Meßkirch
| Meßkirch | ||
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  Meßkirch | ||
Location of Meßkirch within Sigmaringen district  | ||
| Coordinates: 47°59′34″N 9°6′45″E / 47.99278°N 9.11250°ECoordinates: 47°59′34″N 9°6′45″E / 47.99278°N 9.11250°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Tübingen | |
| District | Sigmaringen | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Arne Zwick | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,302 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 88601–88605 | |
| Dialling codes | 07570, 07575, 07578 | |
| Vehicle registration | SIG | |
| Website | www.messkirch.de | |
Meßkirch is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
The town was the residence of the counts of Zimmern, widely known through Count Froben Christoph's Zimmern Chronicle (1559–1566).
The municipality is composed of following villages and hamlets:
| Coat of arms | District | Inhabitants (2010) | Area |
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 | Meßkirch (main locality) with Igelswies  andSchnerkingen | 5660 | 2465 ha |
 | Dietershofen with Buffenhofen | 147 | 405 ha |
 | Heudorf | 338 | 787 ha |
 | Langenhart | 235 | 435 ha |
 | Menningen with Leitishofen | 458 | 916 ha |
 | Rengetsweiler | 406 | 505 ha |
 | Ringgenbach | 203 | 499 ha |
 | Rohrdorf | 800 | 1611 ha |
Notable residents
Meßkirch is the birthplace of composer Conradin Kreutzer, archbishop Conrad Gröber, writer and Georg Büchner Prize winner Arnold Stadler and, most famously, the philosopher Martin Heidegger. Also included are the well-known brewers Johann Nepomuk Schalk and his sons Herrmann and Oscar who began the Schalk Brewery in Newark, New Jersey, the first to bring lager beer to New Jersey.
The town's name is also connected with a Renaissance painter whose provisional name is Master of Meßkirch. His Adoration of the Magi can be seen in the church of St. Martin. Katharina von Zimmern (1478-1547), the last abbess of the Fraumünster Abbey in Zürich, was born in Meßkirch.
Culture
The Bodenseesender radio transmitter in the nearby village of Rohrdorf was turned off in February 2012.
History
In 1800, the city was the site of battle of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Campus Galli
Campus Galli is a project to construct an authentic medieval town with a Carolingian monastery, that is located in woodlands near Meßkirch.
References
External links
- Official website
- Old photos of Messkirch and of the Oldtimer car Veritas
- Renaissance castle in Messkirch
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