Ravensburg
town in Upper Swabia, Germany
Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in southern Germany. It is the capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.
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°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 (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 51,482 |
| • Density | 560/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 |
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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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- ↑ "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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Media related to Ravensburg at Wikimedia Commons
Ravensburg travel guide from Wikivoyage
- 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]