Krauchenwies

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
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Lageplan = Karte Krauchenwies.gif
Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Tübingen
Landkreis = Sigmaringen
Höhe = 599
Fläche = 44.66
Einwohner = 5055
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 72505
Vorwahl = 07576
Kfz = SIG
Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 4 37 065
Straße = Hausener Straße 1
Website = [http://www.krauchenwies.de/ www.krauchenwies.de]
Bürgermeister = Jochen Spieß

Krauchenwies is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Geography

Krauchenwies lies about 10 km south of Sigmaringen and 25 km north of Lake Constance. It is on the "Oberschwäbischen Barockstraße" (west route) and on the southern edge of the conservation area of "Obere Donau".

The Ablach, which originates on the continental divide, flows through town and on to the Danube. The landscape is hilly and wooded, sloping down to the Danube valley.

History

Krauchenwies is first mentioned in a document from the Reichenau monastery in 1202. The name appeared as "Cruchinwis" (meaining "Cruchin meadow"). By 1216, it had its own parish.

Later, the Lords of Leiterberg took over the village and sold it at the end of the 13th century to the Habsburgs. In, 1595, Karl II von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen bought Krauchenwies, which has been closely tied to the county of Sigmaringen ever since. Because Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen lands became Prussian, the town belonged to Prussia starting in 1850.

Since 1975, the town has incorporated six surrounding villages.