Kißlegg

Kißlegg
New Palace
New Palace
Coat of arms of Kißlegg
Location of Kißlegg within Ravensburg district
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Kißlegg is located in Germany
Kißlegg
Kißlegg
Kißlegg is located in Baden-Württemberg
Kißlegg
Kißlegg
Coordinates: 47°47′24″N 09°53′03″E / 47.79000°N 9.88417°E / 47.79000; 9.88417
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictRavensburg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–28) Dieter Krattenmacher[1]
Area
 • Total
92.40 km2 (35.68 sq mi)
Elevation
661 m (2,169 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
9,290
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88353
Dialling codes07563
Vehicle registrationRV
Websitewww.kisslegg.de

Kißlegg (Kisslegg) is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Kißlegg is not far from the village of Vogt. It has a beautiful church, rich in culture and beauty.

Culture and attractions

  • Castle Altes Schloss, 1560-1570
  • Castle Neues Schloss, 1687
  • Chapel Schlosskapelle, 1722
  • Church St. Gallus und Ulrich, 1734–1738
  • Cemetery chapel St. Anna, 1718–1723
  • Chapel Kapelle des Heilig-Geist-Spitals
  • Spital Bärenweiler
  • Pilgrimage Church Maria Königin der Engel at Rötsee
  • Local chapel at Immenried-Oberreute
  • Natural monument Heiliger Stein in the forest near Waltershofen

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Jakob Miller (1550–1597), Catholic theologian
  • Oskar Farny (1891–1983), politician (Center Party, CDU), Member of Reichstag, Member of Bundestag
  • Adalbert Wetzel (1904–1990), president (1952–1969) and subsequently honorary president of Bavarian football club TSV 1860 München

Demographics

Population development:[3][4]

Year Inhabitants
1839 2,385
1847 2,422
1877 2,765
1896 3,068
1912 3,687
1933 3,830
1939 3,869
1946 4,024
1950 4,024
1961 4,576
1971 5,187
1980 5,708
1990 6,509
2000 6,892
2010 6,786

References

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  3. ^ "Archive Kisslegg | Einwohner". www.gemeindearchiv-kisslegg.de. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  4. ^ The population numbers refer only to the community part Kißlegg and do not include the community parts Immenried and Waltershofen.