Wassertrüdingen

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Wassertrüdingen


Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Administrative region	Middle Franconia
District	Ansbach
Population	6,247 (2003)
Area	53.58 km²
Population density	117 /km²
Elevation	429 m
Coordinates	49°2′ N 10°36′ E
Postal code	91717
Area code	09832
Licence plate code	AN
Mayor	Hugo Pelczer
Website	www.wassertruedingen.de

Wassertrüdingen is a town in the district of Ansbach, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.

1 Geography
2 Administration
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Wassertrüdingen is located in a nice landscape between the Hesselberg, the only franconian mountain with a view on the alps, the wooded heights of the Oettinger Forest and the foothills of the Hahnenkamm. The Fränkisches Seenland (Frankonian Lake Country), a recreation area is ca. 15 kilometers away.

[edit] Administration

Altentrüdingen, Fürnheim, Geilsheim, Obermögersheim, Reichenbach und Schobdach are part of Wassertrüdingen

[edit] History

The first mention in a document dates from the year 836 as truth muntiga. In 1524 Wassertrüdingen is coccupied by peasants during the Peasants' War. During the Thirty Years' War it was severely damaged and hadn`t fully recovered yet 150 years later. In the last weeks of the Second World War the train station is bombarded.