Meßkirch
Meßkirch | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Meßkirch
within Sigmaringen district | |
Location of Meßkirch | |
Meßkirch Meßkirch | |
| Coordinates: 47°59′34″N 9°6′45″E / 47.99278°N 9.11250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Sigmaringen |
| Subdivisions | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–26) | Arne Zwick |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 616 m (2,021 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 8,676 |
| • Density | 113.8/km2 (294.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 88601–88605 |
| Dialling codes | 07570, 07575, 07578 |
| Vehicle registration | SIG |
| Website | www.messkirch.de |
Meßkirch (German: [ˈmɛsˌkɪʁç] ⓘ; Swabian: Mässkirch) is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
The town was the residence of the counts of Zimmern, widely known through Count Froben Christoph's Zimmern Chronicle (1559–1566).