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Göggingen is one of the 17 Planungsräume
List of civic divisions of Augsburg

This is a list of civic divisions of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. Augsburg is divided into two tiers of such divisions. The highest level division is called a Planungsraum, while the lower tier are called Stadtbezirke ....
 (English: Planning district, singular Planungsraum) of Augsburg
Augsburg

Augsburg is an Independent City city in the south-west of Bavaria. The College town is home of the Regierungsbezirk Swabia and also of the Swabia and the Augsburg ....
, Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. The Planungsraum is made up of three Stadtbezirke (English: wards, singular Stadtbezirk), the 37th, 38th and 40th Stadtbezirke, which are named Göggingen-Nordwest (Northwest), Göggingen-Nordost (Northeast) and Göggingen-Süd (South), respectively. Located in the western part of Augsburg, Göggingen is numbered as the 14th Planungsraum and has an area of 10.79 km² (4.17 mi²).






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Göggingen is one of the 17 Planungsräume
List of civic divisions of Augsburg

This is a list of civic divisions of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. Augsburg is divided into two tiers of such divisions. The highest level division is called a Planungsraum, while the lower tier are called Stadtbezirke ....
 (English: Planning district, singular Planungsraum) of Augsburg
Augsburg

Augsburg is an Independent City city in the south-west of Bavaria. The College town is home of the Regierungsbezirk Swabia and also of the Swabia and the Augsburg ....
, Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. The Planungsraum is made up of three Stadtbezirke (English: wards, singular Stadtbezirk), the 37th, 38th and 40th Stadtbezirke, which are named Göggingen-Nordwest (Northwest), Göggingen-Nordost (Northeast) and Göggingen-Süd (South), respectively. Located in the western part of Augsburg, Göggingen is numbered as the 14th Planungsraum and has an area of 10.79 km² (4.17 mi²). As of January 1, 2006, the population is estimated to be 17,722.

Location

Göggingen is located between the Singold and Wertach
Wertach River

The Wertach is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany, left tributary of the Lech River. Its total length is 151 km. The Wertach originates in the Northern Limestone Alps, in Bad Hindelang, east of Sonthofen ....
 rivers, and is bordered to the north by the Planungsräume of Pfersee and Antonsviertel. This area was already growing along with the city center of Augsburg as early as the 19th century. Göggingen is bordered on the east by the Universitätsviertel
Augsburg-Universitätsviertel

Augsburg-Universit?tsviertel, is one the 17 Planungsr?ume of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It consists of one Stadtbezirk, out of the 41 that make up the city, the 32nd, with which its planning district is coterminous....
, where the University of Augsburg
University of Augsburg

The University of Augsburg is a university located in the Augsburg-Universit?tsviertel section of Augsburg, Germany. It was founded in 1970 and is organized in 7 Faculties....
 is located, and the Hochfeld Planungsraum. It is bordered to the south by Inningen
Augsburg-Inningen

Inningen is one of the 17 List of civic divisions of Augsburg of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It consists solely of the 41st Stadtbezirk , with which it shares a name and is coterminous....
, and to the southwest by Bergheim. The northwestern border is also the city limit of Augsburg, and the district shares a border with the city of Stadtbergen
Stadtbergen

Stadtbergen is a town in the Augsburg , in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the outskirts of Augsburg, 4 km west of Augsburg city centre. Stadtbergen was granted town privileges in May 2007....
. The geographical center of Augsburg is located in Göggingen at the intersection of Memminger and Eichleitner streets in the north of the district. The outlying areas of the district are considered some of the choicest and most prestigious areas of Augsburg.

