Weiler-Simmerberg is a

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in the

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n Lindau district.

Geography

Being located in the Westallgäu, the market town is bordering on the region of the

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, part of the

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n administrative region of

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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

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: * Sona in

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''(since 1987)''

References

{{Authority control Lindau (district)