Meißenheim

Meißenheim
Location of Meißenheim within Ortenaukreis district
Location of Meißenheim
Meißenheim
Meißenheim
Coordinates: 48°24′36″N 07°46′25″E / 48.41000°N 7.77361°E / 48.41000; 7.77361
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictOrtenaukreis
Government
 • Mayor (2017–25) Alexander Schröder[1]
Area
 • Total
21.33 km2 (8.24 sq mi)
Elevation
151 m (495 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
4,149
 • Density194.5/km2 (503.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
77974
Dialling codes07824
Vehicle registrationOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Websitewww.meissenheim.de

Meißenheim (pronounced [ˈmaɪsn̩haɪm]; Low Alemannic: Missennä) is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Demographics

Population development:[3]

Year Inhabitants
1990 3,092
2001 3,583
2011 3,748
2021 4,073

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 (1752-1813), the youthful love of Goethe was buried in Meißenheim

References

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2024" [Update of the population as of 31 December 2024] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.
  3. ^ "Meißenheim (Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland) - Einwohnerzahlen, Grafiken, Karte, Lage, Wetter und Web-Informationen". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  • Media related to Meißenheim at Wikimedia Commons