Altshausen

{{Infobox German location

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|image_plan = Altshausen in RV.svg

|state = Baden-Württemberg

|region = Tübingen

|district = Ravensburg

|Gemeindeverwaltungsverband = Altshausen

|elevation = 594

|area = 20.48

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 08436005

|postal_code = 88361

|area_code = 07584

|licence = RV

|website = [https://www.altshausen.de/ www.altshausen.de]

|mayor = Patrick Bauser[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-altshausen-2022/ Bürgermeisterwahl Altshausen 2022], Staatsanzeiger.

|leader_term = 2022–30

|image_photo = Altshausen Schloss Torgebaeude 2005 a.jpg

|image_caption = Gate building of Altshausen Palace

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Altshausen is a small Swabian municipality with around 4,100 inhabitants, near the city of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg, in southern Germany.

Geography

Altshausen is situated in Upper Swabia, about 40 kilometers north of Lake Constance. North-west of the village is the Upper Danube Nature Park while to the South-west is the hill-chain of the Altdorfer Wald.

Main sights

It is notable for its Teutonic Order castle and as the birthplace of Hermann of Reichenau. In the center of the town there is the Altshausen Schloss, which is the main palace still owned by the House of Württemberg.

Sightseeing

Altshausen is part of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route, a tourist road from the Swabian Alps to Upper Swabia. On both routes the tourists can visit many monuments and points of view.

Transport

Altshausen is located at the Herbertingen-Aulendorf railway.

Sister cities

{{flagicon|HUN}} Bicske, Hungary
{{flagicon|FRA}} Sausset-les-Pins, France (a city near Marseille)

References

External links

{{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}

Category:Ravensburg (district)

Category:Burial sites of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Bulgaria)