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Unterallgäu
Unterallgäu is a Districts of Germany, ''Landkreis'' (district) in Swabia (Bavaria), Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Neu-Ulm (district), Neu-Ulm, Günzburg (district), Günzburg, Augsburg (district), Augsburg, Ostallgäu, Oberallgäu, and the districts Ravensburg (district), Ravensburg und Biberach (district), Biberach in Baden-Württemberg. The district-free city Memmingen in the west of the district is nearly surrounded by the district. The capital of the district is Mindelheim. Geography The district is located in the ''Allgäu'', the northern foothills of the Alps. The river Iller forms part of the western boundary of the district. History The district was created July 1, 1972 by merging the previous districts Mindelheim and Memmingen. Mindelheim is the administrative seat of the new district. Partnerships The district started a partnership with the Poland, Polish Gostyn County in 2001. Coat of arms The rose in the left of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Türkheim
Türkheim is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. The neighboring places of Türkheim are Ettringen, Berg, Rammingen, Irsingen, Wiedergeltingen and Amberg. The administrative collectivity of Türkheim administrate Türkheim and Irsingen. The town is seat of a municipal association with Amberg, Rammingen and Wiedergeltingen. Educational facilities in the municipality include Joseph-Bernhart-Gymnasium. A subcamp Subcamps (german: KZ-Außenlager), also translated as satellite camps, were outlying detention centres (''Haftstätten'') that came under the command of a main concentration camp run by the SS in Nazi Germany and German-occupied Europe. The Nazi ... of Dachau was once situated here. References Unterallgäu {{Unterallgäu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pfaffenhausen
Pfaffenhausen is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. The town is seat of a municipal association Municipal associations (german: Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Schleswig-Holstein. In Baden-Württemberg the term ''stipul ... with Breitenbrunn, Swabia, Oberrieden, Bavaria and Salgen. References Unterallgäu {{Unterallgäu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markt Wald
Markt Wald is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. Christoph Scheiner Christoph Scheiner SJ (25 July 1573 (or 1575) – 18 June 1650) was a Jesuit priest, physicist and astronomer in Ingolstadt. Biography Augsburg/Dillingen: 1591–1605 Scheiner was born in Markt Wald near Mindelheim in Swabia, earlier markgrav ... was born in Markt Wald. References Unterallgäu {{Unterallgäu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markt Rettenbach
Markt Rettenbach is a municipality and market town in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References Unterallgäu {{Unterallgäu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legau
Legau is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References Unterallgäu {{Unterallgäu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erkheim
Erkheim is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. Politics Mayors: * 2002–2008: Konrad Engel * 2008–2014: Peter Wassermann (CSU) since 2014: Christian Seeberger (''Christliche Wählervereinigung Erkheim'') The town is the seat of a municipal association with Kammlach, Lauben, Unterallgäu and Westerheim, Bavaria Westerheim is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. The town has a municipal association with Erkheim Erkheim is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. Politics Mayors: * 2002–2 .... Places of interest * Catholic church Maria Himmelfahrt * Protestant church Peter-und-Paul-Kirche * World`s largest wooden head Office building „Holzkopf“ of Baufritz by Diether Kunerth Roads Erkheim is directly connected to the A96 Autobahn. Public transport Erkheim is connected to the railway-system by the Sontheim/Schwaben railway station. The airport in Memmingen/Munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirlewang
Dirlewang is a market town and municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. The town is seat of a municipal association with Apfeltrach, Stetten, Bavaria Stetten is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. The town has a municipal association with Dirlewang. It is located in Upper Swabia Upper Swabia (german: Oberschwaben or ) is a region in Germa ... and Unteregg. References Unterallgäu {{Unterallgäu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Grönenbach
