Holzkirch is a small municipality in the
Alb-Donau-Kreis
Alb-Donau-Kreis is a (district) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Biberach, Reutlingen, Göppingen and Heidenheim, the two Bavarian districts Günzburg and Neu-Ulm, and the city of ...
in
Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The community belongs to the administration unit Langenau.
Geography
Holzkirch is located on the southern edge of the
Swabian Jura
The Swabian Jura (german: Schwäbische Alb , more rarely ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in English, is a mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending from southwest to northeast and in width. It is named after the region of ...
north of the Lone valley and north of
Ulm.
Neighboring communities
The municipality borders to
Weidenstetten
Weidenstetten is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Geography
Weidenstetten lies about north of the city of Ulm.
Politics
Mayor
* 1999–2023: Georg Engler (independent)
* 2023–today: Hansjörg Frank (C ...
, on the east to
Neenstetten
Neenstetten is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Neenstetten is located on the southern edge of the Swabian Alb on a ridge above the Lonetal, about 18 kilometers north of Ulm and ten kilometers west ...
, in the southeast to
Bernstadt, on the south to
Breitingen
Breitingen () is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe ...
and on the west to
Westerstetten.
History
Holzkirch was first documented in 1362 and came 1385 into the possession of the imperial city of Ulm. As Ulm 1803 lost its status, the place came from Ulm to
Bavaria. The border between Bavaria and Württemberg in 1810 finally laid down in a contract and Holzkirch became part of Württemberg.
Things
St. Barbara's Church
Buildings
The late Romanesque Barbara Church tower from around 1150 offered around the village for the population protection in troubled times. The very massive cemetery wall was probably for defense.
see also Castle Holzkirch
External links
Kindergarten Lonetal-FröscheHomepage der Gemeinde
References
References
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Alb-Donau-Kreis
Württemberg
Municipalities in Baden-Württemberg