Wemding () is a

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in the Donau-Ries district of

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. Wemding is situated on the edge of the Ries meteorite crater in the Geopark Ries.

History

The town of Wemding was founded in 793, documented as "Uuemodinga" in a donation deed from Count Helmoin Gosheim. In 1467, the city passed into the possession of Duke Ludwig the Rich of

. The city was besieged by the Kingdom of Sweden in 1632 during the

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. Wemding is the location of the '' Zeitpyramide'' (Time pyramid), a public art work begun in 1993 and scheduled to be completed in 3183.Conception
the official ''Zeitpyramide'' website, accessed: 14 December 2010 The most recent block, which was the fourth block, was placed on 9 September 2023, and the next block will be placed in 2033. This project has been noted for falling victim to the fence post problem.

Notable people

Leonhart Fuchs Leonhart Fuchs (; 17 January 1501 – 10 May 1566), sometimes spelled Leonhard Fuchs and cited in Latin as ''Leonhartus Fuchsius'', was a German physician and botanist. His chief notability is as the author of a large book about plants and thei ...

(1501–1566), born in Wemding, physician and botanist. The botanical genus Fuchsia is named in his honour. *

Veit Amerbach Veit Amerbach (also Vitus Amerpachius) (1503 in Wemding, Germany – September 13, 1557, in Ingolstadt, Germany) was a German Lutheran theologian, scholar and humanist, who converted to Catholicism. Life Amerbach was born at Wembdinden in 1503. ...

, also Vitus Amerpachius, (1503–1557), born in Wemding, was a theologian, scholar and humanist. * Luitgard Im (1930–1997), born and died in Wemding, theater and film actress.

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