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1. Gespinstmarkt Ravensburg – Bachstraße, Ravensburg loop from Ravensburg

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01:28

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2. Gespinstmarkt Ravensburg – View from Veitsburg loop from Ravensburg

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03:43

210m

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3. View from Veitsburg – Semicircular Tower at Hirschgraben loop from Südstadt

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02:43

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August 14, 2021

The Veitsburg is an ideal vantage point high above the city of Ravensburg. The view can be enjoyed twice over with a cool drink.

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Paul

July 4, 2024

Veitsburg, Ravensburg "first mentioned in 1088"

Ravensburg was built at the foot of a Welf ducal castle, today's Veitsburg, first mentioned in 1088. Here, the Welfs founded a market town at the intersection of important trade routes, which was granted city rights as early as the 12th century.

The status of an imperial city, achieved in 1276, meant its own jurisdiction and administration, coinage, market and customs rights.

In the following 250 years, the city experienced the heyday of its historical development. The city had to be expanded several times to accommodate the rapidly growing population. Most of the striking buildings that still characterize the cityscape of Ravensburg today also date from the 14th and 15th centuries.

The imperial city owed this boom primarily to the successful work of its merchants and craftsmen. Ravensburg had been one of the leading long-distance trading cities in the Lake Constance region since the 14th century. Between 1380 and 1530, the trading company run by the Humpis family achieved European importance. The local products, especially Upper Swabian linen, were sold throughout Europe, and trade was carried on as far as Italy, Spain, France, Holland, Poland and Hungary. In addition to trade, paper production, leather processing and wine growing were also economic factors.

During the Reformation, the city opted for religious parity and was thus one of the four cities in the empire in which Catholics and Protestants had equal rights. As a result of the Thirty Years' War, Ravensburg was pushed to the fringes of history and lost importance.

In 1802, Ravensburg lost its independence as an imperial city and became Bavarian. In 1810, it became part of the Kingdom of Württemberg and became the seat of a district office. The industrial age began around 1835, with the focus on textile production and mechanical engineering. The construction of the railway line to Friedrichshafen in 1847 and a little later to Ulm brought the city a new boom: around 1900, 13,000 people lived in Ravensburg, and before the Second World War, 22,000 people. Since there was no armaments industry, the city was largely spared from the bombs of the Second World War.

With the incorporation of the neighboring communities of Adelsreute, Eschach, Schmalegg and Taldorf in the years 1971 to 1974, the population has risen to 48,000 to date, and the urban area has grown to 92 square kilometers. Ravensburg became the main center for the region.

Text / Source: City of Ravensburg, Marienplatz 26, 88212 Ravensburg

ravensburg.de/rv/buergerservice-verwaltung/stadtportrait/stadtportrait.php

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July 4, 2024

Veitsburg, Ravensburg

The Welf castle "Ravensburg", first mentioned in 1088, became the property of the Staufers in 1191 and after their downfall it passed to the House of Habsburg. The name "Veitsburg" became common around 1500 and referred to the castle chapel of St. Veit. The castle burned down in 1647. One of the original three keeps has been partially preserved in the buildings of the inn. To the east are the former stables with the draw well (16th century/now a youth hostel).

Text / Source: Baden-Württemberg State Education Server

schule-bw.de/faecher-und-schularten/gesellschaftswissenschaftliche-und-philosophische-faecher/landeskunde-landesgeschichte

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Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Veitsburg Ravensburg

1. Gespinstmarkt Ravensburg – Bachstraße, Ravensburg loop from Ravensburg

2. Gespinstmarkt Ravensburg – View from Veitsburg loop from Ravensburg

3. View from Veitsburg – Semicircular Tower at Hirschgraben loop from Südstadt

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