**ביבראך אנ דר ריס** (בגרמנית: **Biberach an der Riß**, בקיצור: **ביבראך Biberach**, בשוואבית: **Bibra**) היא עיירה בדרום גרמניה במדינת באדן-וירטמברג. העיירה קרויה על שם נהר ריס (אנ'), כדי להדיל אותה מעיירות אחרות בעלות שם דומה.

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Biberach has a population of about 32,000 and is located in Upper Swabia between the river Danube and Lake Constance.

### Populated places

The districts of Biberach comprise the inner city (with the quarters Bachlangen, Bergerhausen, Birkendorf, Burren, Fünf Linden, Gaisental, Hagenbuch, Jordanbad, Mumpfental, Reichenbach and Wolfentalmühle) and its suburban, integrated villages Rißegg, Rindenmoos, Ringschnait, Stafflangen and Mettenberg.

History
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Part of Weberberg
Blick auf die Dächer der InnenstadtView of the rooftops of the city center
Former *Komödienhaus in der Schlachtmetzig* where in 1762 *The Tempest* (Shakespeare), translated by Christoph Martin Wieland was performed for the first time.
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For many centuries, Biberach was an Imperial Free City (תבנית:Lang-de) in the Holy Roman Empire. In that role it participated in the 1792 Reichstag.

During the Protestant Reformation, Biberach was notable for being — eventually along only with Ravensburg, Augsburg and Dinkelsbühl — a "Mixed Imperial City" (תבנית:Lang-de) where the Peace of Westphalia caused the establishment of a joint Catholic–Protestant government and administrative system, with equality offices (תבנית:Lang-de) and a precise and equal distribution between Catholic and Protestant civic officials. This status ended in 1803, when Biberach was annexed by the Margraviate of Baden, soon to become a grand-duchy. In 1806, it was traded to the Kingdom of Württemberg in exchange for the town of Villingen; becoming part of the German Empire on its creation in 1871.

During the French Revolutionary Wars, Biberach and its environs were the site of two sizable battles in 1796 and 1800.

During World War II, two large prisoner-of-war camps were located here, with Oflag V-B for officers, and internment camp Ilag V-B for allied civilians, mainly from the Channel Islands.

Economy
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With an unemployment rate of around 3.6 percent and place of business of companies like EnBW, Handtmann, Liebherr, KaVo Dental GmbH, Vollmer and Boehringer Ingelheim, Biberach is a significant industrial location in the southwest of Germany.

### KaVo

KaVo (Kaltenbach & Voigt) is a company producing dental medicine equipment and products like instruments, dental systems, laboratory and equipment for training centres for universities. The head office is in Biberach. In March 2004, Danaher, an American industrial company, took over KaVo.תבנית:Citation needed KaVo was later acquired by Envista. The company returned to private ownership as part of the Planmeca Group in January, 2022.

### Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim researches, develops and produces pharmaceuticals. Boehringer Ingelheim was founded in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, in 1885, where the corporate headquarters are located. There are about 4,500 employees in Biberach.תבנית:Citation needed

### EnBW

EnBW means "Energy Baden-Württemberg". Its corporate centre is in Karlsruhe. EnBW is Germany's third largest energy company. In Biberach there are about 900 employees.תבנית:Citation needed

### Liebherr Biberach

The beginning of Liebherr Biberach was in 1954. The firm produces many sorts of cranes. 1,700 people and 112 trainees work there. The group's founder, Dr. Hans Liebherr, invented the mobile tower crane in 1949 in Kirchdorf/Iller.

### Transportation

The town has two stations on the Southern Railway (Württemberg) and hourly trains to Ulm and Friedrichshafen.

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### Museums

* Braith-Mali-Museum: The museum resides in a building from the 16th century and presents on 2,800 square meters archaeology, history, art and natural history.
* Wieland-Museum: The exhibition explores the life and work of Christoph Martin Wieland. The museum was founded in 1907 and resides in the summer house of Wieland.

### Film festival

Biberach has a film fest for German films which was founded in 1978.

