Amerdingen is a municipality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany.

Amerdingen
Amerdingen Castle
Amerdingen Castle
Coat of arms of Amerdingen
Location of Amerdingen within Donau-Ries district
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Amerdingen is located in Germany
Amerdingen
Amerdingen
Amerdingen is located in Bavaria
Amerdingen
Amerdingen
Coordinates: 48°44′N 10°29′E / 48.733°N 10.483°E / 48.733; 10.483
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictDonau-Ries
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Xaver Berchtenbreiter[1]
Area
 • Total
19.10 km2 (7.37 sq mi)
Highest elevation
561 m (1,841 ft)
Lowest elevation
502 m (1,647 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
880
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
86735
Dialling codes09089
Vehicle registrationDON
Websitewww.amerdingen.de
Church of Saint Vitus

There is an 18th-century castle: Amerdingen Castle (classicist style). It was built by the known noble family of the Stauffenbergs. All living Stauffenbergs belong to the Amerdingen line of this clan. Today Count Alfred Schenk von Stauffenberg (*1923) and his wife live there. Count Alfred is a nephew of Count Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg who was the leading figure of the failed 20 July Plot of 1944 to kill German dictator Adolf Hitler.

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