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Fachsenfeld is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Aalen municipality.GeographyLocationFrom Fachsenfeld it is approximately 5 km linear-distance to the City Center of Aalen. The next districts are Dewangen (2 km) and Wasseralfingen (4 km). The Municipalities Hüttlingen and Abtsgmünd lie each 3 km apart.Expansion of the Fachsenfeld DistrictFachsenfeld consists of the following parts and places Himmlingsweiler Scherrenmühle Schlossreute Spitz Steinfurt Waiblingen Pfannenstiel Kocherschafhaus Mühlhäusle Sanzenbach Bodenbach FrankeneichHistoryFachsenfeld was first mentioned in a document in 1230. Originally Fachsenfeld only was a small hamlet. One part of the Town was owned by knightly families, the rest belonged to the Prince provost of Ellwangen In the end of the 16th Century the knights and their peasants became evangelic (Lutheran), the Evangelical church was built in 1591. The part which belonged to Ellwangen remained Catholic. In 1894 the foundation was laid for the Catholic Herz-Jesu Church, whereupon it was sanctified at September 28, 1895.In 1972 Fachsenfeld was incorporated into Aalen.The hamlets Himmlingsweiler and Waiblingen belong to Fachsenfeld.Himmlingsweiler was established in the 18th Century; its name was originally „Pfannenstiel“ (meaning "Panhandle"), Waiblingen located by the River Kocher, lies on the remains of a ring shaped castle stead.