{{Refimprove|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox German location |image_coa = DEU Meitingen COA.svg |image_photo = St. Wolfgang Meitingen 02.JPG |image_caption = Church of Saint Wolfgang |coordinates = {{coord|48|32|N|10|50|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Meitingen in A.svg |state = Bayern |region = Schwaben |district = Augsburg |elevation = 433 |area = 29.87 |postal_code = 86405 |area_code = 08271 |licence = A |Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 7 72 177 |mayor = Michael Higl<ref>[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.</ref> |leader_term = 2020–26 |party = CSU |website = https://www.meitingen.de/ }}
'''Meitingen''' ({{IPA|de|ˈmaɪtɪŋən}}) is a market town in the district of Augsburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Lech, {{Convert|20|km|0|abbr=on}} south of Donauwörth, and {{Convert|21|km|0|abbr=on}} north of Augsburg.
== History ==
Meitingen was firstly mentioned in a certificate in 1231. Since the German Mediatisation Meitingen belongs to Bavaria in 1803. In 1844 the railroad line Augsburg-Nürnberg arrived Meitingen. The construction of the Lech-channel determined series of flooding caused by the river Lech.
With the construction of the hydro-electric power plant of the Lech-channel the industrialization of Meitingen started. Until 1972 Meitingen was a part of the district of Wertingen but because of local government reforms Erlingen, Herbertshofen, Ostendorf, Langenreichen and Waltershofen became a part of Meitingen. In succession of the growth and the importance for the environs Meitingen became a market town in 1989.
== Notable people == In 1928, Bl. Max-Josef Metzger, a Roman Catholic priest, founded the ''Christkönigshaus'' ("House of Christ the King"). Because of his dedication in the international peace movement, Metzger, who last worked in Berlin, was a thorn in the flesh of the National Socialists. In 1944, after denunciation, he was arrested, convicted and executed in Brandenburg-Görden. His relics rest at the local graveyard. His gravestone, a memorial tablet at the ''Christkönigshaus'', the name of a street and of the secondary school remember his dedication.
== Districts ==
* Meitingen, main location * Herbertshofen, village * Erlingen, village * Ostendorf, village * Waltershofen, village * Langenreichen, village
=== Neighbor communities === * Biberbach (District of Augsburg) * Ellgau (District of Augsburg) * Kühlenthal (District of Augsburg) * Westendorf (District of Augsburg) * Langweid am Lech (District of Augsburg) * Thierhaupten (District of Augsburg) * Wertingen (District of Dillingen)
== Politics ==
There are 24 seats in the town council:
* Christian-Social Union of Bavaria (CSU): 9 seats * Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD): 3 seats * Freie Lechtaler Wählergemeinschaft (FLW): 4 seats * Freie Wähler Gruppe Meitingen (FWG): 2 seats * Unpolitische Wahl-Gemeinschaft (UWG): 3 seats * Junge Bürger Union (JBU): 2 seats * Freie Wählergemeinschaft (FWGem): 1 seat
===Coat of arms===
The emblem shows a silver bear with a golden necklace and a silver river on a red background. The emblem was extracted from the heraldic figure of the old nobility of Meitingen. Instead of a black bear on a golden background, the colours white and black were chosen to show the former belonging to Burgau. In the emblem of Burgau the colours red and white are dominating.
=== Sister city === Meitingen's sister city is Pouzauges, Vendée, France. Through an exchange program, every year pupils from France visit the secondary school of Meitingen.
== Economy and infrastructure ==
The SGL Carbon Company has an office in Meitingen. This company produces ceramic brake disks and graphite electrodes. The SGL Carbon Company is listed in the MDAX.
=== Traffic ===
Through Meitingen goes the federal highway 2, B2, between Augsburg and Donauwörth. There is a railroad connection between Augsburg and Donauwörth which passes through Meitingen.
=== Education ===
In Meitingen there are the following schools: * Elementary school * Primary school * Secondary school (Dr.Max-Josef-Metzger Schule)
== Sports ==
Meitingen has a sports club, the TSV Meitingen. This club includes different types of sport.
==References== {{Reflist}}
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