History

• 8th century AD - Benedictine monastery ('Fiuchtinwanc') and the court of a Frankish king
• 1197 - Conversion of the monastery into a 'Chorherrenstift'
• About 1200 - Free Imperial Town
• 1376 - Loss of Free Imperial status
• About 1400 - Construction of the town wall with three gates and 14 towers
• 1563 - Dissolution of the 'Chorherrenstift' during the Reformation
• 17th /18th century - Official town of the margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
• 1806 - Feuchtwangen is incorporated into Bavaria
• 19th century - Demolition of most of the town fortifications
• 1949 - Cloister Festival held for the first time
• April 2000 - Feuchtwangen Casino opened