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{{Infobox German location
{{Infobox German place
|image_photo = Cafe in Isny im Allgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.jpg
|image_photo = Cafe in Isny im Allgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.jpg
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|area_code = 07562
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|licence = RV
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|Gemeindeschlüssel= 08 4 36 049
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 4 36 049
|website = [https://www.isny.de/ www.isny.de]
|website = [https://www.isny.de/ www.isny.de]
|mayor = Rainer Magenreuter<ref>[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse], Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.</ref>
|mayor = Rainer Magenreuter<ref>[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-isny-im-allgaeu-2023/ Bürgermeisterwahl Isny im Allgäu 2023], Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 12 June 2024.</ref>
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'''Isny im Allgäu''' is a town in south-eastern [[Baden-Württemberg]], Germany. It is part of the [[Ravensburg (district)|district of Ravensburg]], in the western, Württembergish part of the [[Allgäu]] region.
'''Isny im Allgäu''' ([[Low Alemannic German|Low Alemannic]]: ''Isny im Allgai'') is a town in south-eastern [[Baden-Württemberg]], Germany. It is part of the [[Ravensburg (district)|district of Ravensburg]], in the western, Württembergish part of the [[Allgäu]] region.


Isny was a [[Free Imperial City]] (''Freie Reichsstadt'') until the [[German mediatisation|mediatisation]] of 1803.
Isny was a [[Free Imperial City]] (''Freie Reichsstadt'') until the [[German mediatisation|mediatisation]] of 1803.
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In the late 1970s, the town commissioned the renowned graphic designer [[Otl Aicher]] to create a graphic identity for its tourist board. Aicher responded with a set of 128 black and white pictograms which, while initially controversial, are now regarded as forward thinking and are still used to promote the town.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Eley |first1=Patrick|last2=Stuhler|first2=Elli|last3=Nazzari|first3=Joy |last4=Hulse|first4=Guy|date=2017 |title=Otl Aicher's Isny: How a German Town Defied the Postcard Mentality|location=London|publisher=Place Press|isbn=978-1999823108}}</ref>
In the late 1970s, the town commissioned the renowned graphic designer [[Otl Aicher]] to create a graphic identity for its tourist board. Aicher responded with a set of 128 black and white pictograms which, while initially controversial, are now regarded as forward thinking and are still used to promote the town.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Eley |first1=Patrick|last2=Stuhler|first2=Elli|last3=Nazzari|first3=Joy |last4=Hulse|first4=Guy|date=2017 |title=Otl Aicher's Isny: How a German Town Defied the Postcard Mentality|location=London|publisher=Place Press|isbn=978-1999823108}}</ref>


==Twin towns – sister cities==
==International relations==
{{main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
{{see also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Isny im Allgäu is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web|title=Städtepartnerschaften|url=https://www.isny.de/stadtleben/isny-ortschaften/partnerstaedte.html|publisher=Isny im Allgäu|language=de|access-date=2023-09-19}}</ref>

*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Gmina Andrychów|Andrychów]], Poland
Isny im Allgäu is [[twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
* {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Andrychów]], [[Poland]]
*{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Flawil]], Switzerland
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon]], [[Seine-Maritime]], [[France]]
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon]], France
* {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Street, Somerset]], [[United Kingdom]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Sotkamo]], Finland
* {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Flawil]], [[Canton of St. Gallen|St Gallen]], [[Switzerland]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Street, Somerset|Street]], England, United Kingdom
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Sotkamo]], [[Oulu Province|Oulu]], [[Finland]]


==Notable people==
==Sons and daughters of the town==
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*[[Franz Ehrle]] (1845–1934), Jesuit and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
* 1835, November 26 Wilhelm von Waldburg-Zeil, who was born in Neutrauchburg, † July 20, 1906 Schloss Zeil, politician, member of parliament
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*[[Hubert Netzer]] (1865–1939), sculptor and academy professor
* 1839, April 1, Constantin von Waldburg-Zeil, who was born in Neutrauchburg, † March 25, 1905 in Merano, politician, member of parliament
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*[[Peter Rohwein]] (born 1962), ski jumper and ski coach
* 1841, December 18,Karl Graf von Waldburg-Zeil, † January 30, 1890 on Castle Syrgenstein Explorer
*[[Eva Stotz]] (born 1979), documentary film maker and director
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* 1845, October 17, [[Franz Ehrle]], † March 31, 1934 in Rome, Jesuit and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
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*[[Robin Lässer]] (born 1991), motorcycle racer
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* 1865, October 5, [[Hubert Netzer]], † 15 October 1939 sculptor and academy professor
* 1866, November 19, Jacob Binder, † March 6, 1932, politician ([[SPD]]) [[member of the Reichstag|MdR]]
* 1869, September 4, Eugen Felle, † 1934 postcard painter
* 1887, January 6, Eugene of Quadt to Wykradt and Isny, † October 19, 1940 in Isny, politicians ([[Bavarian People's Party|BVP]]) [[member of the Reichstag|MdR]], Bavarian economy Minister
* 1931, May 24, Ernst Mutschler, pharmacologist
* 1932, April 6, Günter Herburger, writer
* 1946, May 17, Hartmut Krebs, September 29th 2007, politician ([[SPD]]), secretary of state and entrepreneur
* 1948, February 28, Friedrich Hechelmann, painter
* 1948, Karl Immler, entrepreneur and philanthropist
* 1950, Jakob Immler, entrepreneur and philanthropist
* 1962, April 30, Roberto Capitoni, German-Italian comedian
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* 1962, June 26, [[Peter Rohwein]], German champion ski jumper, former German ski coach
* 1968 January 4, Roland Pfaus, Actor
* 1969, June 17, Peter Rist, crooner
* 1976, Daniel Mark Eberhard, a music teacher and jazz musician.
* 1976 Manuel Ochsenreiter, journalist
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* 1991, January 12, [[Robin Lässer]], motorcycle racer and German Champion


