Biberach is a city in the south of Germany, capital of the district Biberach in Baden-Württemberg. To distinguish it from the other Biberachs it is called Biberach an der Riß after the small river Riß which flows through the city. On the right you see the coat of arms of Biberach.
Biberach has a population of about 32,000, and is located in Swabia between the river Danube and Lake Constance. The marketplace with its patrician buildings, its fountain and its renovated town hall is one of the loveliest in the south of Germany.
Biberach is a very important city for apprentices because quite a few big companies like EnBW, Liebherr, KaVo, and Boehringer Ingelheim are located here.
Industry
KaVo
KaVo (Kaltenbach & Voigt) is a leading company in producing dental medicine equipment and products like instruments, dental systems, laboratory and equipment for training centers for universities. The head office is in Biberach. But KaVo has production locations and sales locations all over the world, e.g in Brasil, England, USA, Canada, Russia, France, Italy ,etc.
Kreissparkasse Biberach
In Biberach there is also a district bank. With 712 employees and 46 subsidiaries the district bank of Biberach is present in the whole district. You can begin an apprenticeship as a bank clerk there.
Boehringer Ingelheim
Boehringer Ingelheim investigates, develops, produces and commercializes drugs for people all over the world. With about 31,850 employees who are employed in 156 countries on all continents, today, Boehringer Ingelheim is part of the most research intensive enterprises internationally . Boehringer Ingelheim was founded in Ingelheim am Rhein (Germany) in 1885, where the corporate headquarters are still located today.
EnBW
EnBW means „Energy Baden-Württemberg“. Its coporate center is in Karlsruhe. In Stuttgart there is the „Regional Center“. An exciting chapter of the success story began with the merger of Badenwerk AG and Energie-Versorgung Schwaben AG in the year 1997. The EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG was born.. EnBW is Germany's third largest energy company. In Biberach there are about 900 employees. The firm employs 125 trainees. Every year the EnBW gives young people the chance for a position as an apprentice. Also the EnBW is trying to protect the environment.
Liebherr Biberach
The beginning of Liebherr BC was in 1954. The firm produces many sorts of cranes. 1700 people and 112 trainees work there. Dr. Hans Liebherr invented the crane in 1949 in Kirchdorf/ Iller. You can find Liebherr products all over the world. For example Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, the USA and so on.
Entertainment
Cafes, Clubs, Restaurants
In Biberach there are many cafés. If you want know where you can go for breakfast, for lunch, to party or only to chill in a lounge; check the website weberberg.de, there you find a link "sceneführer" on the bottom.
Currently he hottest place for partying is the Lafayette Lounge in Warthausen (Warthausen is about 2 km north of Biberach). Every Friday night you can dance there to the finest in Black, R&B, Soul, Rap ….. (DJs every Second Friday DJ Serg, the most famous DJ in Baden-Württemberg and all the other Fridays DJ DanHall).
"Biberacher Schützenfest"
The historical festival for children and the town. The event starts every year in the first July week for 9 days. In this time there are a lot of attractions for example. The name "Schützenfest" derives from the German verb schützen, meaning to protect, the festival is, therefore, a celebration of peace and expresses the hope that the town will be protected from war in the future.
- Parade on the streets
- Theme park
- There are a lot of parties in the bars, cafès and so on.
Every year there is a big historical festival named “Schützenfest”. It takes place at the first week of July. There are historical processions with many different groups, a fairground and other historical performances. For the youth there are many bars and pubs and for the older ones there is a beer tent. So it's a lot of fun!
Sports in Biberach
BMX Initiative Biberach e.V. The BMX Park is near McDonald's in Biberach. The dirt and chillout area has about 5100 m². It receives many visitors from the whole world. You can ride your dirt bike, ride the mini-ramp or the big jump-box.