Aulendorf () is a town in the district of Ravensburg, in

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

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. It is situated southwest of Biberach an der Riß, and north of Ravensburg. Aulendorf exists of the town itself along with the incorporated villages Tannhausen, Bloenried and Zollenreute. Aulendorf is well known in Upper Swabia for its catholic all-day high school "Studienkolleg St. Johann"Willkommen auf der Homepage des Studienkollegs St.Johann
/ref> founded by the Styler Missionaries. It was once the capital of the historic German statelet of

Königsegg Königsegg was a state in the southeastern part of what is now Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It emerged in 1192 as a Herrschaft (territory), lordship and was raised to a feudal barony, barony in 1470. It was partitioned in 1622 between itself, Kö ...

Transport

Aulendorf is a local train hub for three lines: * Herbertingen–Aulendorf railway * Allgäu railway * Southern railway

Culture and attractions

Aulendorf is located on the

Upper Swabian Baroque Route The Upper Swabian Baroque Route (''Oberschwäbische Barockstraße'') is a tourist theme route through Upper Swabia, following the themes of "nature, culture, baroque". The route has a length of about 500 km (approximately 310 miles). It was ...

and the ''Schwäbische Bäderstrasse''.

Museums

* The adventure parcours ''Medialer Erlebnisparcours'' tells the history about the castle ''Schloss Aulendorf'' * The museum ''Bürgermuseum'' presents the history of the town

Buildings

* The

Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

''St. Martin'' contains exhibition pieces from all

epochs In chronology and periodization, an epoch or reference epoch is an instant in time chosen as the origin of a particular calendar era. The "epoch" serves as a reference point from which time is measured. The moment of epoch is usually decided by ...

from

Gothic art Gothic art was a style of medieval art that developed in Northern France out of Romanesque art in the 12th century AD, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe, and much of Northern, Southern and ...

Classicism Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for a classical period, classical antiquity in the Western tradition, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate. In its purest form, classicism is an aesthet ...

* The castle ''Schloss Aulendorf'' united five

Notables

Hermann von Vicari Hermann von Vicari (13 May 1773 at Aulendorf in Württemberg – 14 April 1868 at Freiburg) was a German Catholic churchman, who became Archbishop of Freiburg, in Baden. Life In 1789 he received tonsure at Constance and obtained a canonry ...

(1773–1868), 1843–1868 archbishop of Freiburg * Erwin Glonnegger (1925–2016), author and game designer, winner of the Order of Merit *

Gerhard Hennige Gerhard Hennige (born 23 September 1940) is a retired German sprinter. He won a silver medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 1968 Olympics, setting a European record in the semifinals. He was also part of the 4 × 400 m West German teams that finishe ...

(born 1940), sprinter, Olympic silver medalist 1968 Mexico

Twin towns — Sister cities

Aulendorf is twinned with: *

Conches-en-Ouche Conches-en-Ouche (, literally ''Conches in Ouche'') is a commune in the Eure ''département'' in northern France. Geography It is located by the Rouloir river, southwest of Évreux in the Normandy region. The town is located on a plateau known ...

, France

References

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{{Cities and towns in Ravensburg (district) Towns in Baden-Württemberg Württemberg Ravensburg (district)