Altshausen
Altshausen | |
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Gate building of Altshausen Palace | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Altshausen within Ravensburg district | |
Altshausen Altshausen | |
| Coordinates: 47°55′53″N 09°32′39″E / 47.93139°N 9.54417°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Ravensburg |
| Municipal assoc. | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–30) | Patrick Bauser[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.48 km2 (7.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 594 m (1,949 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,059 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 88361 |
| Dialling codes | 07584 |
| Vehicle registration | RV |
| Website | www.altshausen.de |
Altshausen is a small Swabian municipality with around 4,100 inhabitants, near the city of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg, in southern Germany.
Geography
Altshausen is situated in Upper Swabia, about 40 kilometers north of Lake Constance. North-west of the village is the Upper Danube Nature Park while to the South-west is the hill-chain of the Altdorfer Wald.
Main sights
It is notable for its Teutonic Order castle and as the birthplace of Hermann of Reichenau. In the center of the town there is the Altshausen Schloss, which is the main palace still owned by the House of Württemberg.
Sightseeing
Altshausen is part of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route, a tourist road from the Swabian Alps to Upper Swabia. On both routes the tourists can visit many monuments and points of view.
Transport
Altshausen is located at the Herbertingen-Aulendorf railway.
Sister cities
- Bicske, Hungary
- Sausset-les-Pins, France (a city near Marseille)
References
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Altshausen 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2023 (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2022)" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2023 (updated based on the 2022 census)] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.
External links
- Official website (in German)