Altshausen
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Location of Altshausen within Ravensburg district
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| Coordinates | 47°55′53″N 9°32′39″E / 47.93139°N 9.54417°ECoordinates: 47°55′53″N 9°32′39″E / 47.93139°N 9.54417°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Ravensburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Altshausen |
| Mayor | Kurt König |
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| 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) |
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| 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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Main sights
It is notable for its Teutonic Order castle and as the birthplace of Hermann of Reichenau.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Sister cities
Bicske, Hungary
Sausset-les-Pins, France (a city near Marseille)
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