Kirchberg an der Iller

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Kirchberg an der Iller
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Coat of arms of Kirchberg an der Iller
Kirchberg an der Iller (Germany)
Kirchberg an der Iller
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Tübingen
District Biberach
Mayor Herbert Pressl
Basic statistics
Area 18.64 km² (7.2 sq mi)
Elevation 535 m  (1755 ft)
Population 1,903  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 102 /km² (264 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BC
Postal code 88486
Area code 07354
Website www.kirchberg-iller.de

Coordinates: 48°7′56″N 10°4′50″E / 48.13222, 10.08056

Kirchberg an der Iller is in Baden-Württemberg in the south-west of Germany and in the very east of the "Landkreis Biberach". Biberach is the capital of the district. Kirchberg is located in Swabia near the small river Iller. It's near the border to Bavaria. Kirchberg was first mentioned in 806 in the Codex of the St. Gallen Closters.

There are two even smaller villages called Sinningen and Nordhofen which belong to Kirchberg. All together there live about 1900 people. In Sinningen there is a camping ground near a small lake which is called Baggersee. The biggest employer in Kirchberg is Karl Miller GmbH. Here work about 200 people producing metal housing. There are also several associations like the sportsclub TSV Kirchberg, choirs, an auxiliary fire brigade, other sports clubs like tennis etc. Kirchberg first appears in an account of the monastery St. Gallen in 806 A.D.

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