Königsbrunn
# Königsbrunn

Königsbrunn (Swabian: Kenigsbrunn) is 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.

## History

Königsbrunn 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.

## Politics

The 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 safety

### Police

The responsible police station for Königsbrunn is the police station of Bobingen.

### Rescue service

To Königsbrunn the ambulance comes from Bobingen, Haunstetten or Mering, normally.

### Fire brigade

The fire station of the volunteer fire brigade of Königsbrunn is located at St.-Johannes-Straße 42 in Königsbrunn. Here a Löschzug (platoon for fire fighting) and a Rüstzug (platoon for technical help, e.g. road accidents) are stationed. There is no fixed area of responsibility. The public-safety answering point (PSAP) of Augsburg is responsible for alerting the fire brigade. The PSAP is always alerting the closest rescue vehicle to an emergency. Administrative borders like counties etc. do not matter here. The area of operation is about Königbrunn itself including the 4 lane B17 and for support the towns around.

## Attractions

* Mercateum, the world's biggest globe to rely on a historical map

## Twin towns – sister cities

Königsbrunn is twinned with:

* Rab, Croatia

## Notable people

* Wolfgang Knabe (born 1950), cultural scientist and expedition leader
* Darius Kampa (born 1977), football player and manager
* Markus Thorandt (born 1981), footballer
* Steffen Tölzer (born 1985), ice hockey player
