Dischingen

Sister cities

• Mittelherwigsdorf

History

Dischingen is first mentioned in 1049. During the Middle Ages it belonged to the county of Dillingen. When the counts of Dillingen died out in 1258, the county was inherited by the House of Wittelsbach. Following the Landshut War of Succession, in 1505 Dischingen became part of the duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg (German: Pfalz-Neuburg). In 1734 the town became the property of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis. During the German Mediatisation Dischingen became part of Bavaria, though a few years later, in 1810, it became part of Württemberg. Dischingen was generally untouched by the Reformation and remained solidly Roman Catholic. The members of the Lutheran Evangelical Church in Württemberg in Dischingen belong to the parish of Fleinheim-Dischingen. On 1 January 1972, the village of Trugenhofen joined Dischingen. Two years later, on 1 January 1974, the villages of Ballmertshofen, Demmingen, Dunstelkingen, Eglingen, Frickingen became part of Dischingen.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  737
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  686
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  650
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  579
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  575
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  553
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  548
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  527

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2008-12-25
  3 km NNW of Saulgau, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2008-12-12
  2 km ESE of Nehren, Germany
• M 2.6 — 2008-06-15
  2 km S of Langenenslingen, Germany
• M 2.7 — 2008-06-14
  3 km S of Diedorf, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2006-09-12
  4 km WSW of Unterhausen, Germany
• M 2.9 — 2006-07-18
  4 km N of Saulgau, Germany