Descendants of Hans Heusinger (*1563), mayor of Stadtlauringen (1614 to 1634).This is a descendant of Valentin Heusinger (*1320), mayor of the Ganerben in Goßmannsdorf near Hofheim / Lower Franconia. Hans Heusinger’s ancestors and descendants were citizens of Stadtlauringen throughout the period between 1484 and 1688. The spellings Heussinger and Heußinger appear for the first time from 1841.
„The coat of arms of Stadtlauringen dates back to the time when city rights were granted (1484). Jurisdiction is symbolized in the lower right corner by a fallen silver sword with a golden hilt. Since 1520.“ (Source: Dr. Reinhold Heusinger: Stadtlauringen. Contributions to local history. Stadtlauringen 1994)
„The earliest occurrences of the name Heusinger can be found in the old Grabfeldgau, i.e. in the Franconian-Thuringian border area between the upper and middle Main in the south and the Thuringian Forest and the Rhön in the north. (…) The Heusinger families of the Grabfeld tribe were not subject to serfdom from the start. Already in early times its members took over mayoral offices. In the newer generations, teachers, doctors, engineers and chemists are added. One branch emigrated to the USA.“ (Source: Hans Christian Brandenburg: The Heusinger families from the 15th century to the present day – with family lists of the Heusinger, Heusinger von Waldegg, von Heusinger families. Heinz Reise Verlag. Göttingen 1974)
Minor planet „Heussinger“
„The 1991 sighted minor planet No. 21075 was christened „Heussinger“ at the suggestion of its discoverer, the Heidelberg astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel.“ (Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalbero_Heussinger)
„He is named after the Catholic priest and Minorite Father Dr. dr Adalbero (Adalbert) Heussinger (* February 12, 1923 in Bundorf near Hofheim / Lower Franconia; † January 31, 2011 in Graz), who held the office of an apostolic penitentiary in the Vatican for 37 years.“ (Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/(21075)_Heussinger)
Detailed information on (21075) Heussinger on the website of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech): https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=Heussinger&view=VOPDA
