Leipheim
Leipheim | |
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Coat of arms of Leipheim Coat of arms | |
Location of Leipheim  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Swabia |
| District | Günzburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Konrad (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.15 km2 (12.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,500 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 89340 |
| Dialling codes | 08221 |
| Vehicle registration | GZ |
| Website | www.leipheim.de |
Leipheim is a town in the district of Günzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the Danube, 5 km west of Günzburg, and 17 km northeast of Ulm.
History
Between 1270 and 1373, Leipheim was owned by the family of Güß von Güssenberg who arranged for it to be granted market privileges in 1327 and town privileges in 1330 through Louis IV (Ludwig the Bavarian). In 1343, ownership was transferred to the Count of Württemberg. In 1453, the Free Imperial City of Ulm purchased the town from Count Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg for 23,000 Gulden. When Ulm converted to Protestantism in 1531, Leipheim officially turned protestant as well.
During the Peasants' War in 1525, roughly 5,000 peasants called the Leipheimer Haufen (literally: the Leipheim Bunch) gathered near Leipheim to rise against the city of Ulm and were subsequently defeated by the army of the Swabian League. During the German Mediatisation in 1803, the town was integrated into Bavaria. Leipheim was one of the few possessions of the Free Emperial City of Ulm to remain Bavarian after 1810 when Bavaria was forced to transfer certain borderland back to Württemberg. In the course of the administrative reform of Bavaria in 1818 under King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, the community emerged in its current form.
Further noticeable is the mass production of the cargo glider Messerschmitt Me 321 and the first strategic transport aircraft Messerschmitt Me 323, as well as the first flight of the prototype of the Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe ("Swallow"), the world's first operational turbojet fighter aircraft, which took place in Leipheim on July 18, 1942. From 1944, the aircraft was mass produced (around 800 units).
After the end of World War II in 1945, a displaced persons camp for Jewish survivors was established on the premises of the former air base. This camp, which sheltered up to 3,150 people, was disbanded in June 1950.[2] After 1957 the area was used for military air traffic again until 1993.
Economy
Leipheim is home to three of the four Germany-based production areas of Wanzl, a large manufacturer of shopping carts operating world-wide.[3]
References
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ "Leipheim". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ^ "Company history of Wanzl". Wanzl. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
