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| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Ravensburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Mittleres Schussental |
| Lord Mayor | Hermann Vogler (CDU) |
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| Area | 92. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Tübingen is one of the four Administrative Regions ( Regierungsbezirke of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the south-east of the country German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Ravensburg is a district ( Kreis) in the south-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. " Amt " is a type of Administrative division of some Northern European countries The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city with special recognition The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 04 km² (35. 5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1476 ft) |
| Population | 47,690 (31/12/2005) |
| - Density | 518 /km² (1,342 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | RV |
| Postal codes | 88212–88214 |
| Area code | 0751 |
| Website | www.ravensburg.de |
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Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The independent Duchy of Spoleto was a Lombard territory founded about 570 in Central Italy by the Lombard Dux Faroald. The history of Bavaria stretches from its earliest settlement and its formation as a stem duchy in the 6th century through its inclusion in the Holy Roman Empires Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national Capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist the capital was moved or the capital For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its Imperial immediacy (Reichsfreiheit or Reichsunmittelbarkeit) was a privileged feudal and political status a form of statehood which a City, religious The German Mediatisation was the series of mediatisations and secularisations that occurred in Germany in 1795 &ndash 1814, during The history of Bavaria stretches from its earliest settlement and its formation as a stem duchy in the 6th century through its inclusion in the Holy Roman Empires The Kingdom of Württemberg (Königreich Württemberg was a state that existed from 1806 to 1918 and is currently located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Upper Swabia (Oberschwaben or Schwäbisches Oberland) is a region in Germany in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Ravensburg is a district ( Kreis) in the south-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. Population: 48,000 (in 2002; 19,000 in 1933).
Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an important trading centre. In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash The "Great Ravensburg Trading Society" (Große Ravensburger Handelsgesellschaft) owned shops and trading companies in 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.
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History
Ravensburg was first mentioned in writing in 1088. It was founded by the Welfs, a Frankish dynasty in Swabia who became later Dukes of Bavaria and Saxony and who made the castle of Ravensburg their ancestral seat. See also Elder House of Welf The House of Welf (or House of Guelph) is a European Dynasty that has included many German and British The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Swabia, Suabia, or Svebia ( German: Schwaben, Schwabenland or Ländle) is both a historic and linguistic A duke is a member of the Nobility, historically of highest rank below the Sovereign, and historically controlled a Duchy or a Dukedom The following is a list of rulers during the History of Bavaria. The mediæval Duchy of Saxony was a late Early Middle Ages "Carolingian Stem duchy " covering the greater part of Northern Germany.
By a contract of inheritance, in 1191 the Hohenstaufen Frederick Barbarossa acquired the ownership of Ravensburg from Welf VI, Duke of Spoleto and uncle of both Frederick Barbarossa and Henry the Lion. Frederick I Barbarossa (1122 &ndash 10 June 1190) was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned Welf VI (1115 &ndash 15 December 1191) was the Margrave of Tuscany (1152&ndash1162 and Duke of Spoleto (1152&ndash1162 the third son of The dukes of Spoleto were rulers of Spoleto and most of Central Italy outside the Papal States during the Early and High Middle Ages Frederick I Barbarossa (1122 &ndash 10 June 1190) was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned Henry the Lion ( German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129 &ndash 6 August 1195) was a member of the Guelph dynasty and Duke of Saxony
With the death of Conradin 1268 in Naples the Hohenstaufen line became extinct. Conradin is also a character in the short story Sredni Vashtar. Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Their former estates became imperial property of the Holy Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Like many other cities in Swabia, at the end of the 13th century Ravensburg became an Imperial Free City in 1276. Swabia, Suabia, or Svebia ( German: Schwaben, Schwabenland or Ländle) is both a historic and linguistic In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash
The "Great Ravensburg Trading Society" (Große Ravensburger Handelsgesellschaft) was founded at Ravensburg and Konstanz around 1380 by the merchant families of Humpis (from Ravensburg), Mötteli (from Buchhorn, modern-day Friedrichshafen) and Muntprat (from Constance). Konstanz (in English formerly known as Constance) is a university town of around 80000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake Constance Friedrichshafen is a town on the northern side of Lake Constance ( Bodensee) in southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria The society dealt first mostly in the domestic linen and fustian. Linen is a Textile made from the Fibers of the Flax plant Linum usitatissimum. Fustian (also called bombast) is a term for a variety of heavy Woven, mostly Cotton fabrics chiefly prepared for menswear With the opening of one of the first paper mills north of the Alps in 1402 in Ravensburg, paper became another commodity, but the stores held also oriental spices, Mediterranean wines and Bohemian ores. A paper mill is a Factory devoted to making Paper from wood pulp and other ingredients using a Fourdrinier Machine or similar apparatus Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon printing upon or packaging After the liquidation of the Great Ravensburg Trading Society in 1530, Ravensburg stagnated economically. The Thirty Years' War caused a grave decline of the population. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. Swedish troops destroyed the old castle, now named "Veitsburg" after the St. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Veit chapel at the castle grounds.
