Ravensburg is a
''Landkreis'' (district) in the southeast of
Baden-Württemberg
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,
Germany
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. Neighboring districts are (from southwest clockwise)
Bodensee
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,
Sigmaringen and
Biberach, the
Bavaria
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n
urban district Memmingen
Memmingen (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Memmenge'') is a town in Swabia (Bavaria), Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is the economic, educational and administrative centre of the Danube-Iller region. To the west the town is flanked by the Iller, the ...
and the districts
Unterallgäu
Unterallgäu (, ) is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Neu-Ulm, Günzburg, Augsburg, Ostallgäu, Oberallgäu, and the districts Ravensburg und Biberach in Baden-Württ ...
,
Oberallgäu
Oberallgäu is a Districts of Germany, ''Landkreis'' (district) in Swabia (Bavaria), Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Unterallgäu and Ostallgäu, the Austrian states State of Tyrol, Tyrol a ...
and
Lindau.
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
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Together with Baden and Province of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern, two other histo ...
. In 1938 the Oberamt was converted into a district and 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.
The district is also home to the toymaker
Ravensburger.
Geography
The landscape of the district consists of the ''Oberschwäbischen Hügelland'' and ''Westallgäuer Hügelland'' hils.
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
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family.
Cities and municipalities
Cities
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Aulendorf
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Bad Waldsee
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Bad Wurzach
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Isny im Allgäu
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Leutkirch im Allgäu
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Ravensburg
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Wangen im Allgäu
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Weingarten (Württemberg)
Administrative districts
#Altshausen
#Bad Waldsee
#Gullen
#Leutkirch
#Mittleres Schussental
#Vogt
#Wangen
#Wilhelmsdorf
#Fronreute-Wolpertswende
Municipalities
References
External links
Official website(German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ravensburg (District)
Tübingen (region)
Districts of Baden-Württemberg