Bad Schussenried
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Location of Bad Schussenried within Biberach district 
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| Coordinates: 48°0′24″N 9°39′31″E / 48.00667°N 9.65861°ECoordinates: 48°0′24″N 9°39′31″E / 48.00667°N 9.65861°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Tübingen | |
| District | Biberach | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Achim Deinet | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 55.02 km2 (21.24 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,300 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 88427 | |
| Dialling codes | 07583 | |
| Vehicle registration | BC | |
| Website | www.bad-schussenried.de | |
Bad Schussenried is a town in Upper Swabia in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
It lies on the Upper Swabian Baroque Route. Schussenried Abbey, a former monastery founded in 1183, is located in Bad Schussenried. Its church and baroque library feature impressive architecture and artwork, including intricate ceiling frescoes.
The town is also home to a beer stein museum, the Schussenrieder Bierkrug Museum.
Bad Schussenried has about 10,000 inhabitants. Oswald Metzger, a former Green party, now Christian democratic politician and cyclist Rolf Gölz, who won a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics, are from Bad Schussenried. The world champion women trick cyclists are also from Bad Schussenried.
World heritage site
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]
References
- ↑ [Statistisches Bundesamt – Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012 (XLS-Datei; 4,0 MB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012"]. Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 12 November 2013.
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
External links
- Bad Schussenried (in German)
- Zentren für Psychiatrie (Centers for psychiatry) (in German)
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