Rohrdorf

Rohrdorf is a village in Meßkirch, Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg. Rohrdorf is situated nearby to the locality Birkstock, as well as near the town Messkirch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ruine Benzenberg and Campus Galli.

Ruine Benzenberg

Castle

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Ruine Benzenberg is a castle.

Campus Galli is a Carolingian monastic community under construction in Meßkirch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The construction project includes plans to build a medieval monastery according to the early ninth-century Plan of Saint Gall using techniques from that era.

Bodenseesender

Building

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Bodenseesender was a radio transmission facility of VoA, US SWR near Meßkirch-Rohrdorf in Southern Germany for medium wave established in 1964. It shut down on January 8, 2012, and one month later, on February 7, 2012, the last mast was demolished.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Messkirch and Menningen.

Messkirch

Town

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Meßkirch is a town in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The town was the residence of the counts of Zimmern, widely known through Count Froben Christoph's Zimmern Chronicle. Messkirch is situated 2½ km south of Rohrdorf.