The House of Oettingen was a high-ranking noble Franconian and Swabian family. It ruled various estates that composed the County of Oettingen between the 12th century and the beginning of the 19th century. In 1674 the house was raised to the rank of prince for the first time. Despite the annexation of their lands following the German mediatisation of 1806, the family retained their titles and still have representatives today.
Princely arms of the family
Image: Kirchheim Mariä Himmelfahrt 499
Image: Louis VI of Oettingen
Image: Kirchheim Mariä Himmelfahrt 500
Nördlingen is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674. It is located approximately 115 km (71 mi) east of Stuttgart, and 145 km (90 mi) northwest of Munich. It was built in an impact crater 15 million years old and 25 km in diameter—the Nördlinger Ries—of a meteorite which hit with an estimated speed of 70,000 km/h, and left the area riddled with an estimated 72,000 tons of micro-diamonds.
Nördlingen, south view from the church tower Daniel
The Large Ofnet, one of the earliest sites with evidence of human habitation in the Nördlingen area.
The fortress walls of Nördlingen are well preserved.
"Little planet" panorama of Nördlingen
