an annual community festival in Thalfingen. The traditional, well-known in the region "Narrabaumstella", a Swabian-Alemannic carnival custom takes place every year in Oberelchingen and attracts hundreds of participants in the streets of Oberelchingen. Sons and daughters of the town Ambrosius Ehinger (born before 1500-1533) German conquistador and the first governor of Venezuela Konstantin Vidal (1900-1990), German politician (CSU), 1946-1950 member of the Bavarian Parliament Martin Grath (born 1960 in Thalfingen) Member of Landtag Katrin Albsteiger, (born 1983), CSU politician Literature Franz Willbold: Napoleons Feldzug um Ulm. Die Schlacht von Elchingen 1805 Alfred Krauss: 1805 – Der Feldzug von Ulm. Vienna 1912 (Maps from this at napoleon-online.de: Battle near Elchingen und Situation at the evening of 14 October) References External links Neu-Ulm (district)