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Westallgäu
Westallgäu is the western part of the Allgäu in Germany. It contains large parts of the districts of Lindau (district), Lindau in the south west of the region, Swabia in Bavaria and the district of Ravensburg (district), Ravensburg in the south east of Baden-Württemberg. Westallgäu extends to the north to, amongst others, the towns of Leutkirch im Allgäu, Leutkirch, Wangen im Allgäu, Wangen and Isny im Allgäu, Isny. Westallgäu is bordered by Oberallgäu to the east and the Austrian state (Land) of Vorarlberg to the south. To the southwest, Westallgäu borders Lake Constance through the town of Lindau. The Adelegg mountains located in Westallgäu represent foothills of the Alps, reaching an altitude of 1,118 m at the ''Schwarzer Grat'' ("Black Ridge"). Towns and municipalities * Gestratz * Grünenbach * Heimenkirch * Hergatz * Hergensweiler * Lindenberg im Allgäu, Lindenberg * Maierhöfen * Oberreute * Opfenbach * Röthenbach (Allgäu), Röthenbach * Scheidegg, Bavaria, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westallgäu - Siggenhauser Weiher Bei Amtzell
Westallgäu is the western part of the Allgäu in Germany. It contains large parts of the districts of Lindau (district), Lindau in the south west of the region, Swabia in Bavaria and the district of Ravensburg (district), Ravensburg in the south east of Baden-Württemberg. Westallgäu extends to the north to, amongst others, the towns of Leutkirch im Allgäu, Leutkirch, Wangen im Allgäu, Wangen and Isny im Allgäu, Isny. Westallgäu is bordered by Oberallgäu to the east and the Austrian state (Land) of Vorarlberg to the south. To the southwest, Westallgäu borders Lake Constance through the town of Lindau. The Adelegg mountains located in Westallgäu represent foothills of the Alps, reaching an altitude of 1,118 m at the ''Schwarzer Grat'' ("Black Ridge"). Towns and municipalities * Gestratz * Grünenbach * Heimenkirch * Hergatz * Hergensweiler * Lindenberg im Allgäu, Lindenberg * Maierhöfen * Oberreute * Opfenbach * Röthenbach (Allgäu), Röthenbach * Scheidegg, Bavaria, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scheidegg, Bavaria
Scheidegg is a market town and municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany and a licensed Kneipp cure spa and open-air health resort. Geography Located in the Westallgäu region, the municipality of Scheidegg consists of the town of Scheidegg and the district of Scheffau. To the west and south, the municipality borders on the Bregenz Forest, which is part of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. History The area around Scheidegg was most likely settled for the first time in the 6th and 7th centuries by the Alamanni. Until 1481 it belonged to Weiler and was - due to the document being lost - first mentioned in 1255 in St. Gallen. The imperial Benedictine abbey of St. Gallen promoted Christianity. In 1296, Abbot Wilhelm sold Scheidegg to Count Hugo of Bregenz (Montfort). The area, which the Habsburgs had purchased in 1571, remained part of Vorarlberg until the Treaty of Pressburg in 1805 (Napoleon), and later became part of Bavaria. The tradition of Scheidegg as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weiler-Simmerberg
Weiler-Simmerberg is a market town in the Swabian Lindau district. Geography Being located in the Westallgäu, the market town is bordering on the region of the Bregenz Forest, part of the Austrian administrative region of Vorarlberg. The ''Hausbachklamm'' belongs to the prominent landmarks and sights of Weiler-Simmerberg, as well as the ''Enschenstein'' and the ''Wildrosenmoos''. Even though the landscape is rather mild, there are many very cliffy and steep rock faces due to the irregular bedding of sandstone and conglomerate. Parts of the municipality The area of Weiler-Simmerberg consists of the ''"Gemarkungen"'' Ellhofen, Simmerberg and Weiler im Allgäu. The following districts belong to the market town of Weiler-Simmerberg: History The municipality celebrated the 1111th anniversary of its first mentioning in 2005. The market town of Weiler-Simmerberg had been seat of a higher and lower court before 1805 and belonged to the Austrian authority of Bregenz-Hohenegg. Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wangen Im Allgäu
Wangen im Allgäu ( Low Alemannic: ''Wãnge'') is a historic city in southeast Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies north-east of Lake Constance in the Westallgäu. It is the second-largest city (Population: 26,927 in 2020) in the Ravensburg district and is a nexus for the surrounding communities. From 1938 to 1972, Wangen was the county seat of the Wangen rural district. Geography Wangen in Allgäu lies on the north bank of the Obere Argen. The Untere Argen flows past northwest Wangen and unites southwest of the city with the Obere Argen. The city today is shaped by its historical town center as well as by numerous nearby districts. Neighboring municipalities Several settlements border Wangen. Their names are as follows: Amtzell, Vogt, Kißlegg, Argenbühl, and Achberg (Ravensburg district), Hergatz and Hergensweiler (Lindau district), and Neukirch (Bodensee district). History The city was first mentioned in 815 under the name "Wangun" in a monastery document. In 1217 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stiefenhofen
