Wemding

Wemding
Municipality
Historical market square
Coat of arms
Location of Wemding within Donau-Ries district
Wemding Wemding
Coordinates: 48°52′N 10°43′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Donau-Ries
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Martin Drexler
Area
• Total	31.69 km2 (12.24 sq mi)
Elevation	463 m (1,519 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)
• Total	5,817
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	86650
Dialling codes	09092
Vehicle registration	DON
Website	www.wemding.de

Wemding (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛmdɪŋ] (listen)) is a town in the Donau-Ries district of Bavaria, Germany. Wemding is situated on the edge of the Ries meteorite crater in the Geopark Ries.

Wemding is the location of the Zeitpyramide (Time pyramid), a public art work begun in 1993 and scheduled to be completed in 3183.

Notable people

• Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566), born in Wemding, physician and botanist. The botanical genus Fuchsia is named in his honour.
• Veit Amerbach, also Vitus Amerpachius, (1503–1557), born in Wemding, was a theologian, scholar and humanist.
• Luitgard Im (1930–1997), born and died in Wemding, theater and film actress.