Meckenbeuren

municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Meckenbeuren is a municipality in Bodensee in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The current mayor of Meckenbeuren is Georg Schellinger since 2022.

Meckenbeuren
Church of St. Mary
Church of St. Mary
Coat of arms of Meckenbeuren
Location of Meckenbeuren within Bodenseekreis district
Meckenbeuren is located in Germany
Meckenbeuren
Meckenbeuren
Meckenbeuren is located in Baden-Württemberg
Meckenbeuren
Meckenbeuren
Coordinates: 47°42′00″N 09°33′45″E / 47.70000°N 9.56250°E / 47.70000; 9.56250
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictBodenseekreis
Government
 • Mayor (2022–30) Georg Schellinger[1]
Area
 • Total31.90 km2 (12.32 sq mi)
Elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total13,807
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88074
Dialling codes07542
Vehicle registrationFN
Websitewww.meckenbeuren.de

Geography

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Location

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Meckenbeuren is about 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Friedrichshafen and 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Ravensburg in the lower Schussental valley near Lake Constance.

Districts

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The municipality of Meckenbeuren includes the core town of Obermeckenbeuren (since 1810). The former municipalities were incorporated in 1937 and current districts of Brochenzell and Liebenau (with the hamlets of Brugg, Hegenberg, Hirschach, Knellesberg, Langentrog, Schwarzenbach, Senglingen and Weiler, the farms of Berg, Buch, Furt, Hasenwinkel, Hohenreute, Holzbauer, Hungersberg, Kratzerach, Laufenen, Lohner, Madenreute, Mühlebach, Ottmarsreute, Rebholz, Regulator, Reuter, Sandgrub, Stengele, Straß, Untertennennenmoos and the houses Habacht). The village of Kehlen was incorporated in 1972 (with the villages of Kehlen and Reute, the hamlets of Buch, Gerbertshaus, Gunzenhaus, Holzreute, Lochbrücke, Sammletshofen, Sassen, Schürten, Schuppenwies, Sibratshaus and Siglishofen, the farms of Großbuch, Hechelfurt and Schindelhof as well as the houses Schübelbeer).

Main sights

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  • Ravensburger Spieleland, a 25 hectare amusement park in Liebenau
  • Humpismuseum (Humpis Museum) in the Humpisschloss (Humpis Castle) in Brochenzell
  • Schloss Liebenau (Liebenau Castle)
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Twin towns

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Meckenbeuren is twinned with:

References

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  1. Bürgermeisterwahl Meckenbeuren 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. "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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