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Riedlingen
Riedlingen
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Riedlingen within Biberach district
	Riedlingen Riedlingen
	Coordinates: 48°9′19″N 9°28′22″E / 48.15528°N 9.47278°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Biberach
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor (2021–29)	Marcus Schafft
Area
• Total	64.97 km2 (25.09 sq mi)
Elevation	540 m (1,770 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	11,029
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	88499
Dialling codes	07371
Vehicle registration	BC
Website	www.riedlingen.de

Riedlingen (German: [ˈʁiːtlɪŋən] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district (Kreis) of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, in the south-west of Germany. It is one of the destinations of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route. Riedlingen has approximately 11,000 inhabitants.

Geography

The town is situated on the river Danube. Furthermore, there it lies in a dale which is created by the extensions of the Swabian Alps. Around Riedlingen there are seven villages which are part of the urban district. These are called Neufra, Daugendorf, Grüningen, Pflummern, Zwiefaltendorf, Zell and Bechingen.

History

Riedlingen is probably an Alemannic foundation. The first written reference dates back to 835. The medieval city was built 1247–1255, situated east of the hamlet of the Earl of Veringen. It was a typical town with its foundations kept in rectangular and square roads with the marketplace as the centre.

Even in the late 13th century the city was in possession of the Habsburgs, but which they pledged later. In 1314 the city belonged to the Counts of Hohenberg, later to the lords of Ellerbach [de] 1384 and finally to the Steward of Waldburg [2]. The Reformation in the 16th century initially found strong support by the urban population. However, it could not prevail against the Catholic Church's Counter Reformation. From 1654 to 1658 Riedlingen a Capuchin monastery was built. In 1680 the city was claimed by Austria.

Culture

In Riedlingen there are many sports clubs, such as the football club TSV Riedlingen which plays in the German "Kreisliga A". The carnival group called "Gole" has many followers. In the town centre there are several bakeries, cafes, and a cinema [1] which acts as a theatre, stage and cafe within the same building.

The writer Ernst Jünger used to live close to Riedlingen in the Jünger-Haus Wilflingen.

Economy

The main employers in Riedlingen are the metalworking companies "Silit" and " Feinguss Blank".

Transportation

Train transportation is served by the Ulm–Sigmaringen railway.

Notable people

Andreas von Jerin, (DE Wiki) (1541–1596), Bishop of Breslau
Johann Joseph Christian (1706–1777), a German Baroque sculptor and woodcarver of choir stalls
Conrad Graf (1782–1851), piano maker
Johann Adam Möhler (1796–1838), Roman Catholic theologian and priest, curate at Riedlingen, 1819.^[3]
Frederick Miller (1824–1888), founder of the American brewery Miller Brewing Company in Milwaukee
Adolf Gröber, (DE Wiki) (1854–1919), politician, leader of the Centre Party in the Reichstag
Gustav Merk, (DE Wiki) (1874–1954), Catholic priest and archivist
Maria Caspar-Filser (1878–1968), painter, painted flowers, gardens and landscapes
Willy Mißmahl, (DE Wiki) (1885–1964), surgeon
Wilhelm Bröckel, (DE Wiki) (1887–1957), bank and association director
Josef Keller, (DE Wiki) (1887–1981), confectioner, claimed to be one of the inventors of the Black Forest gateau
Emil Münch, (DE Wiki) (1891–1961), local politician, District Chief Executive in Tettnang (1947–1957)
Ernst Jünger (1895–1998), writer, philosopher, officer and entomologist; died in the district hospital Riedlingen
Richard Lohrmann, (DE Wiki) (1896–1970), forester and conservationists, led the Forestry Office Riedlingen, 1946 to 1961
Albert Burkart, (DE Wiki) (1898–1982), artist
Ludwig Walz, (DE Wiki) (1898–1989), mayor and Righteous Among the Nations, died locally
Franz Freiherr von Bodman (1908–1945), Obersturmführer and camp doctor in several concentration camps
Hans-Peter Mißmahl, (DE Wiki) (1920–2008), internist
Helmut Schlegel OFM (born 1943), Franciscan priest, meditation teacher, author and lyricist of new sacred songs
Hans-Peter Mayer (1944), politician (CDU), European delegate for Niedersachsen
Eugen Münch, (DE Wiki) (born 1945), entrepreneur, founder of the Rhön-Klinikum
Franz Schmidberger (born 1946), Catholic priest and Superior of the Society of Saint Pius X
Wolfgang Schneiderhan (born 1946), officer, former Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
Peter Schneider, (DE Wiki) (born 1958), politician (CDU), Member of Parliament
Wolfgang Amann, (DE Wiki) (born 1959), politician (later CDU) mayor of Geislingen (1998–2014)
Thomas Treß, (DE Wiki) (born 1966), CEO of Borussia Dortmund, finance and organization
Uwe Spies (born 1967), former footballer who played 330 games
Mario Gómez (born 1985), footballer with VfB Stuttgart, played 456 games and 78 for Germany
Mathias Jänisch (born 1990), a Luxembourger footballer, played over 330 games and 59 for Luxembourg

Honorary citizens

In the history of the city of Riedlingen, eleven people have been honoured. Wilfried Steuer and Winfried Aßfalg are living honorary citizens.^[4]

1914: Adolf Gröber (1854–1919), member of the Reichstag and Landtag (Centre Party)
1917: Carl Buz (1853–1919), professor
1926: Franz Xaver Maier (1859–1931), mayor
1953: Theodor Selig (1874–1967), priest
1959: Josef Kohler (1879–1967), tax official
1964: Kilian Fischer (1886–1975), mayor
1967: Franz Zeller (1879–1953), teacher
1967: Odilo Burkart (1899–1979), general director
1981: Albert Burkart (1898–1982), painter
1992: Wilfried Steuer (born 1933), former district councillor, politician (CDU) and former manager in the energy industry
2010: Winfried Aßfalg (born 1940), museum director, author, photographer, local historian