Kaisheim | |
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 Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
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Location of Kaisheim within Donau-Ries district  | |
 Location of Kaisheim | |
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| Coordinates:48°46′06″N10°47′47″E / 48.76833°N 10.79639°E /48.76833; 10.79639 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Donau-Ries |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–26) | Martin Scharr[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.73 km2 (16.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,057 |
| • Density | 97.22/km2 (251.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 86687 |
| Dialling codes | 09099 |
| Vehicle registration | DON |
| Website | www.kaisheim.de |
Kaisheim (German pronunciation:[ˈkaɪshaɪm]) is amunicipality in the district ofDonau-Ries inBavaria inGermany. It was the location ofKaisheim Abbey.
Kaisheim was the localHigh Reeve's office and belonged toKaisheim Abbey, anImperial Abbey. The Abbey was founded in 1133 byGraf Heinrich III von Lechsgemünd and his wife Liutgard. The abbey was likely given Imperial Abbey status before 1370, however it was not until 1656 that theImperial immediacy was recognized.
Since theGerman Mediatisation of 1803, Kaisheim has belonged toBavaria and from the Bavarian reform edict of 1818 the present day community arose. Kaisheim was givenmarket rights and is sometimes referred to as Markt Kaisheim.
The Latin title given to the town was "Caesarea" from "Kaisersheim".
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