during the November 1938 pogrom, the SA squad first had to arrest the mayor of Buttenhausen, who had stubbornly resisted the desecration of the synagogue. Only after his arrest, the SA were able to burn down the synagogue. The remaining Jewish families were deported in the following period and became victims of the Shoah. At the former site of the synagogue, a memorial stone is present. Additionally, in 1961 a memorial was erected in the centre of Buttenhausen with the names of 45 murdered Jewish inhabitants. The Jewish cemetery, Buttenhausen, which was in use from 1787 to 1943, also received a memorial stone. Münsingen has a mosque which caters to the Turkish-Islamic community. The congregation consists of approximately 70 members as of 2015. Incorporations Bichishausen Lauter valley Dürrenstetten was in 1822 united with Gundelfingen. As part of the municipal reform in Baden-Württemberg the following previously independent municipalities were amalgamated with Münsingen: July 1, 1971: Auingen, Böttingen and Dottingen January 1, 1974: Apfelstetten and Gundelfingen April 1, 1974: Bremelau and Trailfingen January 1, 1975: Bichishausen, Buttenhausen Hundersingen, Magolsheim and Rietheim View on Münsingen Half-timber house, City of Münsingen Politics Council The council in Münsingen has after the last election 26 members (2014: 24). The local elections in Baden-Württemberg 2019 on May 26, 2019 resulted in the following official results. The turnout was 57,5% (2014: 50,2%). The council consists of the elected honorary councilors and the mayor as chairman. The mayor is entitled to vote in the municipal council. Mayor The Mayor is elected for a term of eight years. The term of office of Mike Muenzing ends on 27 November 2021. Around 1510: Jakob Ilsenbrand Ludwig Neuffer (his daughter Margaretha married Hans Hawysen) 1587: Hans Hawysen - N.N. -(we do not know) 1900-1922: August Wörner 1922-1945: Otto Werner 1945-1949: Eugen Hahn 1949-1971: Erwin Volz 1971-1981: Heinz Kälberer 1981-1997: Rolf Keller since 1997: Mike Münzing SPD Arms The blazon coat of arms reads: "In silver a reclining four-ended black deer rod." Twinning Münsingen is twinned with the following cities: and maintains friendly relations with: Tourism Münsingen is located on the Swabian Poet Route, which passes by many sights. Music The musical culture Münsingen is mainly borne by the local music clubs. With the trombone choirs in Münsingen, Auingen, Hundersingen-Buttenhausen and Dottingen, the Stadtkapelle Münsingen and the music clubs Böttingen, Magolsheim and Rietheim many clubs are active in the field of Brass Band.