Dillingen is a Landkreis (district) in Swabia , Bavaria , Germany . It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Donau-Ries , Augsburg and Günzburg , and by the state of Baden-Württemberg (district of Heidenheim ).
5-538: Dillingen may refer to: Dillingen (district) , in Bavaria, Germany Counts of Dillingen , whose seat was at Dillingen an der Donau Dillingen an der Donau , capital of the district Dillingen, Saarland , in the district of Saarlouis, Germany Dillingen, Luxembourg , in the commune of Beaufort, Luxembourg Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-632: The Danube river was a border between the Roman empire and the Germanic tribes north of the river. The Roman camp of Phoebiana (now Faimingen) was a bridgehead crossing the danube. There was an Apollo temple being one of the largest buildings north of the Alps in that time. In medieval times the county of Dillingen was established. The counts of Dillingen ruled from the 10th to the 13th century, then (1258)
15-471: The territory was turned over to the Prince Bishops of Augsburg , who gained several villages for their clerical state, hence subdividing the region into several patches, which were dissolved in the early 19th century. In 1804 Dillingen and its area became part of the state of Bavaria. The district was established in 1972 by merging the former district of Dillingen (which had existed since 1804) with
20-512: The title Dillingen . 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=Dillingen&oldid=749539996 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dillingen (district) In ancient times
25-461: The western half of the former district of Wertingen. The city of Dillingen lost its status as a district-free city and became the capital of the newly established district. The district is crossed by the river Danube , which enters the district in the southwest and leaves to the east. All cities in the district except for Wertingen are located along the Danube. The white lion was part of the arms of
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