Meißenheim

Meißenheim

Coat of arms
Meißenheim
Location of Meißenheim within Ortenaukreis district
Coordinates: 48°24′36″N 07°46′25″E / 48.41000°N 7.77361°E / 48.41000; 7.77361Coordinates: 48°24′36″N 07°46′25″E / 48.41000°N 7.77361°E / 48.41000; 7.77361
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Ortenaukreis
Government
  Mayor Gerlinde Kleis
Area
  Total 21.33 km2 (8.24 sq mi)
Elevation 151 m (495 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
  Total 4,014
  Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 77974
Dialling codes 07824
Vehicle registration OG
Website www.meissenheim.de

Meißenheim is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the place

  • Ferdinand Kopf (1857-1943), born in Kürzell, lawyer, member of parliament
  • Karl Hoppe (1889-1963), politician (Social Democratic Party of Germany, Communist Party of the Saar), member of the Saarland Parliament 1947-1952
Friederike Brion
  • Friederike Brion (1752-1813), the youthful love of Goethe was buried in Meißenheim

References

  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2017". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2018.


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