Altshausen

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Altshausen
Gate building of Altshausen Palace.
Altshausen
Location of Altshausen within Ravensburg district
Coordinates	47°55′53″N 9°32′39″E / 47.93139°N 9.54417°E / 47.93139; 9.54417Coordinates: 47°55′53″N 9°32′39″E / 47.93139°N 9.54417°E / 47.93139; 9.54417
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Ravensburg
Municipal assoc.	Altshausen
Mayor	Kurt König
Basic statistics
Area	20.48 km2 (7.91 sq mi)
Elevation	594 m  (1949 ft)
Population	4,630 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	226 /km2 (586 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	RV
Postal code	88361
Area code	07584
Website	www.altshausen.de

Altshausen is a small Swabian municipality (c. 4,700 inhabitants) near Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany.

Geography

Altshausen is situated in Upper Swabia, about 40 kilometers north of Lake Constance. North west of the village there’s the natural habitat of the upper Danube while in the Southwest there is the plateau de of the forest of Altdorf.

Main sights

It is notable for its Teutonic Order castle and as the birthplace of Hermann of Reichenau.

Sightseeing

Altshausen is part of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route, a tourist road from the Swabian Alps to Upper Swabia. On both routes the tourists can visit many monuments and points of view.

Sister cities

• Bicske, Hungary
• Sausset-les-Pins, France (a city near Marseille)

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References

External links

• Official website

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