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Ochsenhausen (German: [ˈɔksn̩haʊ̯zn̩] ) is a city in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located between the city of Biberach and Memmingen. As of 2022[update] it has a population of 9,261. The mayor of the town is Philipp Bürkle.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ochsenhausen within Biberach district  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°4′20″N 9°56′53″E / 48.07222°N 9.94806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Biberach |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–31) | Philipp Bürkle[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.96 km2 (23.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 613 m (2,011 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,261 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 88416 |
| Dialling codes | 07352 |
| Vehicle registration | BC |
| Website | www.ochsenhausen.de |
History
editFor many centuries, Ochsenhausen Abbey (Reichskloster Ochsenhausen), first mentioned in 1093, was a self -governing prince-abbey within the Holy Roman Empire ruled by a prince-abbot.
In 1803, in the course of the German mediatisation, the abbey was secularized and erected into a secular principality that was then granted to Count Franz Georg Karl von Metternich in compensation for the loss of his immediate fiefs on the left bank of the Rhine after the whole area was annexed by revolutionary France. In 1806, the short-lived principality was annexed to the Kingdom of Württemberg, which in 1871 became part of the German Empire.
The abbey still dominates the town from a hill. Ochsenhausen is called a "Baroque Kingdom of Heaven" ("Himmelreich des Barock") because of the monastic architecture.
Attractions
editEvery year the Öchsle-Fest takes place. It is named after a historical narrow gauge railway called Öchsle which ran from Ochsenhausen to Warthausen.
Buildings
editNotable people
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- Pius Bonifacius Gams (1816–1892), a Benedictine ecclesiastical historian.[3]
- Joseph Ersing, (DE Wiki) (1882–1956), politician (CDU), Member of Reichstag, Member of Landtag (Württemberg-Baden)
- Josef Hecht, (DE Wiki) (1882-1956), teacher and conservationist
- Hans-Karl Riedel, (DE Wiki) (1893–1967), entrepreneur and local politician
- Karl Norbert Schmid (1926–1995), organist and composer
- Hanns-Friedrich Kunz (born 1945), singer and choir conductor
- Gerhard Baur, (DE Wiki) (born 1947), mountaineer and camera man
- Hans Jürgen Briegel (born 1962), theoretical physician
Sport
edit- Matthias Dolderer (born 1970), race pilot
- Sandro Cortese (born 1990), motorcycle racer
- Nicole Rolser (born 1992), footballer, played 150 games and 2 for Germany women
References
edit- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Ochsenhausen 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Leclercq, Henri (1909). . Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 6.
External links
edit- www.ochsenhausen.de (in German)