Wittislingen

Early history

A major find is the Wittislingen princely grave, a 7th-century burial of a high-status woman associated with the Merovingian period.

Medieval period

Wittislingen is recorded in early medieval sources as Uuittegislingua. The Vita of Saint Ulrich of Augsburg describes Bishop Ulrich staying in Uuittegislingua shortly before his death in 973. The account also refers to arrangements concerning church property in the settlement.^{[citation needed]}

Control of the area in the Middle Ages was divided between the Duchy of Bavaria and the Bishopric of Augsburg.^{[citation needed]}

Disappearance of Sri Lankan handball players

In September 2004, a 23-member group posing as a Sri Lankan national handball team disappeared after playing a match against TSV Wittislingen. The Sri Lankan players did not seem familiar with the game, and the Bavarian players described them as "awful".

A letter was found in their hotel room, thanking the Bavarians for their hospitality and claiming that the Sri Lankans had gone to France.

Two weeks later, a taxi driver told the police that he had brought the Sri Lankans to München Hauptbahnhof, along with a few other taxis. The match had been organised by an in Duisburg, which did not respond to the media. The Sri Lankan embassy in Berlin denied all knowledge of the group and the match, and the Sri Lankan sports ministry said the trip had not been authorised.

The 2008 film Machan was inspired by events.

Archaeological excavations

In 1881, archaeological excavations in the Wittislingen area uncovered a Merovingian burial site, later known for its high-quality grave goods and association with early medieval Alemannic elite culture.