Daiting

Daiting
The church of St. Martin in Daiting
Location of Daiting within Donau-Ries district
Daiting
Daiting
Coordinates: 48°48′N 10°54′E / 48.800°N 10.900°E / 48.800; 10.900
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictDonau-Ries
Government
 • MayorJohann Roßkopf
Area
 • Total25.44 km2 (9.82 sq mi)
Elevation
445 m (1,460 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[1]
 • Total809
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
86653
Dialling codes09091
Vehicle registrationDON
Websitewww.gemeinde-daiting.de

Daiting is a municipality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany. The mayor is currently Johann Roßkopf.

In the 1980s part of a Archaeopteryx fossil was found in Daiting. It is known as the Daiting Specimen. Scientists believe that it is a new type of Archaeopteryx.[2]

References

  1. "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
  2. Archäologischer Sensationsfund in Daiting, (in German) Augsburger Allgemeine - Donauwörth edition, published: 28 November 2009