RAVENSBURG (DISTRICT)

'Ravensburg' is a district (''Kreis'') in the south-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from south-west clockwise) Bodensee, Sigmaringen and Biberach, the Bavarian urban districtMemmingen and the districts Unterallgäu, Oberallgäu and Lindau.

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History

Geography

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

History

The district dates back to the ''Oberamt Ravensburg'', which was created in 1810 when the previously free imperial city Ravensburg and the surrounding area became part of Württemberg. In 1938 the Oberamt was converted into a district, most of the ''Oberamt Waldsee'' was merged into the new district. In 1973 the district Wangen was merged into the district, together with a few municipalities from the district Saulgau, Überlingen and Biberach.

Geography

The landscape in the district are the hills of the ''Oberschwäbischen Hügelland'' and the ''Westallgäuer Hügelland''.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show a lion, the symbol of the Welfen family. This family had their center in Ravensburg, before the area went to the Hohenstaufen family.

Towns and municipalities

Cities	Administrative districts	Towns
#Aulendorf#Bad Waldsee#Bad Wurzach#Isny im Allgäu#Leutkirch im Allgäu#Ravensburg#Wangen im Allgäu #Weingarten (Württemberg)	#Altshausen#Bad Waldsee#Gullen#Leutkirch#Mittleres Schussental#Vogt#Wangen#Wilhelmsdorf#Fronreute-Wolpertswende	#Achberg#Aichstetten#Aitrach#Altshausen#Amtzell#Argenbühl#Baienfurt#Baindt#Berg (Ravensburg)#Bergatreute#Bodnegg#Boms#Ebenweiler#Ebersbach-Musbach#Eichstegen#Fleischwangen	Fronreute Grünkraut Guggenhausen Horgenzell Hoßkirch Kißlegg Königseggwald Riedhausen Schlier Unterwaldhausen Vogt Waldburg Wilhelmsdorf Wolfegg Wolpertswende

External links

★ Official website (German)