Dischingen

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Dischingen
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Heidenheim
Local subdivisions	7 Ortsteile
Mayor	Alfons Jakl (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	78.06 km² (30.1 sq mi)
Elevation	463 m  (1519 ft)
Population	4,513  (31/12/2006)
- Density	58 /km² (150 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HDH
Postal code	89561
Area codes	07327 und 07326 (Frickingen)
Website	www.dischingen.de Coordinates: 48°41′52″N 10°21′38″E / 48.69778, 10.36056

Dischingen is a town in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The town consists of several smaller villages that have been absorbed into Dischingen including; Dischingen, Ballmertshofen, Demmingen, Dunstelkingen, Eglingen, Frickingen, Trugenhofen and includes Castle Katzenstein^[1].

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 78.06 km² (30.1 sq mi), of which 6.68 km² is buildings, 28.30 km² is forest, 42.60 km² is farm land and 0.48 km² is water^[1].

Contents 1 History 2 Sights 3 See also 4 References

[edit] History

[edit] Sights

[edit] See also

• Burg Katzenstein
• Schloss Taxis
• List of castles in Baden-Württemberg

[edit] References

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