Ravensburg — Ravensburg Map Poster & Print

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Ravensburg Map Poster & Print

Ravensburg lies in Upper Swabia, in the south of Baden-Württemberg, a short distance north of Lake Constance. The city grew along the valley of the Schussen river, and from above the older town appears as a compact, irregular oval of narrow streets and tightly packed plots. Newer districts spread outward along the valley floor and up the surrounding slopes, where the street pattern loosens into curving roads and suburban loops.

The old town is known for its surviving towers and gates, remnants of the medieval fortifications that once enclosed it, including the tall white Mehlsack tower. On the eastern edge the ground rises steeply to the Veitsburg, the castle hill that overlooks the centre. To the north, Ravensburg runs almost seamlessly into neighbouring Weingarten, so the built-up area reads on the map as one longer ribbon along the valley.

A Ravensburg map poster captures that contrast between the dense, walled centre and the greener, hillier ground around it. The city was once home to the Great Ravensburg Trading Company, one of the leading merchant houses of late medieval southern Germany, and today it is widely known as the home of the Ravensburger games and puzzle publisher. The map carries both histories in its layout of old lanes and modern districts.