Ochsenhausen
Encyclopedia
Ochsenhausen is a city in the district of Biberach
, Baden-Württemberg
, Germany
. It is located between the city of Biberach
and Memmingen
. it has a population of 8,916. The mayor of the town is Andreas Denzel.
(Reichskloster Ochsenhausen), first mentioned in 1093, was an ecclesiastical state within the Holy Roman Empire
, ruled by the abbot. In 1806, during the German Mediatisation
, the territory was annexed by the Kingdom of Württemberg
, which in 1871 became part of the German Empire
.
The abbey still dominates the town from a hill. Ochsenhausen is sometimes called a "Baroque Kingdom of Heaven" ("Himmelreich des Barock") because of the monastic architecture.
Biberach (district)
Biberach is a district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Ravensburg, Sigmaringen, Reutlingen and Alb-Donau, and the Bavarian districts Neu-Ulm, Unterallgäu and the district-free city Memmingen...
, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is located between the city of Biberach
Biberach an der Riß
Biberach is a town in the south of Germany. It is the capital of Biberach district, in the Upper Swabia region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg...
and Memmingen
Memmingen
Memmingen is a town in the Bavarian administrative region of Swabia in Germany. It is the central economic, educational and administrative centre in the Danube-Iller region. To the west the town is flanked by the Iller, the river that marks the Baden-Württemberg border...
. it has a population of 8,916. The mayor of the town is Andreas Denzel.
History
For many centuries, up until 1806, Ochsenhausen AbbeyOchsenhausen Abbey
Ochsenhausen Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Ochsenhausen in the district of Biberach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.- History :...
(Reichskloster Ochsenhausen), first mentioned in 1093, was an ecclesiastical state within the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
, ruled by the abbot. In 1806, during the German Mediatisation
German Mediatisation
The German Mediatisation was the series of mediatisations and secularisations that occurred in Germany between 1795 and 1814, during the latter part of the era of the French Revolution and then the Napoleonic Era....
, the territory was annexed by the Kingdom of Württemberg
Kingdom of Württemberg
The Kingdom of Württemberg was a state that existed from 1806 to 1918, located in present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which came into existence in 1495...
, which in 1871 became part of the German Empire
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
.
The abbey still dominates the town from a hill. Ochsenhausen is sometimes called a "Baroque Kingdom of Heaven" ("Himmelreich des Barock") because of the monastic architecture.