Horgenzell
Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Horgenzell is a municipality in Germany with 4528 inhabitants, near Ravensburg. Horgenzell was first named in 1094. In 1972 the villages Hasenweiler, Kappel, Wolketsweiler and Zogenweiler were added to Horgenzell. In 1974 the village of Tepfenhart was added to Horgenzell[3]
Horgenzell | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Horgenzell
within Ravensburg district  | |
 Location of Horgenzell | |
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| Coordinates: 47°48′19″N 09°29′53″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Ravensburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–28) | Volker Restle[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 56.16 km2 (21.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,436 |
| • Density | 96.79/km2 (250.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 88263 |
| Dialling codes | 07504 |
| Vehicle registration | RV |
| Website | www.horgenzell.de |
At Horgenzell, there is the Ravensburg-Horgenzell transmitter, a facility for mediumwave broadcasting.
Trivia
- The hamlets of Danketsweiler and Hasenweiler, which belong to the municipality, are mentioned in the lyrics of the Schwobarock song Ratzariader Schenkelbatscher by Grachmusikoff.[4]
Bibliography
- Municipality of Horgenzell (Ed.): 25 Jahre Gemeinde Horgenzell. Geschichte und Gegenwart einer jungen Gemeinde (25 Years of Horgenzell Municipality. History and Present of a Young Community). Horgenzell 1997.
- Johann Daniel Georg von Memminger: Gemeinde Hassenweiler – Gemeinde Kappel – Gemeinde Zogenweiler. In: Beschreibung des Oberamts Ravensburg. Cotta, Stuttgart and Tübingen 1836.
