Könghausen Explained

Type:Ortsteil
Municipality:Eppishausen
Coordinates:48.1877°N 10.5678°W
Bundesland:Bayern
Höhe:554
Plz:87746
Vorwahl:08266

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

Geography

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

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

Incorporation

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 and References

  1. https://www.geschichte-bayerns.de/ortsnamen/artikel/Unterallgäu/Könghausen/n0b3e Historische Ortsnamen in Bayern