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Meßkirch
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Location of the town of Meßkirch within Sigmaringen district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Sigmaringen |
| Town subdivisions | 11 |
| Mayor | Arne Zwick |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 616 m (2021 ft) |
| Population | 8,291 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 109 /km2 (282 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SIG |
| Postal codes | 88601–88605 |
| Area codes | 07570, 07575, 07578 |
| Website | www.messkirch.de |
Meßkirch is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Meßkirch 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 and Schnerkingen |
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 |
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The town is the birthplace of the preacher Abraham a Sancta Clara (born in nearby Kreenheinstetten), the 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.
The Bodenseesender radio transmitter is located in the nearby village of Rohrdorf.
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