Ochsenhausen

Ochsenhausen
Ochsenhausen
Location of the town of Ochsenhausen within Biberach district
Coordinates	48°4′20″N 9°56′53″E / 48.07222°N 9.94806°E / 48.07222; 9.94806Coordinates: 48°4′20″N 9°56′53″E / 48.07222°N 9.94806°E / 48.07222; 9.94806
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Biberach
Town subdivisions	3
Mayor	Andreas Denzel
Basic statistics
Area	59.96 km2 (23.15 sq mi)
Elevation	613 m  (2011 ft)
Population	8,799 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	147 /km2 (380 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BC
Postal code	88416
Area code	07352
Website	www.ochsenhausen.de

Ochsenhausen is a city in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located between the city of Biberach and Memmingen. As of 2002^[update] it has a population of 8,916. The mayor of the town is Andreas Denzel.

History

For many centuries, up until 1806, Ochsenhausen Abbey (Reichskloster Ochsenhausen), first mentioned in 1093, was an ecclesiastical state within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the abbot. In 1806, during the German Mediatisation, the territory was annexed by the Kingdom of Württemberg, which in 1871 became part of the German Empire.

The abbey still dominates the town from a hill. Ochsenhausen is sometimes called a "Baroque Kingdom of Heaven" ("Himmelreich des Barock") because of the monastic architecture.

Attractions

Every year the Öchsle-Fest takes place. It is named after a historical narrow gauge railway called Öchsle which ran from Ochsenhausen to Biberach.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 

External links

• www.ochsenhausen.de (German)