- Welden
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen_Welden.png
lon_deg = 10 |lon_min = 40
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Schwaben
Landkreis = Augsburg
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Welden
Höhe = 466
Fläche = 17.96
Einwohner = 3579
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 86465
Vorwahl = 08293
Kfz = A
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 7 72 216
Straße = Am Marktplatz 1
Website = [http://www.vg-welden.de/wel/wel.htm http://www.vg-welden.de/wel/wel.htm]
Bürgermeister = Peter Bergmeir
Partei = SPD/FWWelden is a community in the Augsburg district of
Bavaria ,Germany , and is the seat of the commune of Welden. Since the local government reform in 1978 it comprises Welden, Reutern and Ehgatten.Geography
Welden lies at the centre of the "Holzwinkel" landscape in Augsburg-West forestry natural park.
Welden and Ehgatten are situated on the Laugna which supplies the
Zusam . Reutern is on a hill between the Zusam and Laugna vallies.History
During the local government reform of 1978, the commune of Reutern was added to Welden as was Ehgatten, which belonged to the commune of Streitheim (now belonging to
Zusmarshausen community). Before 1978, Ehgatten's parish and school was governed by Welden.Politics
Mayor
Mayors since the local government reform of 1978:
Since 2002, Gerhard Groß (FWV) has been the deputy mayor.
Local Council
Local council elections since the 1978 reform:
Culture and Places of Interest
* St. Thekla church
* "Mariä Verkündigung" church contains earlyfrescoes by 18th Century painterMatthäus Günther Notable Citizens
The author
Ludwig Ganghofer spent a significant part of his childhood (1859-1865) in Welden.External links
* [http://www.welden.de/ Private Homepage www.welden.de]
* [http://dmoz.org/World/Deutsch/Regional/Europa/Deutschland/Bayern/Landkreise/Augsburg/St%c3%a4dte_und_Gemeinden/Welden/ Welden in Open Directory Project]
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