Westallgäu - Siggenhauser Weiher bei Amtzell

Westallgäu is the western part of the

Allgäu The Allgäu (Standard German: , also Allgovia) is a region in Swabia in southern Germany. It covers the south of Bavarian Swabia, southeastern Baden-Württemberg, and parts of Austria. The region stretches from the pre-alpine lands up to the ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

. It contains large parts of the districts of

Lindau Lindau (german: Lindau (Bodensee), ''Lindau am Bodensee''; ; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Lindou'') is a major Town#Germany, town and Lindau (island), island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (''Bodensee'' in German) in Bavaria, Ge ...

in the south west of the region,

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 ...

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...

and the district of

Ravensburg Ravensburg ( Swabian: ''Raveschburg'') is a city in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg. Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an imp ...

in the south east of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

. Westallgäu extends to the north to, amongst others, the towns of Leutkirch, Wangen and Isny. Westallgäu is bordered by

Oberallgäu Oberallgäu is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Unterallgäu and Ostallgäu, the Austrian states Tyrol and Vorarlberg, the district of Lindau, and the state ...

to the east and the Austrian state (Land) of

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to the south. To the southwest, Westallgäu borders

Lake Constance Lake Constance (german: Bodensee, ) refers to three bodies of water on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps: Upper Lake Constance (''Obersee''), Lower Lake Constance (''Untersee''), and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Lak ...

through the town of

. The Adelegg mountains located in Westallgäu represent foothills of the

Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...

, reaching an altitude of 1,118 m at the ''Schwarzer Grat'' ("Black Ridge").

Towns and municipalities

Gestratz Gestratz is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Gestratz is located in the Allgäu region. Smaller hamlets like Brugg, Thalendorf, Altensberg, Horben, Kenners, Zwirkenberg, Altenburg, Rutzen, Rauen, Ried, S ...

Grünenbach Grünenbach is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Grünenbach is located in the Allgäu region. It consists of the following districts: Ebratshofen, Grünenbach. History Before 1800 Grünenbach had ...

Heimenkirch Heimenkirch is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Heimenkirch is located in the Allgäu region. It consists of the subdivisions of Aspach, Berg, Biesenberg, Dreiheiligen, Engenberg, Geigersthal, Hofs, Kapp ...

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 He ...

Hergensweiler Hergensweiler is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany. It is member of the municipal association of Sigmarszell. Geography Hergensweiler is located in the Allgäu region. History Hergensweiler was most likely founded ...

* Lindenberg *

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 Bre ...

Oberreute Oberreute is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany and member of the municipal association of Stiefenhofen. It is an acknowledged air health resort. Geography Oberreute is located in the Allgäu The Allgäu (Standard ...

* Opfenbach * Röthenbach * Scheidegg-Scheffau * Sigmarszell *

Stiefenhofen Stiefenhofen is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, an ...

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 Vorarl ...

Amtzell Amtzell is a municipality in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germa ...

Argenbühl Argenbühl is a municipality in the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. No actual town or urban settlement is called Argenbühl; rather, the municipality is an administrative amalgamation of several neighbouring villages with d ...

* Arnach *

Bad Wurzach Bad Wurzach (until 1950 Wurzach) is a small spa town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is a well known health-resort destination, and home to the oldest bog spa (in German: ''Moorheilbad'') in Baden-Württemberg, as well ...

* Bodnegg * Friesenhofen * Isny * Karsee * Kisslegg * Leutkirch *

Schlier Schlier is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, a ...

* Urlau *

Waldburg Waldburg is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is the home of Waldburg Castle, a medieval castle that sits atop the large hill in the town. The castle dates from the twelfth century, when Waldburg was a ...

* Wangen * Wolfegg

External links

Orchids in Allgäu
Regions of Baden-Württemberg Upper Swabia {{BadenWurttemberg-geo-stub