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Binswangen

Coordinates: 48°34′N 10°39′E / 48.567°N 10.650°E / 48.567; 10.650
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Binswangen
Catholic parish Church of Saint Nicholas
Catholic parish Church of Saint Nicholas
Coat of arms of Binswangen
Location of Binswangen within Dillingen district
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Binswangen is located in Germany
Binswangen
Binswangen
Binswangen is located in Bavaria
Binswangen
Binswangen
Coordinates: 48°34′N 10°39′E / 48.567°N 10.650°E / 48.567; 10.650
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictDillingen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Anton Winkler[1] (FW)
Area
 • Total11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Elevation
440 m (1,440 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,413
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
86637
Dialling codes08272
Vehicle registrationDLG
Websitewww.binswangen.de

Binswangen is a municipality in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria in Germany. The town is a member of the municipal association Wertingen.

Binswangen synagogue

The town's 1836 synagogue, designed by Friedrich von Gärtner and notable as the first to use the horseshoe arch of Moorish architecture for windows and portals, was plundered in the Reichskristallnacht but not set ablaze because of its proximity to other buildings. It was restored beginning in 1987 and since 1996 has served as a community center, open to visitors on Sundays.[3][4] Other remnants of Binswangen's former Jewish community, which dates back to at least 1609, are the memorial site of the Jewish cemetery destroyed by the Nazis and the landmark Schilling House (ca. 1840).

Schilling House

References

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  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  3. ^ "Ehemalige Synagoge in Binswangen". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  4. ^ "Explore the Dillingen Region, Germany, Bavaria, Swabia, tourism, travel guide". Welland: International Trading Company. Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2024-08-07.