Meßkirch

Meßkirch
Meßkirch
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Meßkirch within Sigmaringen district
	Meßkirch Meßkirch
	Coordinates: 47°59′34″N 9°6′45″E / 47.99278°N 9.11250°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Sigmaringen
Subdivisions	11
Government
• Mayor (2018–26)	Arne Zwick
Area
• Total	76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi)
Elevation	616 m (2,021 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	8,631
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	88601–88605
Dialling codes	07570, 07575, 07578
Vehicle registration	SIG
Website	www.messkirch.de

Meßkirch is a town in Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is southwest of Sigmaringen, between the Danube and Lake Constance.

Composer Conradin Kreutzer, archbishop Conrad Gröber and philosopher Martin Heidegger were born in Meßkirch.

Districts

District	Inhabitants (2010)	Area
Meßkirch (main locality) with Igelswies and Schnerkingen	5660	2465 ha
Dietershofen with Buffenhofen	147	405 ha
Heudorf	338	787 ha
Langenhart	235	435 ha
Menningen with Leitishofen	458	916 ha
Rengetsweiler	406	505 ha
Ringgenbach	203	499 ha
Rohrdorf	800	1611 ha

History

In 1800, the Battle of Meßkirch was fought between French and Austrian troops during the War of the Second Coalition. An inscription commemorates the name Messkirch ("MOESKIRCH") on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

References

↑ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 September 2021.
↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2023 (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2022)" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2023 (updated based on the 2022 census)] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.

Other websites

Official website (in German)
Renaissance castle in Messkirch

[1] Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 September 2021.

[2] "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2023 (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2022)" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2023 (updated based on the 2022 census)] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.

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