Meckenbeuren is a municipality in Bodensee in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The current mayor of Meckenbeuren is Georg Schellinger since 2022.
Meckenbeuren | |
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Church of St. Mary | |
Coordinates: 47°42′00″N 09°33′45″E / 47.70000°N 9.56250°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Tübingen |
District | Bodenseekreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–30) | Georg Schellinger[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 31.90 km2 (12.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,807 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 88074 |
Dialling codes | 07542 |
Vehicle registration | FN |
Website | www.meckenbeuren.de |
Geography
changeLocation
changeMeckenbeuren 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
changeThe 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
change- Ravensburger Spieleland, a 25 hectare amusement park in Liebenau
- Humpismuseum (Humpis Museum) in the Humpisschloss (Humpis Castle) in Brochenzell
- Schloss Liebenau (Liebenau Castle)
Gallery
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Ravensburger Spieleland (amusement park)
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Humpisschloss in Brochenzell
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Schloss Liebenau (Liebenau Castle)
Twin towns
changeMeckenbeuren is twinned with:
- Hohwald, Germany, since 1991
- Kehlen, Luxembourg, since 1993
References
change- ↑ Bürgermeisterwahl Meckenbeuren 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
- ↑ "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
change- Official website (in German)