Wemding

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Wemding within Donau-Ries district

(2020–26) Martin Drexler^[1]Area

• Total31.69 km² (12.24 sq mi)Elevation

463 m (1,519 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total5,781 • Density180/km² (470/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

86650

Dialling codes09092Vehicle registrationDONWebsitewww.wemding.de

Wemding (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛmdɪŋ] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Donau-Ries district of Bavaria, Germany. Wemding is situated on the edge of the Ries meteorite crater in the Geopark Ries.

History

The town of Wemding was founded in 793.

Wemding is the location of the Zeitpyramide (Time pyramid), a public art work begun in 1993 and scheduled to be completed in 3183.^[3] The most recent block, which was the fourth block, was placed on 9 September 2023, and the next block will be placed in 2033.

Notable people

Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566), born in Wemding, physician and botanist. The botanical genus Fuchsia is named in his honour.
Veit Amerbach, also Vitus Amerpachius, (1503–1557), born in Wemding, was a theologian, scholar and humanist.
Luitgard Im (1930–1997), born and died in Wemding, theater and film actress.

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
^ Conception, the official Zeitpyramide website, accessed: 14 December 2010