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{{Infobox German district
| name=Biberach
| state=Baden-Württemberg
| capital=[[Biberach an der Riß]]
| regierungsbezirk=[[Tübingen (region)|Tübingen]]
| area=1,409.82
| Kreisschlüssel    = 08426
| district_admin    = Mario Glaser
| admin_party       =
| carsign=BC
| url=[http://www.biberach.de biberach.de]
| map={{Germany district OSM map|parent_subdivision=Q985}}
| image_coa = Wappen Landkreis Biberach.svg
| image_flag = Flagge Landkreis Biberach.svg
}}
'''Biberach''' ({{IPA|de|ˈbiːbəʁax|-|De-Biberach.ogg}}) is a {{Lang|de|[[Districts of Germany|Landkreis]]}} (district) in [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Germany]]. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of [[Ravensburg (district)|Ravensburg]], [[Sigmaringen (district)|Sigmaringen]], [[Reutlingen (district)|Reutlingen]] and [[Alb-Donau (district)|Alb-Donau]], and the [[Bavaria]]n districts [[Neu-Ulm (district)|Neu-Ulm]], [[Unterallgäu]] and the district-free city [[Memmingen]]. The major towns in the district of Biberach are [[Biberach an der Riß]], [[Riedlingen]], [[Ochsenhausen]] and [[Laupheim]].

== Geography ==

The district consists of hilly countryside between the rivers of the [[Danube]] and the [[Iller]]. The Danube crosses the district in its westernmost part from south to north. The Iller forms the eastern border of the district. Another river is the [[Riss (river)|Riss]] (Riß), an affluent of the Danube crossing the district from south to north.

The [[Federsee]] is a small lake in the southwest of the district. Its area is only 1.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, but it is famous for [[Neolithic]] findings and rare birds.

== Media ==
The local newspaper is the [[Schwäbische Zeitung]] ("Swabian Newspaper"). Biberach has also a [http://www.biberacherfilmfestspiele.de film festival] for German films which celebrated its 31st anniversary in 2009.

== Coat of arms ==
The [[imperial eagle]] symbolizes the imperial city of Biberach. Originally the coat of arms of the city showed an eagle as well as a [[beaver]] as a canting symbol. In 1488 the coat of arms of the city was changed to show only the beaver. The crosier symbolises the monasteries of the region.

== Cities and towns ==
{{Imagemap Germany district BC|Municipalities in BC.svg|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}Clickable map of municipalities in the district}}

{|
|-
!  style="width:33%; text-align:left;"|Cities
!  style="width:33%; text-align:left;"|Towns
|- valign=top
||
#[[Bad Buchau]]
#[[Bad Schussenried]]
#[[Biberach an der Riß]]
#[[Laupheim]]
#[[Ochsenhausen]]
#[[Riedlingen]]
||
#[[Achstetten]]
#[[Alleshausen]]
#[[Allmannsweiler]]
#[[Altheim, Biberach|Altheim]]
#[[Attenweiler]]
#[[Berkheim]]
#[[Betzenweiler]]
#[[Burgrieden]]
#[[Dettingen (Württemberg)|Dettingen]]
#[[Dürmentingen]]
#[[Dürnau, Biberach|Dürnau]]
#[[Eberhardzell]]
#[[Erlenmoos]]
#[[Erolzheim]]
#[[Ertingen]]
#[[Gutenzell-Hürbel]]
#[[Hochdorf, Biberach|Hochdorf]]
#[[Ingoldingen]]
#[[Kanzach]]
||
<ol start=20>
<li> [[Kirchberg an der Iller]]
<li> [[Kirchdorf an der Iller]]
<li> [[Langenenslingen]]
<li> [[Maselheim]]
<li> [[Mietingen]]
<li> [[Mittelbiberach]]
<li> [[Moosburg (Württemberg)|Moosburg]]
<li> [[Oggelshausen]]
<li> [[Rot (Württemberg)|Rot]]
<li> [[Schemmerhofen]]
<li> [[Schwendi, Baden-Württemberg|Schwendi]]
<li> [[Seekirch]]
<li> [[Steinhausen (Württemberg)|Steinhausen]]
<li> [[Tannheim, Biberach|Tannheim]]
<li> [[Tiefenbach, Tübingen|Tiefenbach]]
<li> [[Ummendorf, Baden-Württemberg|Ummendorf]]
<li> [[Unlingen]]
<li> [[Uttenweiler]]
<li> [[Wain (Württemberg)|Wain]]
<li> [[Warthausen]]
</ol>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category| Landkreis Biberach}}
* [http://www.biberach.de Official website of the district of Biberach] (German)
* [http://www.federseemuseum.de Federsee Neolithic Museum] (German, English)
* [http://www.naturschutz-am-federsee.de/ Federsee Nature Reserve] (German)

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