Könghausen is a village in the Upper Swabian municipality of Eppishausen in Unterallgäu.

Könghausen
Parish church of St. John the Baptist
Parish church of St. John the Baptist
Location of Könghausen
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Könghausen is located in Germany
Könghausen
Könghausen
Könghausen is located in Bavaria
Könghausen
Könghausen
Coordinates: 48°11′16″N 10°34′04″E / 48.1877°N 10.5678°E / 48.1877; 10.5678
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
MunicipalityEppishausen
Elevation
554 m (1,818 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
87746
Dialling codes08266
Kreuzweg
Denkmalgeschütztes Pfarrhaus

Geography

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The Parish village of Könghausen is four kilometers northeast of the main town of Eppishausen, with which it is connected by the District road MN 3. The State Road 2027 leads through the village, which leads to Obergessertshausen in the north and Mittelneufnach in the southeast. Furthermore, the District road MN 23 begins in the center of the village and leads to Immelstetten and Markt Wald in the south.

History

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It was founded in the late 11th century as Kenginshuosin, and since its first historical records it has been renamed several times.[1]

Incorporation

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The formerly independent municipality of Könghausen included the districts Aufhof, Ellenried, Klenkerhof, Lutzenberg and Weißenhof. The entire municipality was incorporated into the municipality of Eppishausen in the course of the territorial reforms of Bavaria in 1972.

Notes

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  • Hermann Haisch, ed. (1987), Landkreis Unterallgäu (in German), Memmingen: Memminger Zeitung Verlagsdruckerei, p. 982, ISBN 3980064921

References

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  1. ^ Historische Ortsnamen in Bayern, assessed on 4 May 2021