| Main | Births etc |
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Messkirch | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Sigmaringen |
| Subdivisions | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Arne Zwick |
| Area | |
• Total |
76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi) |
Messkirch (German orthography: 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 |
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Dietershofen with Buffenhofen |
147 | 405 ha |
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Heudorf | 338 | 787 ha |
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Langenhart | 235 | 435 ha |
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Menningen with Leitishofen |
458 | 916 ha |
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Rengetsweiler | 406 | 505 ha |
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Ringgenbach | 203 | 499 ha |
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Rohrdorf | 800 | 1611 ha |
The Renaissance castle at Messkirch
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.
Master of Messkirch: Adoration of the Magi, c. 1538
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[]
- ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf.
External links[]
- Official website
- Old photos of Messkirch and of the Oldtimer car Veritas
- Renaissance castle in Messkirch
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