Welden

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Welden
Coat of arms of Welden
Coat of arms
Welden   is located in Germany
Welden
Welden
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Location of Welden within Augsburg district
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Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Schwaben
District Augsburg
Municipal assoc. Welden
Government
 • Mayor Peter Bergmeir (SPD/FW)
Area
 • Total 17.96 km2 (6.93 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,572
 • Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 86465
Dialling codes 08293
Vehicle registration A
Website http://www.markt-welden.de

Welden is a community in the Augsburg district of Bavaria, Germany, and is the seat of the commune of Welden. Since the local government reform in 1978 it comprises Welden, Reutern and Ehgatten.

Geography

Welden lies at the centre of the Holzwinkel landscape in Augsburg-West forestry natural park.

Welden and Ehgatten are situated on the Laugna which supplies the Zusam. Reutern is on a hill between the Zusam and Laugna vallies.

History

During the local government reform of 1978, the commune of Reutern was added to Welden as was Ehgatten, which belonged to the commune of Streitheim (now belonging to Zusmarshausen community). Before 1978, Ehgatten's parish and school was governed by Welden.

Politics

Mayor

Mayors since the local government reform of 1978:

Year Mayor Candidate
2002 Peter Bergmeir SPD/FWV
1996 Peter Bergmeir SPD
1990 Peter Bergmeir SPD
1984 Hermann Schmid CSU
1978 Hermann Schmid CSU/SPD

Since 2002, Gerhard Groß (FWV) has been the deputy mayor.

Local Council

Local council elections since the 1978 reform:

Year SPD CSU Bürgergemeinschaft Free voters REP Total
present 5 4 3 4 - 16
2002 5 4 4 3 - 16
1996 4 4 5 3 - 16
1990 4 6 3 2 1 16
1984 3 5 3 3 - 14
1978 2 6 2 4 - 14

Culture and Places of Interest

Notable Citizens

The author Ludwig Ganghofer spent a significant part of his childhood (1859–1865) in Welden.

References

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