Fachsenfeld

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Fachsenfeld
Stadtbezirk of Aalen
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°53′04″N 10°02′48″E / 48.88444°N 10.04667°E / 48.88444; 10.04667Coordinates: 48°53′04″N 10°02′48″E / 48.88444°N 10.04667°E / 48.88444; 10.04667
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Ostalbkreis
Town	Aalen
Government
• Local representative	Jürgen Opferkuch
Area
• Total	3.949 km2 (1.525 sq mi)
Elevation	536 m (1,759 ft)
Population  (2009-12-1)
• Total	3,616
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	73434
Dialling codes	07366
Vehicle registration	AA
Website	www.aalen-fachsenfeld.de

Fachsenfeld is a borough in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Aalen municipality.

Geography[]

Location[]

From Fachsenfeld it is approximately 5 km linear-distance to the City Center of Aalen. The next districts are (2 km) and Wasseralfingen (4 km). The Municipalities Hüttlingen and Abtsgmünd lie each 3 km apart.

Expansion of the Fachsenfeld District[]

Fachsenfeld consists of the following parts and places

• Himmlingsweiler
• Scherrenmühle
• Schlossreute
• Spitz
• Steinfurt
• Waiblingen
• Pfannenstiel
• Kocherschafhaus
• Mühlhäusle
• Sanzenbach
• Bodenbach
• Frankeneich

History[]

Fachsenfeld was first mentioned in a document in 1230. Originally Fachsenfeld only was a small hamlet. One part of the Town was owned by knightly families, the rest belonged to the Prince provost of Ellwangen In the end of the 16th Century the knights and their peasants became evangelic (Lutheran), the Evangelical church was built in 1591. The part which belonged to Ellwangen remained Catholic. In 1894 the foundation was laid for the Catholic Herz-Jesu Church, whereupon it was sanctified at September 28, 1895.

In 1972 Fachsenfeld was incorporated into Aalen.

The hamlets Himmlingsweiler and Waiblingen belong to Fachsenfeld.

Himmlingsweiler was established in the 18th Century; its name was originally „Pfannenstiel“ (meaning "Panhandle"), Waiblingen located by the River Kocher, lies on the remains of a ring shaped castle stead.

Castle Fachsenfeld[]

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Religion[]

65% of the people of Fachsenfeld are Catholic, 22% Evangelical and 13% belong to other religious communities or made no statements.

Municipal Administrator[]

Since July 29, 2009 Jürgen Opferkuch is the municipal administrator of Fachsenfeld.

Music Clubs[]

• Liederkranz Fachsenfeld 1855 e. V.
• Musikverein Fachsenfeld 1956 e. V.

Sport Clubs[]

• SV Germania Fachsenfeld 1912 e. V.
• Hundesportverein Aalen-Fachsenfeld e. V.
• Reit- und Fahrverein Aalen-Fachsenfeld und Umgebung e. V.
• Schützenverein Hubertus Fachsenfeld 1956 e. V.

Regular Arrangements[]

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Transport[]

Half-hourly bus connection with the OVA () to the city center of Aalen.

Public Institutions[]

Library of Fachsenfeld[]

The Fachsenfeld library is the smallest of the four Aalen libraries.

Police[]

After the closing of the Fachsenfeld Police Outpost the Abtsgmünd Police became in charge of Fachsenfeld.

Education[]

Reinhard-von-Koenig-Schule (elementary and secondary modern school) Fachsenfeld

After a recommendation of the local council of Aalen in 2008 the Grund- und Hauptschule Fachsenfeld became renamed in Reinhard-von-Koenig-Schule Fachsenfeld.

Sources[]

German Wikipedia Article Fachsenfeld

References[]

Literature[]

• Wilhelm Koch (Editor): Wanderführer von Aalen und Umgebung. Publisher Albert Wahl, 2. printing, Aalen 1973, Page 90.

External links[]

• Homepage of Fachsenfeld