Fachsenfeld

History

Fachsenfeld was first mentioned in a document in 1230. Originally Fachsenfeld only was a small hamlet. One part of the town was owned by knightly families, the rest belonged to the prince provost of Ellwangen. In the end of the 16th century the knights and their peasants became evangelic (Lutheran); the Evangelical church was built in 1591. The part which belonged to Ellwangen remained Catholic. In 1894 the foundation was laid for the Catholic Herz-Jesu Church, whereupon it was sanctified on September 28, 1895. In 1972 Fachsenfeld was incorporated into Aalen. The hamlets Himmlingsweiler and Waiblingen belong to Fachsenfeld. Himmlingsweiler was established in the 18th century; its name was originally „Pfannenstiel“ (meaning "Panhandle"), Waiblingen located by the River Kocher, lies on the remains of a ring shaped castle stead.

Geography

From Fachsenfeld it is approximately 5 km linear-distance to the City Center of Aalen. The next districts are Dewangen (2 km) and Wasseralfingen (4 km). The Municipalities Hüttlingen and Abtsgmünd lie each 3 km apart.

Most-observed species

• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,918
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,497
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,888
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,834
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,551
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow

  Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,505
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,229
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,163

Most recent

• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2008-12-12
  2 km ESE of Nehren, Germany
• M 2.7 — 2008-07-09
  1 km WSW of Dußlingen, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2008-07-03
  2 km W of Dußlingen, 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