Igling

Igling
Coat of arms
Igling
Location of Igling within Landsberg am Lech district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Landsberg am Lech
Municipal assoc.	Igling
Government
• Mayor	Günter Först (FW)
Area
• Total	26.37 km2 (10.18 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	2,457
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	86859
Dialling codes	08248
Vehicle registration	LL
Website	www.igling.de

Igling is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany.

Subdivisions

The municipality Igling consists of the subdivisions (Ortsteile) Holzhausen, Unterigling and Oberigling.

Population development

In 1970 1,656 were residing in Igling, in 1987 1,767 people lived in Igling, and 2005 2,125 residents lived in Igling.

History

Igling belonged to the barons of Donnersberg. The village was part of the Electorate of Bavaria and formed a "geschlossenes Hofmark" which place of residence Oberigling has been. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria accrued through the Gemeindeedikt today's municipal.
During the second world war many areas were dispossessed. The castle was confiscated by the SS and happened to be the field office of the Landsberger jail after the war. Until 1945 the Lager II der Außenlagergruppe Landsberg/Kaufering of the concentration camp Dachau existed there. Afterward fugitives were accommodated in the castle.

The train station on the rail route Munich-Memmingen has been closed.

Politics

Mayor of Igling is Christl Weinmüller.

Culture and sights

• The Castle of Igling, privately owned, with castle restaurant and golf course.
• Parish Church John the Baptist, baroque church
• Brewery in Holzhausen with beer garden
• Iglinger Sommerkeller, disco and bar
• 2 concentration camp cemeteries

Education

In 1999 the following institutions existed:

• Kindergarten: 71 kids
• Elementary school: 1 with 8 teachers and 303 pupils

External links

• European Holocaust Memorial - a monument ensemble against racism and totalitarianism at the place of the crime - under the executive management of European Holocaust Memorial Foundation