenfeld is a borough (''
Stadtbezirk
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'') of the town
Aalen
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in the
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state of
Baden-Württemberg
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.
Geography
Location
From Fachsenfeld it is approximately 5 km linear-distance to the City Center of Aalen. The next districts are
Dewangen (2 km) and
Wasseralfingen (4 km). The Municipalities
Hüttlingen and
Abtsgmünd
Abtsgmünd is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. Abtsgmünd is located at the confluence of two streams, the Lein and the Kocher.
Famous locals include Patrick Benedict Zimmer who was born in the t ...
lie each 3 km apart.
Expansion of the Fachsenfeld District
Fachsenfeld consists of the following parts and places
* Himmlingsweiler
* Scherrenmühle
* Schlossreute
* Spitz
* Steinfurt
* Waiblingen
* Pfannenstiel
* Kocherschafhaus
* Mühlhäusle
* Sanzenbach
* Bodenbach
* Frankeneich
History
Fachsenfeld was first mentioned in a document in 1230. Originally Fachsenfeld only was a small hamlet. One part of the town was owned by knightly families, the rest belonged to the prince provost of
Ellwangen
Ellwangen an der Jagst, officially Ellwangen (Jagst), in common use simply Ellwangen () is a town in the district of Ostalbkreis in the east of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated about north of Aalen.
Ellwangen has 25,000 inhabitants.
...
. In the end of the 16th century the knights and their peasants became evangelic (Lutheran); the Evangelical church was built in 1591. The part which belonged to Ellwangen remained Catholic. In 1894 the foundation was laid for the Catholic Herz-Jesu Church, whereupon it was sanctified on September 28, 1895.
In 1972 Fachsenfeld was incorporated into Aalen.
The hamlets ''Himmlingsweiler'' and ''Waiblingen'' belong to Fachsenfeld.
Himmlingsweiler was established in the 18th century; its name was originally „Pfannenstiel“ (meaning "Panhandle"), Waiblingen located by the River
Kocher
The Kocher () is a -longincluding its source river Schwarzer Kocher right tributary of the Neckar in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The name "Kocher" originates from its Celtic name "cochan" and probably means winding, mea ...
, lies on the remains of a ring shaped castle stead.
Castle Fachsenfeld
Religion
Approximately 65% of the people of Fachsenfeld are Catholic, 22% Evangelical and 13% belong to other religious communities or made no statements.
Municipal administrator
Since July 29, 2009 Jürgen Opferkuch is the municipal administrator of Fachsenfeld.
Music clubs
* Liederkranz Fachsenfeld 1855 e. V.
* Musikverein Fachsenfeld 1956 e. V.
Sport clubs
* SV Germania Fachsenfeld 1912 e. V.
* Hundesportverein Aalen-Fachsenfeld e. V.
* Reit- und Fahrverein Aalen-Fachsenfeld und Umgebung e. V.
* Schützenverein Hubertus Fachsenfeld 1956 e. V.
Regular arrangements
Transport
Half-hourly bus connection with the OVA
(
Omnibus-Verkehr Aalen) to the city center of Aalen.
Public institutions
Library of Fachsenfeld
The Fachsenfeld library is the smallest of the four Aalen libraries.
Police
After the closing of the Fachsenfeld Police Outpost the Abtsgmünd Police became in charge of Fachsenfeld.
Education
Reinhard-von-Koenig-Schule (elementary and secondary modern school) Fachsenfeld
After a recommendation of the local council of Aalen in 2008 the Grund- und Hauptschule Fachsenfeld became renamed in ''Reinhard-von-Koenig-Schule Fachsenfeld''.
References
Literature
* Wilhelm Koch (Editor): ''Wanderführer von Aalen und Umgebung''. Publisher Albert Wahl, 2. printing, Aalen 1973, Page 90.
External links
Homepage of Fachsenfeld
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