Weingarten, Württemberg
Weingarten (German pronunciation: [ˈvaɪ̯nˌɡaʁtn̩] (
listen), German for "wine garden"; Low Alemannic: Wãẽgaade) is a town in Baden-Württemberg. In 2020, has a population of 25,000 people. The town was called Altdorf before. It was renamed Weingarten in 1865. The name comes from the Weingarten Abbey.
Weingarten | |
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 Basilica of Saints Martin and Oswald | |
_COA.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Weingarten within Ravensburg district  | |
  Weingarten  Weingarten | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′33″N 09°38′40″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Ravensburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Mittleres Schussental |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2016–24) | Markus Ewald[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.17 km2 (4.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 485 m (1,591 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 25,168 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 88250 |
| Dialling codes | 0751 |
| Vehicle registration | RV |
| Website | www.weingarten-online.de |
References
- Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
- "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weingarten.
- Official website
(in German) - University of Applied Sciences of Ravensburg-Weingarten
- Teachers' College of Weingarten
- Plätzlerzunft Altdorf-Weingarten 1348 e.V.
- Specification and images of the Gabler organ from Die Orgelseite
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