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
BergVogtWeingartenWilhelmsdorf
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
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total3,881
  Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.

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