Mertingen

Mertingen
Mertingen
Location of Mertingen within Donau-Ries district
Coordinates	48°39′N 10°47′E / 48.65°N 10.78333°E / 48.65; 10.78333Coordinates: 48°39′N 10°47′E / 48.65°N 10.78333°E / 48.65; 10.78333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Swabia
District	Donau-Ries
Mayor	Albert Lohner (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area	38.42 km2 (14.83 sq mi)
Elevation	411 m  (1348 ft)
Population	3,808 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	99 /km2 (257 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	DON
Postal code	86690
Area code	09078
Website	www.mertingen.de

Mertingen is a municipality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany. History: Here near the location of "Burghoefe" the important roman road " Via Claudia Augusta " built during the 1st century AD linking Italy with the Danube river had its northern end. It branched into a roman military road following the Danube river from its origine in the West to Regensburg in the East.

References

1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.