Diedorf is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
district of Augsburg, in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. It is situated on the river
Schmutter
The Schmutter is a river in Bavaria, Germany, a right tributary of the Danube.
The Schmutter's source is southwest of Schwabmünchen, in the Swabia region of Bavaria. The Schmutter flows north, and for several tens of kilometers it flows paral ...
, 9 km west of
Augsburg
Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ...
city centre.
Geography
The municipality of Diedorf consists of the
market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...
of Diedorf and eight villages and hamlets: Anhausen, Biburg, Hausen, Kreppen, Lettenbach, Oggenhof, Vogelsang, and Willishausen.
Economy
The paint manufacturer
Keimfarben is headquartered here.
References
Augsburg (district)
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