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Ravensburg

urban municipality in the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Summary

Ravensburg is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Ravensburg ranks in the top 2% of urban municipality in germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,383 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Climate Alliance[3], Zweckverband 4IT[4], International Lake Constance conference[5], Mittleres Schussental GVV[6], Mayors for Peace[7]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ravensburg District[8], Oberamt Ravensburg[9]
  • Country: Germany[10]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Schussen[11]
  • Head of government: Daniel Rapp[12]
  • Instance of: Greater district town in Baden-Württemberg[13], major regional center[14]
  • Capital: Ravensburg[15]
  • Anthem: Mein Ravensburg im Schwabenland[16]
  • Named after: Ravensburg[17]
  • Twinned administrative body: Montélimar[18], Coswig[19], Brest[20], Rivoli[21], Varaždin[22], Mollet del Vallès[23]
  • Postal code: 88212–88214[24]
  • Commons category: Ravensburg[25]
  • Licence plate code: RV[26]
  • Language of work or name: German[27]
  • Local dialing code: 0751[28]
  • Archives at: Stadtarchiv Ravensburg[29]
  • Inception: January 1, 1276[30]
  • Coordinate location: 47.783055555556, 9.6113888888889[31]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Schussental[32]
  • Official website: https://www.ravensburg.de/[33]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ravensburg[34]
  • Commons gallery: Ravensburg[35]
  • Described at URL: https://www.leo-bw.de/en-GB/web/guest/detail-gis/-/Detail/details/ORT/labw_ortslexikon/20012/Ravensburg[36], https://www.leo-bw.de/en-GB/web/guest/detail-gis/-/Detail/details/ORT/labw_ortslexikon/20120/Ravensburg+-+Altgemeinde%7ETeilort[37], https://www.leo-bw.de/en-GB/web/guest/detail-gis/-/Detail/details/ORT/labw_ortslexikon/6205/Ravenstein[38], https://www.leo-bw.de/en-GB/web/guest/detail-gis/-/Detail/details/ORT/labw_ortslexikon/596/Ravenstein+-+Wohnplatz[39]
  • Population: 39,976[40], 40,143[41], 40,600[42], 41,185[43], 41,742[44], 42,695[45], 42,927[46], 42,814[47], 43,269[48], 43,684[49], 43,503[50], 43,652[51], 43,834[52], 43,808[53]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Ravensburg include Ravensburger[54], a publishing house[55], in Germany[56], founded in 1883[57] and Bahnhof Ravensburg[58], a railway station[59], in Germany[60].

Why It Matters

Ravensburg has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Ravensburg is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

Entities named for Ravensburg include Ravensburger[54], a publishing house[55], in Germany[56], founded in 1883[57] and Bahnhof Ravensburg[58], a railway station[59], in Germany[60].

Related Entities

Außenstelle Weißenau der Universität Tübingen Carthago Reisemobilbau Germany Henry the Lion Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Württemberg Klaus Schwab Michael Dom Montélimar Ömer Toprak Reinhard Wilhelm Rivoli

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+39976'}, {'amount': '+40143'}, {'amount': '+40600'} +63
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  2. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+39976'}, {'amount': '+40143'}, {'amount': '+40600'} +63
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  4. 18w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  5. 18w ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → German
    Published in → Pauly–Wissowa
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  6. 24w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Ravensburg
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Ravensburg
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 47.783055555556, 'longitude': 9.6113888888889}
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:راوینزبرگ]]"
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