Bad Grönenbach is a market town in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. It belongs to the region of Upper Swabia and the headquarters of the Gemeindeverband of the same name. Transport Bad Grönenbach is located on the county road MN 15, which runs north of Memmingen on Woringen and Zell by Bad Grönenbach to Wolfertschwenden in an easterly direction. In the center of Bad Grönenbach begins the county road MN 24, which leads from Bad Grönenbach to the border of the district Oberallgäu in the south. From the west, the county road MN 21 leads from Legau over the hamlet Au and Rothenstein to Bad Groenenbach and flows there into the county road 24. To the east of Bad Grönenbach runs the Bundesautobahn 7. The nearest motorway interchange is about two kilometers away and is located on the edge of belonging to Bad Grönenbach industrial park Thal. The train station at Bad Grönenbach is located outside the village in the district Thal, about 2.5 km from the village cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babenhausen, Bavaria
Babenhausen is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. It is seat of a municipal association with Egg an der Günz, Kettershausen, Kirchhaslach, Oberschönegg and Winterrieden. The view of Babenhausen is dominated by the Fugger Castle, a local attraction with a museum, and the Sankt Andreas Church. It is the seat of the Fuggers, a merchant family from Augsburg which played an important role during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. History Babenhausen was first mentioned in a document related to a boundary conflict in 1237. Municipal rights can be traced back to 1315, and in 1337, Emperor Ludwig IV awarded the city with the town charter of Ulm. Babenhausen finally lost its municipal rights after the Rottweiler verdict in 1466. The castle and its lordship were purchased by Anton Fugger in 1539. Babenhausen became an Imperial Principality in 1803. As an effect of the ''Rheinbund'' act, the city was integrated into the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1806. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Wörishofen
Bad Wörishofen () is a spa town in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany, known for the water-cure (hydrotherapy) developed by Sebastian Kneipp (1821–1897), a Catholic priest who lived there for 42 years. Many of the resort hotels and boarding-houses in Bad Wörishofen offer their guests treatment using Kneipp's methods. The new spa complex out of town is called Therme Bad Wörishofen. ''Time'' magazine called the town "the secret capital of health". Geography The town is located on the Wörthbach, a tributary of the River Mindel in Donau-Iller, which is a border region straddling Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. It is approximately 80 km / 50 miles west of Munich and 35 km / 22 miles east of Memmingen. History The first known reference to the place dates from 1067, where it is described as the lordship "Werenshova". The name is thought to mean "Homestead of Werin". For centuries Wörishofen was an agricultural settlement. Between 1719 and 1721 the Domin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottobeuren
Ottobeuren ( Swabian: ''Ottobeire'', Medieval Latin: ''Ottobura'') is a market town and municipality in Bavaria, Germany, located 11 km southeast of Memmingen near the A7. It is famous for Ottobeuren Abbey, situated next to the Basilica. The town is seat of a municipal association with Hawangen and Böhen. The musicologist Manfred Hermann Schmid was born in Ottobeuren. Twin towns — sister cities Ottobeuren is twinned with: * Norcia, Italy * Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse, France * Tenterfield, New South Wales Tenterfield is a regional town in New South Wales, Australia. At the , Tenterfield had a population of 4,066. Tenterfield's proximity to many regional centres and its position on the route between Sydney and Brisbane led to its development as a ..., Australia References Unterallgäu {{Unterallgäu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirchheim In Schwaben
Kirchheim or Kirchheim in Schwaben ( engl. ''Kirchheim in Swabia'') is a municipality and a market town in the district of Unterallgäu in the region of Swabia (Schwaben) in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. The town was greatly influenced by the Fugger family. North-east of the town lies the Augsburg Western Woods Nature Park. Besides the town of Kirchheim, the municipality encompasses the villages of Derndorf, Hasberg, Spöck und Tiefenried. The town has a municipal association with Eppishausen of which it is the capital and place of administration. The town lies south-west of Augsburg, west of Munich. History Early history Kirchheim's History already begins 8000 BC in the Stone Age with the first traces of hunter-gatherers. In the Bronze Age around 1800 BC the first larger settlement was founded with around 15 homesteads. After the Romans the Alemanni were settling in the town and were establishing the name Kirchheim (German "Heim bei der Kirche", English "home a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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