Amerdingen
Amerdingen | |
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Location of Amerdingen within Donau-Ries district  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Donau-Ries |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hermann Schmidt |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.10 km2 (7.37 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 561 m (1,841 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 880 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 86735 |
| Dialling codes | 09089 |
| Vehicle registration | DON |
| Website | www.amerdingen.de |
Amerdingen is a municipality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany. There is an 18th-century castle: Schloss Amerdingen (classicist style). It was built by the known noble family of the Stauffenbergs . All living Stauffenbergs belong to the Amerdingen line of this clan. Today Count Alfred Schenk von Stauffenberg (*1923) and his wife live there. Count Alfred is a nephew of Count Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg who was the leading figure of the failed July 20 Plot 0f 1944 to kill German dictator Adolf Hitler.
References
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
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