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Krauchenwies
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region	Tübingen
District	Sigmaringen
Population	5062 (2005)
Area	44.66 km²
Population density	113 /km²
Coordinates	48°1′ N 9°15′ E
Postal code	72505
Area code	07576
Licence plate code	SIG
Mayor	Jochen Spieß
Website	www.krauchenwies.de

Krauchenwies is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... Baden-Württemberg is a state of the Federal Republic of Germany in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Tübingen is one of the four Administrative Districts (Regierungsbezirke) of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the south-east of the country. ... There are 439 German districts (Kreise), administrative units in Germany. ... Sigmaringen is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... German car number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Sigmaringen is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Baden-Württemberg is a state of the Federal Republic of Germany in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine. ...

Geography

Krauchenwies lies about 10 km south of Sigmaringen and 25 km north of Lake Constance. It is on the Oberschwäbischen Barockstraße (west route) and on the southern edge of the conservation area of Obere Donau. Sigmaringen is a city in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, formerly Hohenzollern, capital of the Sigmaringen district. ... Map of the Bodensee; Schweiz is Switzerland, Deutschland is Germany, and Osterreich is Austria. ...

The Ablach, which originates on the continental divide, flows through town and on to the Danube. The landscape is hilly and wooded, sloping down to the Danube valley. The Danube (ancient Danuvius, ancient Greek Istros) is the longest river of the European Union and Europes second-longest[3] (after the Volga). ...

History

Krauchenwies is first mentioned in a document from the Reichenau monastery in 1202. The name appeared as Cruchinwis (meaining Cruchin meadow). By 1216, it had its own parish. Alternate uses: Reichenau island Reichenau is a village in the municipality of Tamins in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, where the two Rhine tributaries Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein meet. ...

Later, the Lords of Leiterberg took over the village and sold it at the end of the 13th century to the Habsburgs. In, 1595, Karl II von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen bought Krauchenwies, which has been closely tied to the county of Sigmaringen ever since. Because Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen lands became Prussian, the town belonged to Prussia starting in 1850. Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ... Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is the cadet branch of the senior Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty, less known however than the Franconian branch which became Burgraves of Nuremberg and later ruled Brandenburg, Prussia and ultimately Germany in the centuries to 1918. ... Motto: Suum cuique Latin: To each his own Prussia at its peak, as leading state of the German Empire Capital Königsberg, later Berlin Political structure Duchy, Kingdom, Republic Duke1  - 1525–68 Albert I  - 1688–1701 Frederick III King1  - 1701–13 Frederick I  - 1888–1918 William II Prime Minister1,2...

Since 1975, the town has incorporated six surrounding villages.

Cities and towns in Sigmaringen (district)

Bad Saulgau | Beuron | Bingen | Gammertingen | Herbertingen | Herdwangen-Schönach | Hettingen | Hohentengen | Illmensee | Inzigkofen | Krauchenwies | Leibertingen | Mengen | Meßkirch | Neufra | Ostrach | Pfullendorf | Sauldorf | Scheer | Schwenningen | Sigmaringen | Sigmaringendorf | Stetten am kalten Markt | Veringenstadt | Wald | Sigmaringen is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Bad Saulgau is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Beuron is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Gammertingen is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Herbertingen is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Herdwangen-Schönach is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Hettingen is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Hohentengen is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Ilmensee is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Inzigkofen is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Mengen is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Meßkirch is a town in the Sigmaringen district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Pfullendorf is a small historic city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Sigmaringen is a city in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, formerly Hohenzollern, capital of the Sigmaringen district. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup, as it does not appear to have been written by a native English speaker. ... Veringenstadt is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ...