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Biberach an der Riß

Biberach an der Riß (Swabian: Bibra), often referred to as simply Biberach (German pronunciation: [ˈbiːbəʁax] ), is a town in southern Germany. It is the capital of Biberach district, in the Upper Swabia region of the German state (Land) of Baden-Württemberg. It is called Biberach an der Riß after the small river Riß which flows through the city to distinguish it from the other towns of similar names.

Biberach an der Riß
Market and the tower of St. Martin's Church
Location of Biberach an der Riß within Biberach district
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Biberach an der Riß
Biberach an der Riß
Coordinates: 48°6′N 9°47′E / 48.100°N 9.783°E / 48.100; 9.783
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictBiberach
SubdivisionsTown centre and 4 districts
Government
 • Lord mayor (2020–28) Norbert Zeidler[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total72.16 km2 (27.86 sq mi)
Elevation
533 m (1,749 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total33,708
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88400
Dialling codes07351
Vehicle registrationBC
Websitebiberach-riss.de

Geography edit

Biberach has a population of about 32,000 and is located in Upper Swabia between the river Danube and Lake Constance.

Populated places edit

The districts of Biberach comprise the inner city (with the quarters Bachlangen, Bergerhausen, Birkendorf, Burren, Fünf Linden, Gaisental, Hagenbuch, Jordanbad, Mumpfental, Reichenbach and Wolfentalmühle) and its suburban, integrated villages Rißegg, Rindenmoos, Ringschnait, Stafflangen and Mettenberg.

History edit

 
Part of Weberberg
 
View of the rooftops of the city center
 
Former Komödienhaus in der Schlachtmetzig where in 1762 The Tempest (Shakespeare), translated by Christoph Martin Wieland was performed for the first time.
Mixed Imperial City of Biberach an der Riß
Paritätische Reichsstadt Biberach an der Riß
1281–1803
StatusImperial City
CapitalBiberach an der Riß
Common languagesAlemannic
GovernmentRepublic
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• City founded
before 1083
• Gained Reichsfreiheit
1281
• Peace of Augsburg
September 25, 1555
• Thirty Years' War
1618–48
• Peace of Westphalia
1648
• Mediatised to Baden
1803
• Exchanged with Württemberg for Villingen
1805
Preceded by
Succeeded by

For many centuries, Biberach was an Imperial Free City (German: Freie Reichsstadt) in the Holy Roman Empire. In that role it participated in the 1792 Reichstag.

During the Protestant Reformation, Biberach was notable for being — eventually along only with Ravensburg, Augsburg and Dinkelsbühl — a "Mixed Imperial City" (German: Paritätische Reichsstadt) where the Peace of Westphalia caused the establishment of a joint CatholicProtestant government and administrative system, with equality offices (German: Gleichberechtigung) and a precise and equal distribution between Catholic and Protestant civic officials. This status ended in 1803, when Biberach was annexed by the Margraviate of Baden, soon to become a grand-duchy. In 1806, it was traded to the Kingdom of Württemberg in exchange for the town of Villingen; becoming part of the German Empire on its creation in 1871.

During the French Revolutionary Wars, Biberach and its environs were the site of two sizable battles in 1796 and 1800.

During World War II, two large prisoner-of-war camps were located here, with Oflag V-B for officers, and internment camp Ilag V-B for allied civilians, mainly from the Channel Islands.

Economy edit

With an unemployment rate of around 3.6 percent and place of business of companies like EnBW, Handtmann, Liebherr, KaVo Dental GmbH, Vollmer and Boehringer Ingelheim, Biberach is a significant industrial location in the southwest of Germany.

