Horgenzell

Horgenzell
Coat of arms of Horgenzell
Location of Horgenzell within Ravensburg district
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Location of Horgenzell
Horgenzell is located in Germany
Horgenzell
Horgenzell
Horgenzell is located in Baden-Württemberg
Horgenzell
Horgenzell
Coordinates: 47°48′19″N 09°29′53″E / 47.80528°N 9.49806°E / 47.80528; 9.49806
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictRavensburg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–28) Volker Restle[1]
Area
 • Total
56.16 km2 (21.68 sq mi)
Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
5,693
 • Density101.4/km2 (262.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88263
Dialling codes07504
Vehicle registrationRV
Websitewww.horgenzell.de

Horgenzell is a municipality in Germany with 4528 inhabitants, near Ravensburg. Horgenzell was first named in 1094. In 1972 the villages Hasenweiler, Kappel, Wolketsweiler and Zogenweiler were added to Horgenzell. In 1974 the village of Tepfenhart was added to Horgenzell[3]

At Horgenzell, there is the Ravensburg-Horgenzell transmitter, a facility for mediumwave broadcasting.

Town hall
Saint Ursula's church

Trivia

  • The hamlets of Danketsweiler and Hasenweiler, which belong to the municipality, are mentioned in the lyrics of the Schwobarock song Ratzariader Schenkelbatscher by Grachmusikoff.[4]

Bibliography

  • Municipality of Horgenzell (Ed.): 25 Jahre Gemeinde Horgenzell. Geschichte und Gegenwart einer jungen Gemeinde (25 Years of Horgenzell Municipality. History and Present of a Young Community). Horgenzell 1997.
  • Johann Daniel Georg von Memminger: Gemeinde HassenweilerGemeinde KappelGemeinde Zogenweiler. In: Beschreibung des Oberamts Ravensburg. Cotta, Stuttgart and Tübingen 1836.


References

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ de:Horgenzell#Eingemeindungen
  4. ^ "Grachmusikoff – Ratzariader Schenkelbatscher Lyrics" (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-28.