Following the Reformation a "paritetic" government emerged, meaning an equal distribution of public offices between the Catholic and Protestant confession. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time The city council was one half each Protestant and Catholic. For some time there was even a Catholic and a Protestant mayor at the same time, and the both confessions celebrated the village fair, the "Rutenfest", apart of each other. This system was approved at the end of the Thirty Years' War in the Peace of Westphalia (1648) which named four "Paritetic Imperial Cities" (German: Paritätische Reichsstädte): Augsburg, Biberach, Dinkelsbühl and Ravensburg. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. The term Peace of Westphalia refers to the two peace treaties of Osnabrück and Münster, signed on May 15 and October 24 of The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Augsburg is an independent City in the south-west of Bavaria. Biberach is a town in the south of Germany Biberach district capital in the free state ( Länder) of Baden-Württemberg. Dinkelsbühl is a historic city in Bavaria, Germany. It lies in the district of Ansbach, north of Aalen.
In 1803 the Immerwährende Reichstag passed the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss, a bill which included the secularisation and mediatisation of many German states — the first meaning the confiscation of the estates belonging to the church, the second the incorporation of the imperial estates and Imperial Free Cities into larger regional states. The Reichstag ( German for "Imperial Diet " was the Parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, The German Mediatisation was the series of mediatisations and secularisations that occurred in Germany in 1795 &ndash 1814, during Mediatization, defined broadly is the subsumation of one Monarchy into another monarchy in such a way that the ruler of the annexed state keeps his or her sovereign title As a result, Ravensburg first became a Bavarian exclave within Württemberg. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. After a swap of estates between Bavaria and Württemberg it was incorporated in the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1810. The Kingdom of Württemberg (Königreich Württemberg was a state that existed from 1806 to 1918 and is currently located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
In the 1970s, Ravensburg increased in population and territory by the incorporation of smaller communities like Eschach, Schmalegg and Taldorf. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.
Since Ravensburg was impoverished and depopulated after the Thirty Years' War, only a few new buildings were raised during the 18th and the early 19th century. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. The benefit of this economic stagnation was the conservation of a widely intact medieval city with nearly all towers and gates of the historic fortification.
During the World War II Ravensburg was strategically of no relevance. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Ravensburg didn't harbour any noteworthy arms industry (unlike the nearby Friedrichshafen with its large aircraft industry), but a big aid supplies center belonging to the Swiss Red Cross. Friedrichshafen is a town on the northern side of Lake Constance ( Bodensee) in southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated So no air raid destroyed the historical city center. In the 1980s, the Old Town was renovated and all transit traffic was banned from the city center. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.
Economy and infrastructure
Ravensburg is today a thriving shopping town in the wealthy region of Upper Swabia. Unemployment is relatively low. The nearest large cities are Munich, Stuttgart and Zurich, approximately a two-hour drive away each. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the Ulm, Konstanz and Bregenz are each less than a one hour drive away. Ulm (ˈʊlm is a City in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. Konstanz (in English formerly known as Constance) is a university town of around 80000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake Constance Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria.
