Wallerstein, Bavaria

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

Wallerstein
Von Jan House
Coat of arms
Location of Wallerstein within Donau-Ries district
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Coordinates: 48°53′N 10°26′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Donau-Ries
Government
• Mayor	Joseph Mayer (PW)
Area
• Total	19.45 km^2 (7.51 sq mi)
Elevation	441 m (1,447 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,390
• Density	170/km^2 (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

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

See also

• Synagogues of the Swabian type (Wallerstein)

References

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

Further reading

• Ludwig Brutscher: Wallerstein. Markt und Residenz. Beiträge zur Orts- und Grafschaftsgeschichte. Markt Wallerstein 1996.

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)