Amstetten ( German pronunciation: [ˌamˈʃtɛtn̩] ) is a municipality in Alb-Donau-Kreis , 20 kilometers north-west of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg , Germany .
7-566: Amstetten may refer to: Amstetten (Württemberg) , a municipality in the Alb-Donau district of Germany Amstetten, Lower Austria , a municipality in southwest Lower Austria Amstetten District , the district in Austria in which the prior municipality is located [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
14-490: The connection of two branch lines (Amstetten-Laichingen) and the location at the top of the Geislinger Steige. Today drive on the secondary rails temporarily two museum railways. The local railway Amstetten-Gerstetten (1435 mm) operates on a 20-kilometer route to Gerstetten. The Albbähnle after Oppingen (1000 mm gauge) runs along a section of the former railway line to Laichingen. After its closure in 1985,
21-504: The districts Bräunisheim, Hofstett-Emerbuch, Reutti, Schalkstetten and Stubersheim. The place Amstetten itself is divided into the old Amstetten-Dorf and the newly created after the railway construction Amstetten Station. Traces of a Roman road station at the top of the Geislinger Steige demonstrate the important traffic geographical position. In Amstetten no traces of an early medieval settlement were found. However, finds from
28-624: The districts Schalkstetten, Bräunisheim and Stubersheim show a settlement at least since the Merovingian dynasty . The first mention of Amstetten dates back to 1275 in the Liber decimationis, the tenth book of the Bishopric of Constance . In the late Middle Ages , the region was mainly dominated by the House of Helfenstein . However, they had to mortgage their possession in the late 14th century to
35-540: The five-spoke wheel remembered as in the area symbol transport and industry to the train station, the Amstetten owes its economic development. Amstetten maintains a partnership to Celles-sur-Belle in France since 1990. Amstetten is located on the B 10 Stuttgart – Ulm. The railway line Stuttgart-Ulm- Munich (Fils Valley Railway) runs through the municipality. The Amstetten station had earlier more importance by
42-412: The imperial city of Ulm. The coat of arms shows on silver (white) base a black Shepherd shovel, which is covered with a silver (white) five-spoke wheel. The town flag corresponds with this black and white crest. Emblem and flag were awarded in 1958. The colors of the emblem reminiscent of the city of Ulm to where Amstetten once belonged. The Shepherd shovel recalls the formerly widespread sheep farming and
49-486: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amstetten&oldid=585641503 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Amstetten (W%C3%BCrttemberg) Amstetten includes
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