History

• 1150 AD - First documentary mention of 'Harburg', owned by the Hohenstaufen family
• 1299 - Castle and market mortgaged to the Counts of Oettingen-Oettingen
• 1539 - Introduction of the Reformation
• 1612 - Construction of the Evangelical Parish Church of St. Barbara
• 1731 - Harburg passes to the counts of Oettingen-Wallerstein
• 1800 - Castle besieged by French troops: 'Bockfest' as festival of thanksgiving (destruction of the castle) was prevented; still held today
• 1849 - Town charter and railway connection
• 1971-78 - Incorporation of 10 neighbouring villages
• 1985 - First Bridge Festival on the stone bridge