Wolfegg

Wolfegg is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Wolfegg
Wolfegg with castle at left
Coat of arms
Location of Wolfegg within Ravensburg district
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Wolfegg
Wolfegg
Coordinates: 47°49′10″N 09°47′38″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictRavensburg
Government
 • MayorMarian Sautter
Area
 • Total39.49 km2 (15.25 sq mi)
Elevation
672 m (2,205 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,776
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
88364
Dialling codes07527
Vehicle registrationRV
Websitewww.wolfegg.de

Overview

It is the site of Wolfegg Castle, the home of the Princes of Waldburg-Wolfegg, longtime owners of the only known copy of the Waldseemüller map. The map remained at the castle until 2001 when the Waldburg-Wolfegg family sold it to the U.S. Library of Congress.

Twin towns - sister cities

References
  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2018". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). July 2019.

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