Meißenheim

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

This article is about the municipality in Baden-Württemberg. For the town in Rhineland-Palatinate, see Meisenheim.

Meißenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Meißenheim within Ortenaukreis district
Meißenheim
Meißenheim
Coordinates: 48°24′36″N 07°46′25″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictOrtenaukreis
Government
 • MayorGerlinde Kleis
Area
 • Total21.33 km2 (8.24 sq mi)
Elevation
151 m (495 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total4,030
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
77974
Dialling codes07824
Vehicle registrationOG
Websitewww.meissenheim.de

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 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.



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