Ravensburg

Ravensburg
Town
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
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)
• Total	49,830
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	88212–88214
Dialling codes	0751
Vehicle registration	RV
Website	www.ravensburg.de

Mixed Imperial City of Ravensburg Paritätische Reichsstadt Ravensburg
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
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Spoleto Electorate of Bavaria

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.

Other websites

• 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