Meckenbeuren

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CountryGermany
Elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Meckenbeuren
Church of St. Mary
Church of St. Mary
Coat of arms of Meckenbeuren
Location of Meckenbeuren within Bodenseekreis district
NeukirchSalemStetten
Meckenbeuren   is located in Germany
Meckenbeuren
Meckenbeuren
Meckenbeuren   is located in Baden-Württemberg
Meckenbeuren
Meckenbeuren
Coordinates: 47°42′00″N 09°33′45″E / 47.70000°N 9.56250°E / 47.70000; 9.56250
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictBodenseekreis
Government
  Mayor (202230) Georg Schellinger[1]
Area
  Total
31.89 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
Elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
  Total
13,733
  Density430.6/km2 (1,115/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88074
Dialling codes07542
Vehicle registrationFN
Websitewww.meckenbeuren.de

Meckenbeuren (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛkn̩ˌbɔʏʁən]) is a municipality in the Bodensee district, in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany. It is located 10 kilometres (6 miles) south of Ravensburg, and 8 kilometres (5 miles) northeast of Friedrichshafen, on Lake Constance.

Location

Meckenbeuren is located about eight kilometres north of Friedrichshafen and ten kilometres south of Ravensburg in the lower Schussental valley near Lake Constance.

Friedrichshafen Airport is partially located on Meckenbeuren (Gerbertshaus) territory.

Districts

The municipality of Meckenbeuren includes, in addition to the core town of Obermeckenbeuren (since 1810), the former municipalities incorporated in 1937 and today's districts of Brochenzell and Liebenau (with the hamlets of Brugg, Hegenberg, Hirschach, Knellesberg, Langentrog, Schwarzenbach, Senglingen and Weiler, the farms of Berg, Buch, Furt, Hasenwinkel, Hohenreute, Holzbauer, Hungersberg, Kratzerach, Laufenen, Lohner, Madenreute, Mühlebach, Ottmarsreute, Rebholz, Regulator, Reuter, Sandgrub, Stengele, Straß, Untertennennenmoos and the houses Habacht) as well as the village of Kehlen, which was incorporated in 1972 (with the villages Kehlen and Reute, the hamlets of Buch, Gerbertshaus, Gunzenhaus, Holzreute, Lochbrücke, Sammletshofen, Sassen, Schürten, Schuppenwies, Sibratshaus and Siglishofen, the courtyards Großbuch, Hechelfurt and Schindelhof as well as the houses Schübelbeer).

Demographics

Population development:[3]

Year Inhabitants
1990 11,182
2001 12,939
2011 13,109
2021 13,651

Main sights

  • Ravensburger Spieleland: a 25 hectare amusement park in the Liebenau district
  • Humpismuseum (Humpis Museum) in the Humpisschloss (Humpis Castle) in the Brochenzell district

Culture

Twin cities

References

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