Bad Schussenried
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| Bad Schussenried | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Biberach |
| Mayor | Georg Beetz |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 55.02 km² (21.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 570 m (1870 ft) |
| Population | 8,458 (31/12/2005) |
| - Density | 154 /km² (398 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | BC |
| Postal code | 88427 |
| Area code | 07583 |
| Website | www.bad-schussenried.de |
Bad Schussenried is a town in Upper Swabia in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
It lies on the Upper Swabian Baroque Route. Schussenried Abbey, a former monastery founded in 1183, is located in Bad Schussenried. Its church and baroque library feature impressive architecture and artwork, including intricate ceiling frescoes.
The town is also home to a beer stein museum, the Schussenrieder Bierkrug Museum. [1]
Bad Schussenried has about 10,000 inhabitants. Oswald Metzger, a Green party politician, and cyclist Rolf Gölz, who won a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics, are from Bad Schussenried. The world champion women trick cyclists are also from Bad Schussenried.
[edit] External links
- Bad Schussenried (in German)
- Zentren für Psychiatrie (Centers for psychiatry) (in German)
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