Bad Schussenried

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Bad Schussenried (German pronunciation: [ˌbaːt ˈʃʊsn̩ʁiːt] ; Swabian: Schussariad) is a spa town in Upper Swabia in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies on the Upper Swabian Baroque Route and the Swabian Spa Route. Schussenried Abbey, a former monastery founded in 1183, is located in Bad Schussenried. Its church and Baroque library feature impressive architecture and artwork, including intricate ceiling frescoes. The town is also home to a beer stein museum, the Schussenrieder Bierkrug Museum. Bad Schussenried had a population of 8,537 at the end of 2015.

Bad Schussenried is located between Ulm and Lake Constance on the river Schussen. The 48th parallel north runs through Bad Schussenried.

Archaeological finds provided evidence of a prehistoric settlement in the region. In 1866, a Paleolithic campsite of hunters and gatherers was discovered. These were the first Paleolithic finds in Central Europe.

At Aichbühl, about 1.5 km north of the Schussen source, excavations at the end of the 19th century in the bog of Federsee discovered Neolithic pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Shuozenried was first mentioned in records in 1153. The history of the city is closely linked to that of Schussenried Abbey. In 1183, the local lords Konrad and Beringer founded the Premonstratensian monastery. The abbey received many privileges, for example in 1521 the High Jurisdiction ( blood court ), allowing it to depict the sword next to the crozier in the coat of arms. Until the secularization, the canons governed the monastic community.

At Aichbühl, about 1.5 km north of the Schussen source, excavations at the end of the 19th century in the bog of Federsee discovered Neolithic pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Shuozenried was first mentioned in records in 1153. The history of the city is closely linked to that of Schussenried Abbey. In 1183, the local lords Konrad and Beringer founded the Premonstratensian monastery. The abbey received many privileges, for example in 1521 the High Jurisdiction ( blood court ), allowing it to depict the sword next to the crozier in the coat of arms. Until the secularization, the canons governed the monastic community.

- Bierkrugmuseum is a museum about beer steins

- Oberschwäbisches Museumsdorf Kürnbach is an Upper Swabian village with 31 buildings and furnishings from six centuries

- Pilgrimage museum Alte Schmiede at Steinhausen

- Ailinger Erlebnismühle with an over 400 years old tradition in the district Reichenbach

- Zentrales württembergisches Mundartarchiv und Museum

- Monastery museum Klostermuseum Bad Schussenried

- Sanctuary Church of Our Lady, Steinhausen [ de ], 1728–1731

- Church St. Oswald at district Otterswang, 1770

- Church Kirche zu den Heiligen Sebastian at district Reichenbach, 1460

- Castles : Burg Hervetsweiler, Burg Kürnbach, Ruine Otterswang, Burg Reichenbach, Burg Rudersberg, Burg Schussenried

- Bierkrugmuseum is a museum about beer steins

- Oberschwäbisches Museumsdorf Kürnbach is an Upper Swabian village with 31 buildings and furnishings from six centuries

- Pilgrimage museum Alte Schmiede at Steinhausen