==See also==
==See also==
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{{Wikisource|Isny im Allgäu}}
* [https://www.isny.de/ Isny Tourist website] {{in lang|de}}
* [https://www.isny.de/ Isny Tourist website] {{in lang|de}}
* [https://www.badische-seiten.de/bilder/isny/ Photographs of Isny]
* [https://www.alemannische-seiten.de/bilder/isny/ Photographs of Isny]


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[[Category:Free imperial cities]]
[[Category:Free imperial cities]]
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Isny im Allgäu is located in Germany
Isny im Allgäu
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Isny im Allgäu is located in Baden-Württemberg
Isny im Allgäu
Isny im Allgäu
Coordinates: 47°41′31″N 10°2′22″E / 47.69194°N 10.03944°E / 47.69194; 10.03944
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictRavensburg
Government
 • Mayor (2023–31) Rainer Magenreuter[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
85.37 km2 (32.96 sq mi)
Elevation
704 m (2,310 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
14,835
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88316
Dialling codes07562
Vehicle registrationRV
Websitewww.isny.de

Isny im Allgäu (Low Alemannic: Isny im Allgai) is a town in south-eastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is part of the district of Ravensburg, in the western, Württembergish part of the Allgäu region.

Isny was a Free Imperial City (Freie Reichsstadt) until the mediatisation of 1803.

History

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The tiny Imperial City of Isny was tucked between the counties of Waldburg and Egloff.
Isny before and after the great fire of 1631; St. George's Abbey church is the building with two spires to the right, with the rest of the monastery adjacent. Merian, Topographica Sueviae, 1643–56
Isny im Allgau
Imperial City of Isny in the Allgäu
Reichsstadt Isny im Allgäu
1365–1803
StatusImperial City
CapitalIsny im Allgäu
GovernmentRepublic
Historical eraEarly modern period
• Abbey founded by Count of Altshausen-Veringen
1096
• Isny gained town rights
1235 1365
• Became Imperial city by purchasing Vogtei from Stewards of Waldburg
1365
1529
• Abbey gained Imperialimmediacy
1781
• City mediatised and abbey secularised to Princely County of Quadt-Wykradt
1803
• City and abbey mediatised to Kgdm Württemberg
1806
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
House of Waldburg
Princely County of Quadt-Wykradt

During the three centuries following its origin in 1042, it was a commercial center controlled and exploited by various competing feudal lords. In the 13th century, Isny's merchants built a fortification system to protect the town from marauders and rival feudal rulers. The town is still partially surrounded by the city walls and moat that were built during these early turbulent times.

After three centuries of domination by feudal lords and territorial rulers, Isny's middle class was able to purchase the town's independence in 1365. Isny's status as an Imperial city made it a self-governing republic in which the city government was elected by propertied residents and in which the guild system thrived. In 1529, Isny's Protestant minority took the city council and voted to make the town Protestant and the Nikolaikirche became the town's main Protestant church. In 1803, the city was mediatized and became a possession of the Counts of Quadt. In 1806, the city passed to the Kingdom of Württemberg, which allowed the Catholic majority to once again move to the city. In 1889, the majority of urban residents was Catholic (1139 ev / 1444 Cath.).

Isny enjoyed a vibrant economy, based primarily on linen production, until competition from abroad, the devastation of the Thirty Years' War, and a series of fires and plagues brought production to a halt in the 17th century. The town experienced a revival after the end of World War II, when a rehabilitation center for war veterans was established there. Isny emerged from the war largely undamaged, and has since become a popular destination for vacationers and resort-goers.

In the late 1970s, the town commissioned the renowned graphic designer Otl Aicher to create a graphic identity for its tourist board. Aicher responded with a set of 128 black and white pictograms which, while initially controversial, are now regarded as forward thinking and are still used to promote the town.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Isny im Allgäu is twinned with:[4]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Isny im Allgäu 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  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. ^ Eley, Patrick; Stuhler, Elli; Nazzari, Joy; Hulse, Guy (2017). Otl Aicher's Isny: How a German Town Defied the Postcard Mentality. London: Place Press. ISBN 978-1999823108.
  4. ^ "Städtepartnerschaften" (in German). Isny im Allgäu. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
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