Ravensburg
Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in southern Germany. It is the capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ravensburg within Ravensburg district | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′59″N 9°36′41″E / 47.78306°N 9.61139°ECoordinates: 47°46′59″N 9°36′41″E / 47.78306°N 9.61139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Ravensburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Mittleres Schussental |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Daniel Rapp (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.04 km2 (35.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 49,830 |
| • Density | 541.40/km2 (1,402.21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 88212–88214 |
| Vehicle registration | RV |
| Website | www |
Mixed Imperial City of Ravensburg Paritätische Reichsstadt Ravensburg | |||||||||
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| 1276–1803 | |||||||||
| Status | Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Ravensburg | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• City founded | before 1088 | ||||||||
• | 1276 | ||||||||
• | 1803 | ||||||||
• Acquired by Württemberg | 1810 | ||||||||
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As of 2002, it has about 48,000 people.
Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an important trading centre. The "Great Ravensburg Trading Society" (Große Ravensburger Handelsgesellschaft) owned shops and trading companies all over Europe.
The historic town centre is still very much intact, including three town gates and over 10 towers of the medieval fortification.
The town's most popular festival is the "Rutenfest" in mid year.
Ravensburg Media
Ravensburg landscape showing local landmarks: 23. Weinberge with Torkeln; 24. St. Christina; 25. Veitsburg; 26. Ravensburg with Mehlsack. Most of the hillsides are shown covered with vineyards. From Kloster Weißenau (stylized print by Johann Mathias Steidlin, 1734).
Ravensburg, Blaserturm (trumpeter's tower), Waaghaus (weighing house) and city hall
Franz Joachim Beich (1744)
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
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Other websites
Media related to Ravensburg at Wikimedia Commons
Ravensburg travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Official website (in German)
- Rutenfest Archived 2005-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Blaserturm.de Archived 2005-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
- More images of Ravensburg[dead link]