Altheim, Biberach

Infobox German Location
Name = Altheim
Wappen = Wappen Altheim an der Donau.pnglat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 8 |lat_sec = 40
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 26 |lon_sec = 54
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Tübingen
Landkreis = Biberach
Höhe = 541
Fläche = 23.74
Einwohner = 2282
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 88499
Vorwahl = 07371
Kfz = BC
Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 4 26 008
Straße = Donaustraße 1
Website = [http://www.gemeinde-altheim.de/ www.gemeinde-altheim.de]
Bürgermeister = Norbert Wäscher

Altheim is a municipality in the district Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located between Schemmerhofen and Ingerkingen. Every year there is a spring-party organized by the MVA.

Altheim is also the name given to an Chalcolithic culture that picks its name from this town, extending in southern Germany and parts of Bohemia. It is a subgoup of Lengyel culture and it overlaps with Michelsberg culture.

External links

* [http://www.comp-archaeology.org/Altheim.htm Altheim culture at Comparative Archaeology]

Notable residents

* Franz Altheim (1898-1976), historian