NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ochsenhausen

Ochsenhausen is a city in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located between the city of Biberach and Memmingen. As of 2002 it has a population of 8,916. The mayor of the town is Andreas Denzel. Image File history File links Ochsenhausen_Wappen. ... Image File history File links Ochsenhausen_Wappen. ... Biberach is a district in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ... Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg is a federal state in south-western Germany to the east of the Upper Rhine. ... Part of Weberberg Biberach is a city in the south of Germany, capital of the district Biberach in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg. ... Memmingen is a town in the Bavarian administrative region Swabia in Germany. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Attractions

A big attraction in Ochsenhausen is the annual Öchsle-Fest, named after a small old train called Öchsle. You can visit a museum, there you can see the history on pictures, models and articles. Another museum is the Klostermuseum, which has a floor area of about 500 m². If you want to go out, you have a big choice of restaurants.A restaurant or club young people can go to, is for example the "Contrast". For older people who want to go out in the evening and have some coffee there is the Citycafe Hampp. In the summer you can go swimming in a little lake called "Ziegelweiher". There is a restaurant, too, where you can sit to drink something. In Ochsenhausen there is a famous ice cream parlour called "Rino" where you can buy very good ice-cream. Unfortunately Ochsenhausen lacks attractive shopping facilities.

History

For many centuries, up until 1806, the Abbacy of Ochsenhausen (German: Abtei von Ochsenhausen) was an ecclesiastical state within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the abbot of the Ochsenhausen Priory. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Holy Roman Empire and from the 16th century on also The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... Abbots coat of arms The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. ... A priory is an ecclesiastical circumscription run by a prior. ...

Ochsenhausen is also called "Himmelreich des Barock" (heavens realm of baroque), because there's a big monastery which was at its height in the baroque period, it throns on a hill over the whole town. It was diplomatic mentioned the first time in the year 1093 and was once one of the most distinguished monasteries in Upper Swabia. Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 1806 Ochsenhausen was annexed by the Kingdom of Württemberg, and in 1871 it became part of the Empire of Germany. WÃ¼rttemberg (often spelled Wurttemberg in English) refers to an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in south-western Germany. ... Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom ) Anthem: The third stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen Capital Berlin Largest city Berlin Official language(s) German 1 Government â€¢ President â€¢ Chancellor â€¢ Vice Chancellor Federal Republic Horst KÃ¶hler Angela Merkel (CDU) Franz MÃ¼ntefering (SPD) Formation Holy...

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Cities and towns in Biberach (district)