Illmensee

Coordinates: 47°51′40″N 9°22′23″E / 47.86111°N 9.37306°E / 47.86111; 9.37306
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Illmensee
Sunset on the Ruschweiler Lake [de]
Sunset on the Ruschweiler Lake [de]
Coat of arms of Illmensee
Location of Illmensee within Sigmaringen district
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Illmensee is located in Germany
Illmensee
Illmensee
Illmensee is located in Baden-Württemberg
Illmensee
Illmensee
Coordinates: 47°51′40″N 9°22′23″E / 47.86111°N 9.37306°E / 47.86111; 9.37306
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictSigmaringen
Area
 • Total24.92 km2 (9.62 sq mi)
Elevation
692 m (2,270 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,070
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88636
Dialling codes07558
Vehicle registrationSIG
Websitewww.illmensee.de

Illmensee is a municipality of the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

History

Illmensee was

mediatized to the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1803, whose government assigned the township to the district of Pfullendorf. It was reassigned in 1843 to the district of Heiligenberg, which was dissolved in 1938 into the district of Überlingen. Illmensee expanded dramatically after World War II, particularly in the 1960s, when the municipality industrialized. In 1973, as part of that year's reform of Baden-Württemberg's administrative structure [de], the district of Überlingen was merged into a new one based at Sigmaringen.[2]

Geography

The municipality (

glacial lakes that were also formed by the Würm glaciation. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 833 meters (2,733 ft) Normalnull (NN) to a low of 667 meters (2,188 ft) NN.[2]

The Federally-protected Ruschweiler and Volzer Lakes [de] nature reserve is located in Illmensee's municipal area.[2]

Politics

Illmensee has three boroughs (Ortsteile): Illmensee, Illwanger, and Ruschweiler [de].[2]

Coat of arms

Illmensee's coat of arms depicts a white fish leaping over a yellow, three-pointed hill upon a field of red. The coat of arms was taken from the House of Irmensee, a noble family that went extinct in Switzerland in 1591.[2]

Transport

Local public transport is provided by the Verkehrsverbund Neckar-Alb-Donau [de]. The municipality has since 2009 been a member of the Bodensee-Oberschwaben Verkehrsverbund [de].[2]

References

  1. Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg
    . June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Illmensee". LEO-BW (in German). Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

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