Diorama of the battle in the Heimat museum in Höchstädt. The foreground depicts the fierce fighting in and around Blindheim.
In the fifteenth and sixteenth century, the wealthy mercantile family Höchstetter, which came from the town, was part of the mercantile patriciate of Augsburg.
The carnage of the Battle of Blenheim was so horrific (over 20,000 men had died by the end of the day) that farmers are said still to dig up skulls from the fields today, as described in the poem "After Blenheim", written by Robert Southey, which tells about children finding the skull of one of the[3]
Many thousand men said he Were slain in that great victory
In June 1800, the armies of the French First Republic, under command of Jean Victor Moreau, fought Austrian regulars and Württemberg contingents, under the general command of Pál Kray. Kray had taken refuge in the fortress at Ulm; Moreau diverted his army to approach Ulm from the east and, after a small group of men captured a foothold on the northern bank of the Danube, his forces were able to move against the fortress on both sides of the river. At this battle, the culmination of the Danube Campaign of 1800, Moreau forced Kray to abandon Ulm and withdraw into eastern Bavaria.[4]
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
^Robert Southey, Minor Poems: Battle of Blenheim. Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823, pp. 167-172, p. 168 cited.
^"Höchstädt", History of the Wars of the French Revolution: Including Sketches of the Civil History of Great Britain and France, from the Revolutionary Movements, 1788, to the Restoration of a General Peace, 1815, Kuhl, France, 1820, p. 183.
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The Renaissance castle of Höchstädt
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höchstädt, donau, confused, with, höchstädt, fichtelgebirge, town, district, dillingen, bavaria, germany, situated, near, banks, danube, consists, following, suburbs, deisenhofen, oberglauheim, schwennenbach, sonderheim, town, seat, municipal, association, whi. Not to be confused with Hochstadt im Fichtelgebirge Hochstadt an der Donau is a town in the district of Dillingen Bavaria Germany It is situated near the banks of the Danube It consists of the following suburbs Hochstadt an der Donau Deisenhofen Oberglauheim Schwennenbach and Sonderheim The town is the seat of the municipal association Hochstadt an der Donau which includes the towns Blindheim Finningen Lutzingen and Schwenningen Hochstadt an der DonauTownHochstadt CastleCoat of armsLocation of Hochstadt an der Donau within Dillingen districtHochstadt an der DonauShow map of GermanyHochstadt an der DonauShow map of BavariaCoordinates 48 36 N 10 33 E 48 600 N 10 550 E 48 600 10 550CountryGermanyStateBavariaAdmin regionSchwabenDistrictDillingenGovernment Mayor 2018 24 Gerrit Maneth 1 FW Area Total37 45 km2 14 46 sq mi Elevation416 m 1 365 ft Population 2022 12 31 2 Total7 014 Density190 km2 490 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Postal codes89420Dialling codes09074Vehicle registrationDLGWebsitewww hoechstaedt deDiorama of the battle in the Heimat museum in Hochstadt The foreground depicts the fierce fighting in and around Blindheim In the fifteenth and sixteenth century the wealthy mercantile family Hochstetter which came from the town was part of the mercantile patriciate of Augsburg In the early 18th century the town was the site of two battles The First Battle of Hochstadt German Erste Schlacht von Hochstadt on 20 September 1703 cost over 5 000 lives A year later in 1704 the Battle of Blenheim or Second Battle of Hochstadt German Zweite Schlacht von Hochstadt occurred between the British and Austrian forces led by John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy on one side and Bavarian and French troops commanded by Maximilian II Emanuel Elector of Bavaria and the Comte de Tallard on the other side The carnage of the Battle of Blenheim was so horrific over 20 000 men had died by the end of the day that farmers are said still to dig up skulls from the fields today as described in the poem After Blenheim written by Robert Southey which tells about children finding the skull of one of the 3 Many thousand men said heWere slain in that great victory In June 1800 the armies of the French First Republic under command of Jean Victor Moreau fought Austrian regulars and Wurttemberg contingents under the general command of Pal Kray Kray had taken refuge in the fortress at Ulm Moreau diverted his army to approach Ulm from the east and after a small group of men captured a foothold on the northern bank of the Danube his forces were able to move against the fortress on both sides of the river At this battle the culmination of the Danube Campaign of 1800 Moreau forced Kray to abandon Ulm and withdraw into eastern Bavaria 4 References edit Liste der ersten Burgermeister Oberburgermeister in kreisangehorigen Gemeinden Bayerisches Landesamt fur Statistik accessed 19 July 2021 Genesis Online Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes fur Statistik Tabelle 12411 003r Fortschreibung des Bevolkerungsstandes Gemeinden Stichtag Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011 Robert Southey Minor Poems Battle of Blenheim Longmans Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1823 pp 167 172 p 168 cited Hochstadt History of the Wars of the French Revolution Including Sketches of the Civil History of Great Britain and France from the Revolutionary Movements 1788 to the Restoration of a General Peace 1815 Kuhl France 1820 p 183 External links editThe Renaissance castle of Hochstadt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hochstadt an der Donau amp oldid 1187057057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
