Blindheim

This article is about the German town. For the Norwegian sports team, see Blindheim IL.

Blenheim
Blindheim
Municipality
Church of Saint Martin
Church of Saint Martin
Coat of arms of Blenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Blenheim within Dillingen district
Baden-WürttembergAugsburg (district)Donau-RiesGünzburg (district)AislingenBachhagelBächingenBinswangenBissingenBlindheimButtenwiesenDillingen an der DonauFinningenGlöttGundelfingen an der DonauHaunsheimHöchstädt an der DonauHolzheimLaugnaLauingenLutzingenMedlingenMödingenSchwenningenSyrgensteinVillenbachWertingenWittislingenZiertheimZöschingenZusamaltheim
Blenheim is located in Germany
Blenheim
Blenheim
Blenheim is located in Bavaria
Blenheim
Blenheim
Coordinates: 48°37′54″N 10°37′07″E / 48.63167°N 10.61861°E / 48.63167; 10.61861
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictDillingen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Jürgen Frank[1]
Area
 • Total
26.39 km2 (10.19 sq mi)
Elevation
415 m (1,362 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,863
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
89434
Dialling codes09074
Vehicle registrationDLG
Websitewww.blindheim.de

Blindheim (German: [ˈblɪnthaɪm]), traditionally known in English as Blenheim (/ˈblɛnɪm/ BLEN-im), is a village and a municipality in the Bavarian district of Dillingen in southern Germany. It is north of Augsburg, on the left bank of the Danube River.

The municipality consists of four villages (Blindheim, Unterglauheim, Wolpertstetten and Berghausen). Its population is roughly 1,700. For administrative purposes, it is affiliated with the municipal association of Höchstädt an der Donau.

Since about 1700 the Lordship of Blindheim in the Electorate of Bavaria has been held by the Counts of Rechberg.

On 13 August 1704 the Battle of Blenheim (German: Schlacht von Höchstädt) was fought in the vicinity, having decisive importance on the War of the Spanish Succession. Blenheim Palace in England and Blenheim, the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, were named in memory of the battle, and thus ultimately after Blindheim.[3]

In June 1800, the armies of the French First Republic, under command of Jean Victor Moreau, fought Habsburg regulars and Württemberg contingents, under the general command of Pál Kray. At this battle, the culmination of the Danube Campaign of 1800, Moreau forced Kray to abandon Ulm and withdraw into eastern Bavaria.[4]

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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. ^ "Blindheim". vg-hoechstaedt.de (in German). Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Höchstädt", History of the Wars of the French Revolution: Including Sketches of the Civil History of Great Britain and France, from the Revolutionary Movements, 1788, to the Restoration of a General Peace, 1815, Kuhl, France, 1820, p. 183.
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