KaVo edit

KaVo (Kaltenbach & Voigt) is a company producing dental medicine equipment and products like instruments, dental systems, laboratory and equipment for training centres for universities. The head office is in Biberach. In March 2004, Danaher, an American industrial company, took over KaVo.[citation needed] KaVo was later acquired by Envista. The company returned to private ownership as part of the Planmeca Group in January, 2022.[3]

Boehringer Ingelheim edit

Boehringer Ingelheim researches, develops and produces pharmaceuticals. Boehringer Ingelheim was founded in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, in 1885, where the corporate headquarters are located. There are about 4,500 employees in Biberach.[citation needed]

EnBW edit

EnBW means "Energy Baden-Württemberg". Its corporate centre is in Karlsruhe. EnBW is Germany's third largest energy company. In Biberach there are about 900 employees.[citation needed]

Liebherr Biberach edit

The beginning of Liebherr Biberach was in 1954. The firm produces many sorts of cranes. 1,700 people and 112 trainees work there. The group's founder, Dr. Hans Liebherr, invented the mobile tower crane in 1949 in Kirchdorf/Iller.[4]

Transportation edit

The town has two stations on the Southern Railway (Württemberg) and hourly trains to Ulm and Friedrichshafen.

Arts and entertainment edit

Museums edit

  • Braith-Mali-Museum: The museum resides in a building from the 16th century and presents on 2,800 square meters archaeology, history, art and natural history.
  • Wieland-Museum: The exhibition explores the life and work of Christoph Martin Wieland. The museum was founded in 1907 and resides in the summer house of Wieland.[5]

Film festival edit

Biberach has a film fest for German films which was founded in 1978.[6]

"Biberacher Schützenfest" edit

The Biberacher Schützenfest is a historic festival for children and the town. The event is held annually in July and lasts nine days. The name "Schützenfest" derives from the German noun Schütze, meaning marksman. But nowadays, the crossbow competition and the appraisal of the best male and female champion shot (Schützenkönig and -königin) are only small events during the week of the Schützenfest. Other attractions and events during the festival are:

  • Street parades
  • Fairgrounds
  • Historical performances
  • Theme park
  • Parties in bars, cafès and so on
  • Beer tent
  • Children's theater (Schützentheater)

Christmas Market edit

The annual Christmas market, called "Christkindlesmarkt", which lasts 16 days, is another highlight of the year. Exotic foods from Britain, France, and Italy (presented by the twin cities), kitsch, and beautiful arts and crafts are there to see and buy. People meet to drink mulled wine.

Music edit

The church music in Biberach is specially determined by the St.-Martins-Chorknaben Biberach (English: St Martin's Boys’ Choir Biberach).

Other events in Biberach edit

  • Musiknacht
  • Musikfrühling
  • Kabarettherbst

Sports edit

TG Biberach 1847 e. V. is one of the biggest clubs in the region. It has more than 6,000 members and 27 divisions including American football, tennis, chess or volleyball.

IBOT Another important sports festival in Biberach is IBOT, an annual international handball tournament for youth with more than a thousand participants which takes place at Easter.

Notable people edit

 
Johann Melchior Dinglinger around 1721

Twin towns – sister cities edit

Biberach an der Riß is twinned with:[7]

Biberach an der Riß also has friendly relationship with Guernsey.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
  3. ^ "KaVo returns to private ownership as part of the Planmeca Group". 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Hans Liebherr - Entrepreneur, inventor, visionary". Liebherr Group. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  5. ^ Museum website (German)
  6. ^ Biberacher Filmfestspiele
  7. ^ a b "Partnerstädte". biberach-riss.de (in German). Biberach an der Riß. Retrieved 2021-02-08.

External links edit

  • Official website   (in German)