### "Biberacher Schützenfest"

The *Biberacher Schützenfest* is a historic festival for children and the town. The event is held annually in July and lasts nine days. The name "Schützenfest" derives from the German noun *Schütze*, meaning *marksman*. But nowadays, the crossbow competition and the appraisal of the best male and female champion shot (Schützenkönig and -königin) are only small events during the week of the Schützenfest. Other attractions and events during the festival are: 

* Street parades
* Fairgrounds
* Historical performances
* Theme park
* Parties in bars, cafès and so on
* Beer tent
* Children's theater (Schützentheater)

### Christmas Market

The annual Christmas market, called "Christkindlesmarkt", which lasts 16 days, is another highlight of the year. Exotic foods from Britain, France, and Italy (presented by the twin cities), kitsch, and beautiful arts and crafts are there to see and buy. People meet to drink mulled wine.

### Music

The church music in Biberach is specially determined by the St.-Martins-Chorknaben Biberach (English: St Martin's Boys’ Choir Biberach).

### Other events in Biberach

* Musiknacht
* Musikfrühling
* Kabarettherbst

Sports
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**TG Biberach 1847 e. V.** is one of the biggest clubs in the region. It has more than 6,000 members and 27 divisions including American football, tennis, chess or volleyball.

**IBOT** Another important sports festival in Biberach is IBOT, an annual international handball tournament for youth with more than a thousand participants which takes place at Easter.

Notable people
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Johann Melchior Dinglinger around 1721
* Matthias Erzberger (1875–1921), German politician is buried in Biberach an der Riß
* Alf Bayrle (1900–1982), German painter and printmaker was born in Biberach an der Riß
* Anton Braith (1836–1905), German painter of animals; was born and died in Biberach an der Riß
* Loris Karius (born 1993), Newcastle United F.C. goalkeeper
* Dirk Raudies (born 1964), Grand Prix driver, was born in Biberach an der Riß
* Harry Baer (born 1947), actor, producer, author
* Johann Melchior Dinglinger (1664–1731), jeweller at the court of Augustus II the Strong in Dresden
* Steffen Deibler (born 1987), swimmer
* Markus Deibler (born 1990), swimmer
* Eberhard Emminger (1808–1885), lithographer
* Hugo Häring (1882–1958), architect
* Justin Heinrich Knecht (1752–1817), composer, organ player, conductor
* Anton Kutter (1903–1985), regisseur and telescope constructor
* Johann Baptist Pflug (1785–1866), German genre painter

Twin towns – sister cities
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תבנית:See also
Biberach an der Riß is twinned with:

* תבנית:Flagicon Asti, Italy
* תבנית:Flagicon Świdnica, Poland
* תבנית:Flagicon Telavi, Georgia
* תבנית:Flagicon Tendring, England, United Kingdom
* תבנית:Flagicon Valence, France

Biberach an der Riß also has friendly relationship with Guernsey.

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* תבנית:Official website תבנית:In lang
* Biberach Riss - Interactive discovery
* The "Szenefuehrer" - a guide to pubs, bars, restaurants, etc. for students in Biberach (English version pending)

תבנית:Swabian League
תבנית:Swabian Circle
תבנית:Free Imperial Cities
תבנית:Cities and towns in Biberach (district)
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קטגוריה:Biberach an der Riss

קטגוריה:1803 disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire

קטגוריה:States and territories established in 1281

קטגוריה:Biberach (district)

קטגוריה:1280s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire

קטגוריה:1281 establishments in Europe

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קטגוריה:Württemberg

1. ↑  "KaVo returns to private ownership as part of the Planmeca Group". 11 בינואר 2022. `{{cite web}}`:  (עזרה)
2. ↑  "Hans Liebherr - Entrepreneur, inventor, visionary". Liebherr Group. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
3. ↑  Museum website (German)
4. ↑  Biberacher Filmfestspiele
5. 1 2  "Partnerstädte". *biberach-riss.de* (בגרמנית). Biberach an der Riß. נבדק ב-2021-02-08.