Bad Schussenried
Appearance
Bad Schussenried | |
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Coordinates: 48°0′24″N 9°39′31″E / 48.00667°N 9.65861°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Tübingen |
District | Biberach |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018–26) | Achim Deinet[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 55.02 km2 (21.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,118 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 88427 |
Dialling codes | 07583 |
Vehicle registration | BC |
Website | www.bad-schussenried.de |
Bad Schussenried is a spa town in Biberach in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is on the Upper Swabian Baroque Route (Oberschwäbische Barockstraße).
Schussenried Abbey, a former monastery founded in 1183, is in Bad Schussenried. The abbey is known for its church and Baroque library hall. It has a beer stein museum called the Schussenrieder Bierkrug Museum.[1]
Peat mining was an important industry in Schussenried until, the middle of the 20th century.
Geography
[change | change source]Bad Schussenried is between Ulm and Lake Constance on the river Schussen. The 48th parallel north runs through Bad Schussenried.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bad Schussenried.
- Official website (in German)