Ravensburg is part of an urban agglomeration that also comprises Weingarten (Württemberg) and several suburbs. Ravensburg, Weingarten, and Friedrichshafen (on the shores of Lake Constance) share the functionality of a Oberzentrum (that is, the highest-ranked centre in the system of spatial planning and development in Baden-Württemberg). Friedrichshafen is a town on the northern side of Lake Constance ( Bodensee) in southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria Under the designation Lake Constance or Lake of Constance ( German Bodensee) one summarizes the three independent bodies of water Obersee
Traffic
Ravensburg is located at a crossing of the federal roads (national highways) B30, B31 and B32. Course The B30 starts at Ulm passing the Cities of Laupheim, Biberach an der Riß, Bad Waldsee, Weingarten and Ravensburg A by-pass highway around Ravensburg and Weingarten was completed recently. The regional airport is situated at Friedrichshafen, about 15 km southern of Ravensburg, the nearest national motor-ways are the A7 and A8 (approach at Ulm) and the A96 (approach at Lindau or Wangen im Allgäu). is the longest German Autobahn and the longest national motorway in Europe at 935 km (581 mi Future plans As of 2006 a gap remains between Pirmasens and Karlsruhe with no immediate plans to close the gap Ulm (ˈʊlm is a City in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. Exit list 4-lane autobahn in December 2009 } 4-lane autobahn in December 2008 (to be opened in 2007 |} Lindau is a German town and an island in the eastern part of the Lake Constance, the Bodensee. Wangen im Allgäu is a historic city in southeast Baden-Württemberg, Germany
In 1847, the railway station of Ravensbug was put in operation, part of the so-called "Swabian Railroad" from Stuttgart to Friedrichshafen, the oldest railroad of Württemberg and well-known in all of Germany by the folk-style song Auf der schwäbsche Eisebahne. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Friedrichshafen is a town on the northern side of Lake Constance ( Bodensee) in southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria
Business Companies
Ravensburger AG, whose headquarters are located in the town, is a company internationally known for board games and jigsaw puzzles. Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH is a German game company It is a leader in the European Puzzle market
The pastry factory Tekrum (Theoder Krumm GmbH & Co. KG), formerly purveyor to the Imperial court, is another company with an internationally-known brand name. Since January 2005 it has been a wholly-owned subsidiary to Griesson–De Beukelaer.
But the main industry branch of the region is machine construction. Based on the demand of the paper and textile industry (now widely reduced) and a long tradition of flour, paper and other mills many engineering factories arose at the end of the 19th century. Today the primary exponents of this branch in Ravensburg are the left-overs of the former Escher-Wyss AG (a subsidiary of the Swiss Sulzer AG) which are now subsidiaries to the Austrian VA Tech and the German Voith AG.
Worthy of mention are furthermore the component supplier Nothelfer GmbH (subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Automotive), the packaging manufacturers Autobar Packaging (formerly Zach Verpackungen) and Moosmann & Co. , the tools factory Hawera Probst and the pharma company Vetter Pharma.
The companies pro solar Energietechnik GmbH and Pro Solar Solarstrom GmbH are outstanding suppliers of solar power systems (both thermal and photovoltaic). Solar energy is the Light and radiant heat from the Sun that powers Earth 's Climate and Weather and sustains Life Solar hot water is water heated by the use of Solar energy. Solar heating systems are generally composed of solar Thermal collectors a Fluid A solar cell or photovoltaic cell is a device that converts Solar energy into Electricity by the photovoltaic effect.
Media
The local newspaper is the Schwäbische Zeitung.
The radio companies Radio 7 and Südwestrundfunk run broadcasting studios at Ravensburg. In Horgenzell near Ravensburg, the Ravensburg-Horgenzell transmitter transmits Deutschlandfunk on the medium wave frequency 756 kHz. Ravensburg-Horgenzell transmitter is a mediumwave broadcasting facility of Deutsche Telekom used for transmitting the program of Deutschlandfunk on the area of community Deutschlandfunk Medium Wave (MW is a part of the Medium frequency (MF radio band used mainly for AM broadcasting.
Twin towns
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Famous people
- Henry the Lion, probably born at Ravensburg castle
- Joannes Susenbrotus, humanist, taught in Ravensburg
- Franz Joachim Beich, painter
- Karl Erb, tenor
- Angelika Buck and Erich Buck, figure skaters
- Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum
External links
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