# Dischingen

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{{Expand German|topic=geo|date=February 2009|Dischingen}}

{{Infobox German location
|image_coa            = DEU Dischingen COA.svg
|coordinates       = {{coord|48|41|52|N|10|21|38|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Dischingen in HDH.svg
|state        = Baden-Württemberg
|region  = Stuttgart
|district         = Heidenheim
|elevation              = 463
|area            = 78.06
|postal_code               = 89561
|area_code           = 07327, 07326
|licence               = HDH
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 1 35 010
|divisions         = 7
|website           = [https://www.dischingen.de/ www.dischingen.de]
|mayor             = Dirk Schabel<ref>[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-dischingen-2022/ Bürgermeisterwahl Dischingen 2022], Staatsanzeiger.</ref>
|leader_term       = 2022&ndash;30
|party             = 
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'''Dischingen''' ({{IPA|de|ˈdɪʃɪŋən}}) is a municipality in the district of [Heidenheim](/source/Heidenheim_(district)) in [Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg) in southern [Germany](/source/Germany). The municipality consists of several smaller villages that have been absorbed into Dischingen, Ballmertshofen, Demmingen, Dunstelkingen, Eglingen, Frickingen, and Trugenhofen.<ref name="Dischingen">[http://www.dischingen.de/die-gemeinde/geschichte/geschichte_dischingen_statisch.html (German) City of Dischingen Website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605053118/http://www.dischingen.de/die-gemeinde/geschichte/geschichte_dischingen_statisch.html |date=2016-06-05 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
Dischingen has 4,484 inhabitants (as of January 18, 2007), of which 1,811 live in Dischingen with the rest in the surrounding communities.  The total land area in the community is {{convert|78.06|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|6.68|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} is buildings, {{convert|28.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} is forest, {{convert|42.6|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} is farm land and {{convert|0.48|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="Dischingen"/>

==History==
Dischingen is first mentioned in 1049.  During the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages) it belonged to the [county of Dillingen](/source/Dillingen_(district)).  When the counts of Dillingen died out in 1258, the county was inherited by the [House of Wittelsbach](/source/House_of_Wittelsbach).  Following the [Landshut War of Succession](/source/Landshut_War_of_Succession), in 1505 Dischingen became part of the duchy of [Palatinate-Neuburg](/source/Palatinate-Neuburg) (German: Pfalz-Neuburg).  In 1734 the town became the property of the [Princely House of Thurn and Taxis](/source/House_of_Thurn_und_Taxis).  During the [German Mediatisation](/source/German_Mediatisation) Dischingen became part of [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria), though a few years later, in 1810, it became part of [Württemberg](/source/W%C3%BCrttemberg).

===Religion===
Dischingen was generally untouched by the [Reformation](/source/Protestant_Reformation) and remained solidly [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic).  The members of the Lutheran [Evangelical Church in Württemberg](/source/Evangelical-Lutheran_Church_in_W%C3%BCrttemberg) in Dischingen belong to the [parish](/source/parish) of Fleinheim-Dischingen.

===Expansion===
On 1 January 1972, the village of Trugenhofen joined Dischingen.  Two years later, on 1 January 1974, the villages of Ballmertshofen, Demmingen, Dunstelkingen, Eglingen, Frickingen became part of Dischingen.

==Politics==

===Mayor===
* 1986–2006 Bernd Hitzler
* Since 2006: Alfons Jakl

===Town Council===
There are currently 18 seats on the town council.  In the town election of 13 June 2004 members of the following two political parties ran with these results:
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|- align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| align="left" | Party || Percent of Votes || Change from previous || Seats || Change
|- align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| align="left" | [CDU](/source/Christlich_Demokratische_Union_Deutschlands) || 55.0% || −0.4 || 10 || −1
|- align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff"
| align="left" | [FWG](/source/Freie_W%C3%A4hler) || 45.0% || +0.4 || 8 || ±0
|}

===Coat of arms===
The coat of arms is a divided shield, on the left a red background with an upright golden (yellow) key and on the right a gold (yellow) background with three horizontal knives.  The three knives come from the coat of arms of Melchior von Tischingen, dating from 1465.  The meaning of the key is unknown.

===Coat of arms of the villages===
<gallery perrow="6" widths="60" heights="75">
Image:Wappen_Ballmertshofen.png|Ballmertshofen
Image:Wappen_Demmingen.png|Demmingen
Image:Wappen_Dunstelkingen.png|Dunstelkingen
Image:Wappen_Dischingen-Eglingen.png|Eglingen 
Image:Wappen_Frickingen.png|Frickingen
Image:Wappen_Trugenhofen.png|Trugenhofen
</gallery>

==See also==
* [Burg Katzenstein](/source/Burg_Katzenstein)
* [Schloss Taxis](/source/Schloss_Taxis)
* [List of castles in Baden-Württemberg](/source/List_of_castles_in_Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)

==References==
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{{Cities and towns in Heidenheim (district)}}
{{Authority control}}

Category:Heidenheim (district)

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