Meßkirch

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Meßkirch is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Meßkirch was the residence of the counts of Zimmern, widely known through Count Froben Christoph's Zimmern Chronicle (1559–1566).

Notable residents

The town is the birthplace of the preacher Abraham a Sancta Clara (born in nearby Kreenheinstetten), the composer Conradin Kreutzer, archbishop Conrad Gröber, writer and Georg Büchner Prize winner Arnold Stadler and, most famously, the philosopher Martin Heidegger.

The town's name is also connected with a Renaissance painter whose provisional name is Master of Meßkirch. His Adoration of the Magi can be seen in the church of St. Martin.

Culture

The Bodenseesender radio transmitter is located in the nearby village of Rohrdorf.

External links

• Official website
• Old photos of Meßkirch and of the Oldtimer car Veritas
• Renaissance castle at Meßkirch

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