Biberach (district)

Biberach (IPA: ['bi:bərax]; Alemannic German: Landchrais Bibra) is a district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is surrounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Ravensburg, Sigmaringen, Reutlingen and Alb-Donau, and the Bavarian districts Neu-Ulm, Unterallgäu and the district-free city Memmingen. The most important towns in the district of Biberach are Biberach (Riß), Riedlingen, Ochsenhausen and Laupheim.

District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Tübingen
Region	Donau-Iller
Capital	Biberach (Riß)
Area
• Total	1,409.83 km2 (544.34 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	187,138
• Density	132.7380/km2 (343.7898/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	BC
Website	biberach.de

Geography

The district has hilly countryside between the rivers of the Danube and the Iller. The Danube crosses the district in its westernmost part from south to north. The Iller forms the eastern border of the district. Another river is the Riß, an affluent of the Danube (the river Riß goes into the Danube). It goes across the district from south to north.

The Federsee is a small lake in the southwest of the district. Its area is only 1.4 km², but it is famous for Neolithic findings and birds that are not seen a lot.

Media

The local newspaper is the Schwäbische Zeitung ("Swabian Newspaper"). The Biberach Independent Film Festival focusses on experimental shorts and documentaries. The festival starts at the end of October and runs into November.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms

The imperial eagle symbolizes the imperial city of Biberach. At first, the coat of arms of the city showed an eagle as well as a beaver as a canting symbol. In 1488 the coat of arms of the city was changed to show only the beaver. The crosier symbolises the monasteries of the area.

Cities and towns

Cities	Towns
Bad Buchau Bad Schussenried Biberach (Riß) Laupheim Ochsenhausen Riedlingen	Achstetten Alleshausen Allmannsweiler Altheim Attenweiler Berkheim Betzenweiler Burgrieden Dettingen Dürmentingen Dürnau Eberhardzell Erlenmoos Erolzheim Ertingen Gutenzell-Hürbel Hochdorf Ingoldingen Kanzach	Kirchberg an der Iller Kirchdorf an der Iller Langenenslingen Maselheim Mietingen Mittelbiberach Moosburg Oggelshausen Rot Schemmerhofen Schwendi Seekirch Steinhausen Tannheim Tiefenbach Ummendorf Unlingen Uttenweiler Wain Warthausen

Other websites

• Official website of the district of Biberach (German)
• Huge private website about the town of Biberach (German and (in parts) other languages.)
• Federsee Neolithic Museum (German, English)
• Federsee Nature Reserve (German)
• Biberach Independent Film Festival Archived 2008-02-29 at the Wayback Machine (German)