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 Map of Bavaria highlighting the district of Donau-Ries |
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| State | Bavaria |
| Adm. region | Swabia |
| Region | Augsburg |
| District seat | Donauwörth |
| Area | 1275 km² |
| Population | 130,654 (06. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Swabia ( German: Schwaben) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in southwest Bavaria Donauwörth is a city in the German State of Bavaria (Bayern in the region of Swabia (Schwaben Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2006) |
| Pop. density | 102 /km² |
| Licence plate code | DON |
| Web page | http://www.donau-ries.de |
Donau-Ries (Danube-Ries) is a district in Bavaria, Germany. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj Ries Crater Rimjpg|thumb|right|250px|The crater rim near the village of Mönchsdeggingen Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Ansbach, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Eichstätt, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Aichach-Friedberg, Augsburg and Dillingen, and by the state of Baden-Württemberg (districts of Heidenheim and Ostalbkreis). Ansbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is surrounding but not including the city of Ansbach; nonetheless the administrative seat of the district Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen is a Kreis (district in the west of Bavaria, Germany. Eichstätt is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise the districts of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Donau-Ries Neuburg-Schrobenhausen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise the districts of Pfaffenhofen, Aichach-Friedberg Aichach-Friedberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise the districts of Augsburg, Donau-Ries Augsburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise the city of Augsburg and the districts of Aichach-Friedberg Dillingen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise the districts of Donau-Ries, Augsburg and Günzburg Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. Heidenheim is a district ( Kreis) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Ostalbkreis is a district ( Kreis) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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History
From Palaeolithic times on the Nördlinger Ries was a very attractive site for human settlement. The term Paleolithic (or Palaeolithic) (from Greek παλαιός palaios, " Old " and λίθος Lithos, "stone" Ries Crater Rimjpg|thumb|right|250px|The crater rim near the village of Mönchsdeggingen The valley of the Danube was abounding with game, and many caves in the slopes of the crater provided shelter for Neanderthals and their successors. The Neanderthal (neɪˈændərtɑːl also with /niː-/ and /-θɔːl/ or Neandertal, is an extinct member of the Homo genus that is known from
The Ries was always densely populated. From 450 to 15 BC Celtic peoples built their settlements on the tops of the hills. Events By place Greece Athenian General Cimon sails to Cyprus with two hundred Triremes of the Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts Remains of Celtic ringwalls and sanctuaries can be found all over the region. They were replaced about 90 AD by the Romans, who secured the region by building forts and the Limes (which was some km north of the present district). Year 90 was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Limes Germanicus ( Latin for Germanic frontier) was a remarkable line of frontier ( Limes) forts that bounded the ancient Roman
The Romans were driven away about 250 AD by the Alamanni, which in turn were defeated by the Franks in 496. Events By Place Roman Empire A group of Franks penetrate as far as Tarragona in Spain (approximate date The Alamanni, Allemanni, or Alemanni were originally an alliance of Germanic tribes located around the upper Main river ( Germany The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Events By Place Europe Battle of Tolbiac: Clovis I defeats the Alamanni, and is baptized into the Catholic In the early years of the Holy Roman Empire new castles were erected, among them Oettingen, which was the centre of the county of Oettingen. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in This county was first mentioned in 1141, ruled over the villages of the Ries and managed to gain further territories around. In the 15th century the county was divided into the two states of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Wallerstein. Later the former decided to become Protestant, while the latter remained Catholic. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described This was the reason for a bloody enmity resulting in decades of war. Even prior to the Thirty Years' War there were battles, mass executions and witchhunts in both parts. "Witch trial" redirects here For the song by Rush, see Fear series. In the Thirty Years' War the Ries was almost completely devastated and depopulated. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. Two major battles of that war took place in the region: the Battle of Nördlingen (1634) and the Battle of Nördlingen (1645). The Battle of Nördlingen (Schlacht bei Nördlingen Batalla de Nördlingen Slaget vid Nördlingen was fought on 27 August ( Julian calendar) or 6 This article is about the second Battle of Nördlingen fought in 1645 in Germany as part of the Thirty Years' War.
After the war, the Counts of the mini-states (in the meantime a third county called Oettingen-Spielberg had been founded) recruited settlers from Austria to repopulate the land. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The hostilities between the counties were revived. There was fighting in the War of the Spanish Succession, with two major battles taking place in the Ries. In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting All this came to an end, when the last Protestant ruler of Oettingen-Oettingen died without a successor. The remaining states of Oettingen-Wallerstein and Oettingen-Spielberg annexed his lands and turned them into a Catholic region.
In 1806 Napoleon dissolved both Oettingen states and awarded them to Bavaria. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 In the Congress of Vienna the affiliation of the region with Bavaria was confirmed, and the sovereignty of the Ries ended. The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of the major powers of Europe, chaired by the Austrian statesman Clemens Wenzel von Metternich
The present district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Nördlingen and Donauwörth. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Geography
In the south the district is crossed by the Danube, which runs from west to east. The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj It is joined by the Lech river coming from the south. North of the river there is a hill chain, the so called Riesalb connecting the mountain chains of the Swabian Alb in the west and the Frankish Alb in the east. The Swabian Alb (Schwäbische Alb is a low mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending 220 km from southwest to northeast and 40 to 70 km The Franconian Jura ( German "Fränkische Alb" "Fränkischer Jura" "Frankenalb" is an upland in Bavaria, Germany. Further north there is the Nördlinger Ries, a huge depression, which is in fact an ancient impact crater, caused by a meteorite some 14. Ries Crater Rimjpg|thumb|right|250px|The crater rim near the village of Mönchsdeggingen In the broadest sense the term impact crater can be applied to any depression natural or manmade resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with larger body A meteorite is a natural object originating in Outer space that survives an impact with the Earth 's surface 8 million years ago.
Coat of arms
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External links
- Official website (German)
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