Königsbrunn

Geschichte

Königsbrunn is a municipality and the largest town in the district of Augsburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Lech, approx. 10 km south of Augsburg.HistoryKönigsbrunn is one of the youngest settlements in Bavaria. It became an independent commune in 1842 and obtained the municipal law 125 years later, in 1967. In 1688 the bishop built a custom house at the crossroad of Via Claudia, which is called the "Neuhaus" (meaning new house). It is the oldest building of the young city.PoliticsThe local elections of 2014 produced the following result: CSU: 12 seats (-5) SPD: 6 seats (+2) Free Voters: 6 seats (+2) Alliance '90/The Greens: 3 seats (=) Independents: 2 seats (+2) FDP/Bürgerforum: 1 seats (-1)Mayors since 1900 1900–1911: Johannes Wahl 1912–1924: Jakob Pfitzenmaier 1935–1945: Jakob Schreijak 1945: Hermann Herget 1945–1948: Xaver Salvamoser 1948–1984: Fritz Wohlfarth 1984–1996: Adam Metzner (CSU) 1996–2014: Ludwig Fröhlich since 2014: Franz Feigl (born 1970) (CSU)Public safetyPoliceThe responsible police station for Königsbrunn is the police station of Bobingen.Rescue serviceTo Königsbrunn the ambulance comes from Bobingen, Haunstetten or Mering, normally.