Hürben, today the eastern part of
Krumbach in
Bavarian Swabia
Swabia (german: Schwaben, ) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.
Governance
The county of Swabia is located in southwest Bavaria. It was annexed by Bavaria in 1803, is part of the historic region of Swabia and was ...
, was an independent village before it was incorporated into the neighbouring town of Krumbach in the year 1902. The
Kammel
The Kammel is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany. The Kammel originates west of Mindelheim, in the district Unterallgäu, and flows generally north. It flows into the Mindel (left tributary) south of ''Offingen at the Danube'', east of Günzbur ...
was in most parts the border between Krumbach and Hürben.
History
Hürben was found around the year 1000. Until 1805 Hürben was part of the
Margraviate of Burgau
Burgau is a town in the district of Günzburg in Swabia, Bavaria. Burgau lies on the river Mindel and has a population of just under 10,000.
History
The territory around Burgau was originally part of the stem duchy of Swabia. The death of ...
, which was part of the
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
Further Austria. In the year 1805 Hürben became Bavarian by the
Peace of Pressburg. In the year 1902 Hürben became part of Krumbach, which receive seven years before its town charter. Until the time of the Third Reich Hürben had a high percentage of Jewish residents in comparison to the Bavarian average.
Gallery
File:KRU-WaSchl01.jpg, moated castle of Hürben
File:KRU-MuehlK01.jpg, ''Mühlkapelle'' at the stream Kammel
File:St Ulrich Krumbach Huerben 2.jpg, church St. Ulrich
File:Lindlkirche Krumbach 2.jpg, ''Lindlkirche''
File:Krumbacher exSynagoge.JPG, memorial place at the place of the former synagogue
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Villages in Bavaria
Populated places in Günzburg (district)