annual procession called the Sweden Procession. The event actually has two components, one in early May and the second in mid-July. Men and women dress in the traditional costume, Tracht, and march in a procession around the city's inner perimeter, the inner wall. A select group of individuals carry the Swedenmadonna, a figure of Mary gilded in silver in 1659. At designated places (the entry to the old pilgrim church, several gates, and the fountain where Mary appeared to chase the Swedes away) the priest offers special prayers and a small cannon is fired. The city band plays music to accompany the procession. At the July procession, a company of men perform the Swertletanz (small sword dance) at the church plaza, for the priest, and at the market place, for the mayor. Law and Government Mayors of Überlingen 1308–XXXX: Ulrich am Ort 1644–1670: Johann Heinrich von Pflummern 1733–1770: Johann Leopold von Haubert 1773–1793: Freiherr von Lentz 1793–1799: Karl Enroth 1799–1802: Johann Baptist Moser 1802–1810: Karl Enroth 1810–1814: Johann Baptist Moser 1814–1830: Johann Baptist Kugel 1830–1835: Konrad Magg 1835–1847: Karl Müller 1847–1849: Hofacker 1849: Johann Sebastian Knöpfle 1849–1858: Adolf Bernhard Schmalholz 1858–1873: Mathäus Steib 1873–1879: Wilhelm Beck 1879–1885: Mathäus Steib 1885–1919: Maurus Betz 1919–1933: Heinrich Emerich 1933–1945: Albert Spreng (NSDAP) 1945: Karl Löhle (SPD) 1946–1948: Franz Hug (Independent) 1948–1969: Wilhelm Anton Schelle (CDU) 1969–1993: Reinhard Ebersbach (SPD) 1993–2000: Klaus Patzel (SPD) 2000–2008: Volkmar Weber (Independent) 2009–2017: Sabine Becker (since 2014, Independent; previously CDU) since 2017: Jan Zeitler (SPD) Education Several primary and secondary education schools are situated in Ueberlingen. Most of those schools are public. Public schools There are several primary schools in the city center and the suburbs of Ueberlingen. Further there is a secondary and high school as well as vocational schools which includes: Realschule Ueberlingen (Secondary school) Gymnasium Ueberlingen (High school) Joerg-Zuern Gewerbeschule (Technical school) Constantin Vanotti Schule (Business school) Justus von Liebig Schule (Biotechnology, social and health science school) Private schools Waldorfschule Ueberlingen Schule Schloss Salem Media The Suedkurier is the main daily newspaper in Ueberlingen. It has a local section for the city of Ueberlingen and is represented by a local editing office in Ueberlingen. Transportation Air Next Airports are in Friedrichshafen Airport (32 km) with mostly domestic destinations and Zurich Airport (100 km) with international destinations. Road Bundesstraße 31 (German Federal Freeway) runs from east to west through Ueberlingen. The section from the end of