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Ravensburg | |
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 Ravensburg, seen from the west | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Ravensburg within Ravensburg district  | |
  Ravensburg  Ravensburg | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′59″N 9°36′41″E / 47.78306°N 9.61139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| District | Ravensburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Mittleres Schussental |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2018–26) | Daniel Rapp[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 92.04 km2 (35.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 51,482 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 88212–88214 |
| Dialling codes | 0751 |
| Vehicle registration | RV |
| Website | www.ravensburg.de |
Ravensburg (Swabian: Raveschburg) is a city in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.
Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an important trading centre. The "Great Ravensburg Trading Society" (Große Ravensburger Handelsgesellschaft) owned shops and trading companies all over Europe.
The historic city centre is still very much intact, including three city gates and over 10 towers of the medieval fortification.
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.