Weiler-Simmerberg is a
market town
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in the
Swabia
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The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of ...
n
Lindau district.
Geography
Being located in the
Westallgäu, the market town is bordering on the region of the
Bregenz Forest
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, part of the
Austria
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n administrative region of
Vorarlberg
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. 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
![Simmerberg historische Ortstafel-1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Simmerberg_historische_Ortstafel-1.jpg)
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. Since the signing of the peace treaties of Brünn und
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.
Twin towns
Weiler-Simmerberg is
twinned with:
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Sona in
Italy
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Valmontone
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Geography
The historic part of the town is situated on a tuffaceous hill, above sea level, part of a mor ...
in
Italy
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Ollioules
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in
France
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Benifaió
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Main sights
* Tower of la Plaça: It was part of a defensive structure, palace-cas ...
in
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
''(since 1987)''
References
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Lindau (district)