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Königsbrunn (
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: ''Kenigsbrunn'') is the largest
town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an o ...
in the district of Augsburg, in
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,
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. It is situated on the left bank of the Lech, approx. 10 km south of
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.


History

Königsbrunn is one of the youngest settlements in Bavaria. It became an independent commune in 1842 and obtained the municipal law 125 years later, in 1967. In 1688 the bishop built a custom house at the crossroad of
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, which is called the "Neuhaus" (meaning new house). It is the oldest building of the young city.


Politics

The local elections of 2014 produced the following result: *
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: 12 seats (-5) * SPD: 6 seats (+2) *
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: 6 seats (+2) *
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: 3 seats (=) * Independents: 2 seats (+2) * FDP/Bürgerforum: 1 seats (-1)


Mayors since 1900

: 1900–1911: Johannes Wahl : 1912–1924: Jakob Pfitzenmaier : 1935–1945: Jakob Schreijak : 1945: Hermann Herget : 1945–1948: Xaver Salvamoser : 1948–1984: Fritz Wohlfarth : 1984–1996: Adam Metzner (CSU) : 1996–2014: Ludwig Fröhlich : since 2014: Franz Feigl (born 1970) (CSU)


Public safety


Police

The responsible police station for Königsbrunn is the police station of
Bobingen Bobingen ( Swabian: ''Boobenge'') is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the rivers Wertach and Singold, on the edge of the Augsburg-Westliche Wälder Nature Park, in Augsburg District, some 13 km south of Augsburg itself. History ...
.


Rescue service

To Königsbrunn the ambulance comes from Bobingen,
Haunstetten Augsburg-Haunstetten, also known as Haunstetten-Siebenbrunn is one of the seventeen '' Planungsräume'' (English: Planning district, singular: Planungsraum) of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest of the seventeen Planungsräume with an a ...
or
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, normally.


Fire brigade

The fire station of the volunteer fire brigade of Königsbrunn is located at St.-Johannes-Straße 42 in Königsbrunn. Here a Löschzug (platoon for fire fighting) and a Rüstzug (platoon for technical help, e.g. road accidents) are stationed. There is no fixed area of responsibility. The public-safety answering point (PSAP) of Augsburg is responsible for alerting the fire brigade. The PSAP is always alerting the closest rescue vehicle to an emergency. Administrative borders like counties etc. do not matter here. The area of operation is about Königbrunn itself including the 4 lane B17 and for support the towns around.


Attractions

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Mercateum The Mercateum is the world's biggest globe based on a historical map. It is located in the centre of Königsbrunn in the district of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. The globe is intended as a memorial to trade relations between the Bavarian regions ...
, the world's biggest globe to rely on a historical map


Twin towns – sister cities

Königsbrunn is twinned with: *
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, Croatia


Notable people

*Wolfgang Knabe (born 1950), cultural scientist and expedition leader *
Darius Kampa Darius Kampa ( pl, Dariusz Kampa; born 16 January 1977 in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Silesia, Poland) is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He also holds Polish citizenship. He spent five seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Nü ...
(born 1977), football player and manager *
Markus Thorandt Markus Thorandt (born 1 April 1981) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Thorandt began his career with TSV Königsbrunn and left the club 1997 to sign with FC Augsburg. After nine years, he left FC Augs ...
(born 1981), footballer * Steffen Tölzer (born 1985), ice hockey player


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Konigsbrunn Augsburg (district)