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Biberach an der Riss news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Biberach an der Riss Swabian Bibra often referred to as simply Biberach German pronunciation ˈbiːbeʁax is a town in southern Germany It is the capital of Biberach district in the Upper Swabia region of the German state Land of Baden Wurttemberg It is called Biberach an der Riss after the small river Riss which flows through the city to distinguish it from the other towns of similar names Biberach an der RissTownMarket and the tower of St Martin s ChurchCoat of armsLocation of Biberach an der Riss within Biberach districtBiberach an der RissShow map of GermanyBiberach an der RissShow map of Baden WurttembergCoordinates 48 6 N 9 47 E 48 100 N 9 783 E 48 100 9 783CountryGermanyStateBaden WurttembergAdmin regionTubingenDistrictBiberachSubdivisionsTown centre and 4 districtsGovernment Lord mayor 2020 28 Norbert Zeidler 1 Ind Area Total72 16 km2 27 86 sq mi Elevation533 m 1 749 ft Population 2021 12 31 2 Total33 708 Density470 km2 1 200 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Postal codes88400Dialling codes07351Vehicle registrationBCWebsitebiberach riss de Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Populated places 2 History 3 Economy 3 1 KaVo 3 2 Boehringer Ingelheim 3 3 EnBW 3 4 Liebherr Biberach 3 5 Transportation 4 Arts and entertainment 4 1 Museums 4 2 Film festival 4 3 Biberacher Schutzenfest 4 4 Christmas Market 4 5 Music 4 6 Other events in Biberach 5 Sports 6 Notable people 7 Twin towns sister cities 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksGeography editBiberach has a population of about 32 000 and is located in Upper Swabia between the river Danube and Lake Constance Populated places edit The districts of Biberach comprise the inner city with the quarters Bachlangen Bergerhausen Birkendorf Burren Funf Linden Gaisental Hagenbuch Jordanbad Mumpfental Reichenbach and Wolfentalmuhle and its suburban integrated villages Rissegg Rindenmoos Ringschnait Stafflangen and Mettenberg History edit nbsp Part of Weberberg nbsp View of the rooftops of the city center nbsp Former Komodienhaus in der Schlachtmetzig where in 1762 The Tempest Shakespeare translated by Christoph Martin Wieland was performed for the first time Mixed Imperial City of Biberach an der RissParitatische Reichsstadt Biberach an der Riss1281 1803StatusImperial CityCapitalBiberach an der RissCommon languagesAlemannicGovernmentRepublicHistorical eraMiddle Ages City foundedbefore 1083 Gained Reichsfreiheit1281 Peace of AugsburgSeptember 25 1555 Thirty Years War1618 48 Peace of Westphalia1648 Mediatised to Baden1803 Exchanged with Wurttemberg for Villingen1805Preceded by Succeeded by nbsp Duchy of Swabia Margraviate of Baden nbsp For many centuries Biberach was an Imperial Free City German Freie Reichsstadt in the Holy Roman Empire In that role it participated in the 1792 Reichstag During the Protestant Reformation Biberach was notable for being eventually along only with Ravensburg Augsburg and Dinkelsbuhl a Mixed Imperial City German Paritatische Reichsstadt where the Peace of Westphalia caused the establishment of a joint Catholic Protestant government and administrative system with equality offices German Gleichberechtigung and a precise and equal distribution between Catholic and Protestant civic officials This status ended in 1803 when Biberach was annexed by the Margraviate of Baden soon to become a grand duchy In 1806 it was traded to the Kingdom of Wurttemberg in exchange for the town of Villingen becoming part of the German Empire on its creation in 1871 During the French Revolutionary Wars Biberach and its environs were the site of two sizable battles in 1796 and 1800 During World War II two large prisoner of war camps were located here with Oflag V B for officers and internment camp Ilag V B for allied civilians mainly from the Channel Islands Economy editWith an unemployment rate of around 3 6 percent and place of business of companies like EnBW Handtmann Liebherr KaVo Dental GmbH Vollmer and Boehringer Ingelheim Biberach is a significant industrial location in the southwest of Germany KaVo edit KaVo Kaltenbach amp Voigt is a company producing dental medicine equipment and products like instruments dental systems laboratory and equipment for training centres for universities The head office is in Biberach In March 2004 Danaher an American industrial company took over KaVo citation needed KaVo was later acquired by Envista The company returned to private ownership as part of the Planmeca Group in January 2022 3 Boehringer Ingelheim edit Boehringer Ingelheim researches develops and produces pharmaceuticals Boehringer Ingelheim was founded in Ingelheim am Rhein Germany in 1885 where the corporate headquarters are located There are about 4 500 employees