Ravensburg
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Ravensburg | |
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 Ravensburg, seen from the west | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ravensburg within Ravensburg district  | |
  Ravensburg  Ravensburg | |
| 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 | 92.05 km2 (35.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2015-12-31)[3] | |
| • Total | 49,830 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 88212–88214 |
| Dialling codes | 0751 |
| Vehicle registration | RV |
| Website | www.ravensburg.de |
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 | ||||||||
• Gained Reichsfreiheit | 1276 | ||||||||
• Mediatised to Bavaria | 1803 | ||||||||
• Acquired by Württemberg | 1810 | ||||||||
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Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in southern Germany. It is the capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.
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.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ http://www.statistik.baden-wuerttemberg.de/BevoelkGebiet/Bevoelkerung/01515020.tab?R=GS436064.
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)". DESTATIS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ravensburg. |
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Ravensburg |
- 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[permanent dead link]