Könghausen is a

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in the

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n municipality of

Eppishausen Eppishausen is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Swabia in Bavaria, Germany. It has a municipal association with Kirchheim in Schwaben Kirchheim or Kirchheim in Schwaben (English language, engl. ''Kirchheim in Swabia'') ...

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Geography

The Parish village of Könghausen is four kilometers northeast of the main town of Eppishausen, with which it is connected by the District road MN 3. The State Road 2027 leads through the village, which leads to Obergessertshausen in the north and Mittelneufnach in the southeast. Furthermore, the District road MN 23 begins in the center of the village and leads to Immelstetten and

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in the south.

History

It was founded in the late 11th century as Kenginshuosin, and since its first historical records it has been renamed several times.Historische Ortsnamen in Bayern
assessed on 4 May 2021

Incorporation

The formerly independent municipality of Könghausen included the districts Aufhof, Ellenried, Klenkerhof, Lutzenberg and Weißenhof. The entire municipality was incorporated into the municipality of Eppishausen in the course of the territorial reforms of Bavaria in 1972.

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