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Munderkingen
Munderkingen
Coat of arms of Munderkingen
Location of Munderkingen within Alb-Donau-Kreis district
Biberach (district)Esslingen (district)Göppingen (district)Heidenheim (district)Reutlingen (district)UlmAllmendingenAllmendingenAltheim (Alb)Altheim (Ehingen)Altheim (Ehingen)AmstettenAsselfingenBallendorfBalzheimBeimerstettenBerghülenBernstadtBlaubeurenBlausteinBreitingenBörslingenDietenheimDornstadtEhingenEhingenEmeringenEmerkingenErbach an der DonauGriesingenGrundsheimHausen am BussenHeroldstattHolzkirchHüttisheimIllerkirchbergIllerriedenLaichingenLangenauLauterachLonseeMerklingenMunderkingenNeenstettenNellingenNerenstettenOberdischingenObermarchtalOberstadionÖllingenÖpfingenRammingenRechtensteinRottenackerSchelklingenSchnürpflingenSetzingenStaigUntermarchtalUnterstadionUnterwachingenWeidenstettenWesterheimWesterstettenBavaria
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictAlb-Donau-Kreis
Government
 • MayorMichael Lohner
Area
 • Total
13.08 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
Elevation
516 m (1,693 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
5,380
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
89597
Dialling codes07393
Vehicle registrationUL
Websitewww.munderkingen.de

Munderkingen is the smallest town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated on the Danube, 9 km southwest of Ehingen, and 31 km southwest of Ulm.

Buildings

Danube Bridge

The so-called "New Danube Bridge" 1893 was the first massive concrete arch bridge , which was built with an arch span of more than 50 m: Engineer Karl Leibbrand from Stuttgart was the builder, the work was carried out by the construction company Buck from Ehingen.[2][3] The bridge was in the war, on April 22, 1945, by retreating German engineering troops, busted. Reconstruction began immediately after the war. In June 1948, the re-created Danube bridge was inaugurated by the Occupying Power of the French zone.

Old hospital

Built in 1889-90, the historicist building belongs to the townscape.


Munderkingen in Alb-Donau-district
Munderkingen station, built 1870
Munderkingen Town hall

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  2. ^ s0006250 at Structurae. Retrieved Munderkinger Donaubrücke.
  3. ^ Betonbrücken at Zeno.org. Article by: Viktor von Röll (ed.): Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens (Encyclopaedia of the Railway), 2nd edition, 1912–1923, Vol. 2, p. 271 ff. (Mit Darstellung des Längsschnittes und Gelenks der Donaubrücke)