Kaisheim

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Kaisheim within Donau-Ries district

(2020–26) Martin Scharr^[1]Area

• Total41.56 km² (16.05 sq mi)Elevation

470 m (1,540 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total3,993 • Density96/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

86687

Dialling codes09099Vehicle registrationDONWebsitewww.kaisheim.de

Kaisheim is a municipality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany. It was the location of Kaisheim Abbey.

History

Kaisheim was the local High Reeve's office and belonged to Kaisheim Abbey, an Imperial Abbey,. The Abbey was founded in 1133 by Graf 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 the Imperial immediacy was recognized

Since the German Mediatisation of 1803, Kaisheim has belonged to Bavaria and from the Bavarian reform edict of 1818 the present day community arose. Kaisheim was given market rights and is sometimes referred to as Markt Kaisheim.

The Latin title given to the town was "Caesarea" from "Kaisersheim".

Kaisheim Abbey
Kaisheim Abbey
Kaisheim Abbey
Kaisheim Abbey
Kaisheim's Founder's Grave

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).