History

The area surrounding the banks of the Wertach is known to have been settled since at least the Bronze Age
Bronze Age

The Bronze Age is, with respect to a given prehistory, the period in that society when the most advanced metalworking included smelting copper and tin from naturally-occurring outcroppings of copper and tin ores, creating a bronze alloy by melting those metals together, and casting them into bronze artifact s....
 during the Hallstatt culture
Hallstatt culture

The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Central European culture from the 8th to 6th centuries BC , developing out of the Urnfield culture of the 12th century BC and followed in much of Central Europe by the La T?ne culture....
, and evidence of settlements and burials in the area date back to between the 1st and 4th centuries AD. It is thought that the aqueduct
Aqueduct

File:Tomar December 2008-4.jpgAn aqueduct is a water supply or navigable canal constructed to convey water. In modern engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose....
 which supplied Augsburg in Roman time
Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
 drew its water from the Wertach in this area, and traces of an ancient Roman road
Roman road

The Roman roads were essential for the growth of the Roman Empire, by enabling the Romans to move Military history of ancient Rome and Roman commerce goods and to communicate news....
 have been found in the area. Nearly 4 km (2.4 mi) the Allgäu Road which connected Augsburg with Kempten im Allgäu
Kempten im Allgäu

Kempten im Allg?u is the largest city in Allg?u, a region in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. Population was c. 61,000 in 2006. The area was possibly settled originally by Celts, but was later overtaken by the Ancient Rome, who called the town Cambodunum....
 before crossing the Alps
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
 ran through the district, taking the path of the current day streets of Roman Way and Göggingen Street, a milestone
Milestone

A milestone or kilometre sign is one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road or border at regular interval s, typically at the side of the road or in a Central reservation....
 can be found just to the south of the district border in Inningen. After the end of the Roman Empire, the area was settled by the Allamanni tribes, and the first historical mention of Göggingen is a reference to "Geginga" in the annals of Ulrich of Augsburg
Ulrich of Augsburg

Saint Ulrich , sometimes spelled Uodalric or Odalrici, was Bishop of Augsburg and a leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany. He was the first saint to be Canonization....
 in 969.

Göggingen was the seat of the provincial court and governmental offices from 1804 to 1862. Because of the early orthopedic
Orthopedic surgery

Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and non-surgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital conditions....
 techniques of Friedrich Hessing, Göggingen's reputation was changed from that of a mere suburb of Augsburg to a regional center of medicine; the medical supplies factory in the district was the biggest employer in the area until the 1970s. In 1954 Göggingen became a major sponsorship center for German citizens of Nejdek
Nejdek

Nejdek is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic....
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918 until 1992 . On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia....
, who were expelled by the Beneš decrees
Beneš decrees

The Bene? decrees is a current popular term for a series of laws enacted by the Czechoslovak Government-in-Exile during World War II in the absence of the Czechoslovak parliament ....
 issued by the Czech Parliament in exile after World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. The commercial district of Göggingen was annexed to Augsburg in 1969. The rest of the district, along with the neighboring (and then independent) cities of Haunstetten
Augsburg-Haunstetten

.Augsburg-Haunstetten, also known as Haunstetten-Siebenbrunn is one of the seventeen List of civic divisions of Augsburg of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany....
, Bergheim, and Inningen were annexed to Augsburg during the comprehensive Bavarian civic division reform of 1972.

Points of Interest

  • Kurhaus Göggingen - One of the oldest buildings in Göggingen, it was once originally built by pioneering doctor Friedrich Hessing as a wellness center, it is now a multi-use civic building.
  • Sankt Georg und Michael (English:Saints George and Michael), Catholic church
  • Römerturm - A large tower from the turn of the 19th century with a replica of the Augsburger Quadrant
  • Hessing-Stiftung (Hessing FOundation), which maintains clinics for children
  • Dr.-Maidl-Villa, one of the oldest buildings in Göggingen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood in Salzburg. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty; at seventeen he was engaged as a court musician in Salzburg, but grew restless and traveled in search of a better position, always...
     was a frequent guest of the upper class owners
  • Göggingen is also home to two Grundschulen
    Education in Germany

    Responsibility for German education system lies primarily with the Bundesl?nder while the federal government only has a minor role. Optional kindergarten education is provided for all children between three and six years old, after which school attendance is Compulsory education for twelve years....
    , a Realschule, and a Hauptschule, as well as two local sport unions.


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