Stiefenhofen is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany and the seat of the administrative community of Stiefenhofen. Geography Location Stiefenhofen is located in the region of Allgäu , more precisely in the Westallgäu , near Lake Constance. The lowest point of the area is 750 m, the highest point is 1067 m. Population Politics Mayor The mayor has been Anton Wolf (CSU / free voters) from 1990 until 2020. He was re-elected in 1996, 2002, 2008 and 2014. In March 2020 Christian Hauber was elected mayor. Town Council After the 2014 election, the municipal council has 12 members. Coat Of Arms The coat of arms of the municipality of Stiefenhofen, which was assigned in 1973, is diagonally divided from silver and blue. It shows an oblique black stepped bar, below a golden bird (crossbill The crossbill is a genus, ''Loxia'', of birds in the finch family (Fringillidae), with six species. These birds are characterised by the mandibles with crossed tips, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opfenbach
Opfenbach is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Opfenbach is located in the Allgäu region, more precisely in the Westallgäu, about 15 km from Lindau. One of the districts of Opfenbach is Wigratzbad. Others are Mellatz, Beuren, Heimen, Litzis, Göritz, Mywiler and Ruhlands. History Opfenbach once was part of the Austrian authority of Bregenz-Hohenegg. Since the signing of the peace treaties of Brünn and Preßburg in 1805 the town belongs to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria, the contemporary municipality was formed by the ''"Gemeindeedikt"'' of 1818. Population development In 1970 1,879, in 1987 1,952 and in 2000 2,196 inhabitants were living in the municipality of Opfenbach. Politics Matthias Bentz (''Opfenbach direkt'') is mayor of the town. The revenue from the municipal tax added up to 869,000 € in 1999, of which the net business tax amounted to 160,000 €. Economy and infrastructure Econ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maierhöfen
Maierhöfen is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Maierhöfen is located in the Westallgäu, Allgäu region. History Before becoming a part of Bavaria, Maierhöfen belonged to Austria as a part of the Bregenz-Hohenegg authority. Since the signing of the peace treaties of Brünn and Preßburg in 1805 the town belongs to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria the contemporary municipality was formed by the ''"Gemeindeedikt"'' of 1818. Population development In 1970 1,133, in 1987 1,306 and in 2000 1,503 inhabitants were living in the municipality of Gestratz. Politics The mayor of the town is Martin Schwarz (Wählergemeinschaft). The revenue from the municipal tax added up to 434,000 € in 1999, of which the net business tax amounted to 28,000 €. Culture and notable sights * Eistobel * Hengelesweiher * Ski lifts at the Flucken and Iberg Economy and infrastructure Economy, agriculture and forestry Accordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hergatz
Hergatz is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany. The contemporary town was formed from the former municipalities of Wohmbrechts and Maria-Thann in the course of the municipal reform at the end of the 1970s. Geography Hergatz is located in the Westallgäu. The districts of Grod, Beuren, Möllen, Wohmbrechts and Hergatz are located at the Bundesstraße 12 (federal road 12) Munich - Lindau, approximately 20 km from Lindau. The B 12 forms a cross-town link in Wohmbrechts. The districts of Grod, Staudach and Handwerks border on the upper Argen, a river, which rises north of Oberstaufen from several brooks, merges with the lower Argen near Neuravensburg and disembogues into Lake Constance near Langenargen. In Muthen the railroad line crosses the small river Leiblach. The Tyrolean salt road from Bad Reichenhall and Hall in Tirol to Lindau goes through the district of Wohmbrechts. Culture and infrastructure In Hergatz the ''"westallgäuerische"'' dialect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label=Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the second-highest population density (also after Vienna). It borders three countries: Germany (Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg via Lake Constance), Switzerland (Grisons and Canton of St. Gallen, St. Gallen), and Liechtenstein. The only Austrian state that shares a border with Vorarlberg is Tyrol (state), Tyrol, to the east. The capital of Vorarlberg is Bregenz (29,698 inhabitants), although Dornbirn (49,845 inhabitants) and Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Feldkirch (34,192 inhabitants) have List of cities and towns in Austria, larger populations. Vorarlberg is also the only state in Austria in which the local dialect is not Austro-Bavarian dialects, Austro-Bavarian, but rather an Alemannic dialects, Alemannic dialect; it therefore ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelegg
The Adelegg is a forested, mountain range, up to and 112 km² des – Adelegg in area, |
Ravensburg (district)
Ravensburg is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the southeast of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from southwest clockwise) Bodensee, Sigmaringen and Biberach, the Bavarian urban district Memmingen and the districts Unterallgäu, Oberallgäu and Lindau. History The district dates back to the ''Oberamt Ravensburg'', which was created in 1810 when the previously free imperial city Ravensburg and the surrounding area became part of Württemberg. In 1938 the Oberamt was converted into a district and most of the ''Oberamt Waldsee'' was merged into the new district. In 1973 the district Wangen was merged into the district, together with a few municipalities from the district Saulgau, Überlingen and Biberach. The district is also home to the toymaker Ravensburger. Geography The landscape of the district consists of the ''Oberschwäbischen Hügelland'' and ''Westallgäuer Hügelland'' hils. Coat of arms The coat of arms show a Lion, the symbol of the Welfen family. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
