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Location of Ravensburg within Ravensburg district | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′59″N 9°36′41″E / 47.78306°N 9.61139°ECoordinates: 47°46′59″N 9°36′41″E / 47.78306°N 9.61139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Ravensburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Mittleres Schussental |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Daniel Rapp (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.04 km2 (35.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 49,830 |
| • Density | 541.40/km2 (1,402.21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 88212–88214 |
| Vehicle registration | RV |
| Website | www |
Mixed Imperial City of Ravensburg Paritätische Reichsstadt Ravensburg | |||||||||
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| 1276–1803 | |||||||||
| Status | Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Ravensburg | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• City founded | before 1088 | ||||||||
• | 1276 | ||||||||
• | 1803 | ||||||||
• Acquired by Württemberg | 1810 | ||||||||
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Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in southern Germany. It is the capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.
As of 2002, it has about 48,000 people.
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.
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