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Bad Schussenried

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Bad Schussenried
Town
Coat of arms of Bad Schussenried
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Schussenried within Biberach district
Bad Schussenried is located in Germany
Bad Schussenried
Bad Schussenried
Bad Schussenried is located in Baden-Württemberg
Bad Schussenried
Bad Schussenried
Coordinates: 48°0′24″N 9°39′31″E / 48.00667°N 9.65861°E / 48.00667; 9.65861
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictBiberach
Government
 • Mayor (2018–26) Achim Deinet[1]
Area
 • Total55.02 km2 (21.24 sq mi)
Elevation
570 m (1,870 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,939
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88427
Dialling codes07583
Vehicle registrationBC
Websitewww.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.

Peat mining was an important industry in Schussenried until, the middle of the 20th century.

Geography

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Bad Schussenried is between Ulm and Lake Constance on the river Schussen. The 48th parallel north runs through Bad Schussenried.

References

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  1. ↑ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2023 (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2022)" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2023 (updated based on the 2022 census)] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.

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