Wallerstein, Bavaria

Wallerstein
Wallerstein
	Von Jan House
	Coat of arms
	Location of Wallerstein within Donau-Ries district
	Wallerstein Wallerstein
	Coordinates: 48°53′N 10°26′E / 48.883°N 10.433°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Donau-Ries
Government
• Mayor	Joseph Mayer (PW)
Area
• Total	19.45 km2 (7.51 sq mi)
Elevation	441 m (1,447 ft)
Population (2019-12-31)
• Total	3,390
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	86757
Dialling codes	09081
Vehicle registration	DON
Website	www.markt-wallerstein.de

Wallerstein is a municipality and former principality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany.

It was first mentioned in 1238 as Steinheim. For generations ruled by the House of Oettingen-Wallerstein, in 1806 Wallerstein became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria by the process of mediatisation.

Mayors

1972-2002: Manfred Schürer
since 2002: Joseph Mayer

Culture and Sights

Castle Wallerstein
Castle rock
Old Jewish burial ground
One of only three German Marian and Holy Trinity columns

Gallery

Wallerstein, monument (die Pestsäule) and Catholic Parish Church of Saint Alban
St. Oswald Church

Notable inhabitants

Ludwig, Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein

Louis of Oettingen-Wallerstein (1791-1870), Bavarian statesman and prince
William Berczy (1744-1813), painter, colonist and architect, co-founder of Toronto

References

^ "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.

External links

Official website (in German)
"Wallerstein, Bavaria: History of the coat-of-arms" (in German). Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte.
Amtliche Statistik (PDF; 1,3 MB)

[1] "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.

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