in Biberach citation needed EnBW edit EnBW means Energy Baden Wurttemberg Its corporate centre is in Karlsruhe EnBW is Germany s third largest energy company In Biberach there are about 900 employees citation needed Liebherr Biberach edit The beginning of Liebherr Biberach was in 1954 The firm produces many sorts of cranes 1 700 people and 112 trainees work there The group s founder Dr Hans Liebherr invented the mobile tower crane in 1949 in Kirchdorf Iller 4 Transportation edit The town has two stations on the Southern Railway Wurttemberg and hourly trains to Ulm and Friedrichshafen Arts and entertainment editMuseums edit Braith Mali Museum The museum resides in a building from the 16th century and presents on 2 800 square meters archaeology history art and natural history Wieland Museum The exhibition explores the life and work of Christoph Martin Wieland The museum was founded in 1907 and resides in the summer house of Wieland 5 Film festival edit Biberach has a film fest for German films which was founded in 1978 6 Biberacher Schutzenfest edit The Biberacher Schutzenfest is a historic festival for children and the town The event is held annually in July and lasts nine days The name Schutzenfest derives from the German noun Schutze meaning marksman But nowadays the crossbow competition and the appraisal of the best male and female champion shot Schutzenkonig and konigin are only small events during the week of the Schutzenfest Other attractions and events during the festival are Street parades Fairgrounds Historical performances Theme park Parties in bars cafes and so on Beer tent Children s theater Schutzentheater Christmas Market edit The annual Christmas market called Christkindlesmarkt which lasts 16 days is another highlight of the year Exotic foods from Britain France and Italy presented by the twin cities kitsch and beautiful arts and crafts are there to see and buy People meet to drink mulled wine Music edit The church music in Biberach is specially determined by the St Martins Chorknaben Biberach English St Martin s Boys Choir Biberach Other events in Biberach edit Musiknacht Musikfruhling KabarettherbstSports editTG Biberach 1847 e V is one of the biggest clubs in the region It has more than 6 000 members and 27 divisions including American football tennis chess or volleyball IBOT Another important sports festival in Biberach is IBOT an annual international handball tournament for youth with more than a thousand participants which takes place at Easter Notable people edit nbsp Johann Melchior Dinglinger around 1721Matthias Erzberger 1875 1921 German politician is buried in Biberach an der Riss Alf Bayrle 1900 1982 German painter and printmaker was born in Biberach an der Riss Anton Braith 1836 1905 German painter of animals was born and died in Biberach an der Riss Loris Karius born 1993 Newcastle United F C goalkeeper Dirk Raudies born 1964 Grand Prix driver was born in Biberach an der Riss Harry Baer born 1947 actor producer author Johann Melchior Dinglinger 1664 1731 jeweller at the court of Augustus II the Strong in Dresden Steffen Deibler born 1987 swimmer Markus Deibler born 1990 swimmer Eberhard Emminger 1808 1885 lithographer Hugo Haring 1882 1958 architect Justin Heinrich Knecht 1752 1817 composer organ player conductor Anton Kutter 1903 1985 regisseur and telescope constructor Johann Baptist Pflug 1785 1866 German genre painterTwin towns sister cities editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany Biberach an der Riss is twinned with 7 nbsp Asti Italy nbsp Swidnica Poland nbsp Telavi Georgia nbsp Tendring England United Kingdom nbsp Valence FranceBiberach an der Riss also has friendly relationship with Guernsey 7 See also editMuseum Biberach Gustav Gerster company Pestalozzi Gymnasium Biberach Wieland Gymnasium BiberachReferences edit Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse Staatsanzeiger accessed 11 September 2021 Bevolkerung nach Nationalitat und Geschlecht am 31 Dezember 2021 Population by nationality and sex as of December 31 2021 CSV in German Statistisches Landesamt Baden Wurttemberg June 2022 KaVo returns to private ownership as part of the Planmeca Group 11 January 2022 Hans Liebherr Entrepreneur inventor visionary Liebherr Group Retrieved 18 August 2015 Museum website German Biberacher Filmfestspiele a b Partnerstadte biberach riss de in German Biberach an der Riss Retrieved 2021 02 08 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Biberach an der Riss Official website nbsp in German Biberach Riss Interactive discovery The Szenefuehrer a guide to pubs bars restaurants etc for students in Biberach English version pending Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Biberach an der Riss amp oldid 1179934264, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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