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Ravensburg (district)
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| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Adm. Region: | Tübingen |
| Region: | Bodensee-Oberschwaben |
| Capital: | Ravensburg[?] |
| Area: | 1,631.72 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 271,450 (2002) |
| pop. density: | 166 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | RV |
| Homepage: | http://www.landkreis-ravensburg.de | Map |
Ravensburg is a district (Kreis) in the south-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from south-west clockwise) Bodenseekreis, Sigmaringen and Biberach, the bavarian district-free city Memmingen[?] and the districts Unterallgäu[?], Oberallgäu[?] and Lindau[?].
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History The district dates back to the Oberamt Ravensburg, which was created in 1810 when the previously free imperial city Ravensburg[?] and the sorrounding area became part of Württemberg. In 1938 the Oberamt was converted into a district, 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.
Geography The landscape in the district are the hills of the Oberschwäbischen Hügelland and the Westallgäuer Hügelland.
| 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 family. |
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- Official website (http://www.landkreis-ravensburg.de) (German)
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