Altenstadt is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the district of
Neu-Ulm
Neu-Ulm ( Swabian: ''Nej-Ulm'') is the capital of the Neu-Ulm district and a town in Swabia, Bavaria. Neighbouring towns include Ulm, Senden, Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Holzheim, Nersingen and Elchingen. The population is 58,978 (31 December 2019 ...
in
Bavaria
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in
Germany
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.
The municipality is located in middle
Swabia
Swabia ; german: Schwaben , colloquially ''Schwabenland'' or ''Ländle''; archaic English also Suabia or Svebia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany.
The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of ...
in the valley of the
Iller
The Iller (; ancient name Ilargus) is a river of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube, long.
It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Breitach, Stillach and Trettach near Oberstdorf in the Allgäu ...
, about 30 km south of
Ulm
Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...
and 25 km north of
Memmingen
Memmingen (; Swabian: ''Memmenge'') is a town in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is the economic, educational and administrative centre of the Danube-Iller region. To the west the town is flanked by the Iller, the river that marks the Baden-Wü ...
.
Districts
Altenstadt is arranged into 7 districts. The districts are:
* Altenstadt
* Bergenstetten
* Dattenhausen
* Filzingen
* Herrenstetten
*
Illereichen
* Untereichen
Sights
Illereichen Marktstrasse 38 40 003.jpg, Torhaus, Illereichen
Illereichen Schloss 001.jpg, Tower of a former castle complex
See also
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Synagogues of the Swabian type (Altenstadt)
References
External links
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Neu-Ulm (district)
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