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

Meißenheim
Coat of arms of Meißenheim
Location of Meißenheim within Ortenaukreis district
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Meißenheim is located in Germany
Meißenheim
Meißenheim
Meißenheim is located in Baden-Württemberg
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
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
4,066
 • Density190/km2 (490/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

Demographics

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Population development:[3]

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

Personalities

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Sons and daughters of the place

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

References

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  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  3. ^ "Meißenheim (Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland) - Einwohnerzahlen, Grafiken, Karte, Lage, Wetter und Web-Informationen". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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