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Ostallgäu

Map of Bavaria highlighting the district of Ostallgäu
State Bavaria
Adm. region Swabia
Region Allgäu
District seat Marktoberdorf
Area 1395 km²
Population 131,500 (2000)
Pop. density 94 /km²
Licence plate code OAL
Web page http://www.ostallgaeu.de

Ostallgäu is a district in Bavaria, Germany. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Swabia ( German: Schwaben) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in southwest Bavaria Marktoberdorf is the Capital of the Bavarian district of Ostallgäu in the Regierungsbezirk of Swabia. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Oberallgäu, Unterallgäu, Augsburg, Landsberg, Weilheim-Schongau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol. Oberallgäu is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise the districts of Unterallgäu and Ostallgäu, Unterallgäu is a Kreis (district in the southwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. Augsburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise the city of Augsburg and the districts of Aichach-Friedberg Landsberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise the districts of Aichach-Friedberg, Fürstenfeldbruck Weilheim-Schongau is a Kreis (district in the south of Bavaria, Germany. Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise the districts of Ostallgäu, Weilheim-Schongau Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Tyrol is a region in Western Central Europe, which included the present day Austrian state of Tyrol (consisting of North Tyrol and East The city of Kaufbeuren is enclosed by but does not belong to the district. Kaufbeuren (kaʊfˈbɔʏʁən is an Independent city in the Regierungsbezirk of Schwaben, southern Bavaria.

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History

Before 1803 the region was split into several tiny states, most of them clerical states. When these states were dissolved in 1803, the Ostallgäu region became part of Bavaria. The kings of Bavaria soon evolved a special relationship with the region and built their famous castles of Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein there. Hohenschwangau is a village in the municipality of Schwangau, Ostallgäu district Bavaria, Germany. Neuschwanstein Castle ( German: Schloss Neuschwanstein, lit New Swan Stone palace; nɔʏˈʃvaːnʃtaɪ̯n is a 19th-century Bavarian

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Kaufbeuren, Marktoberdorf and Füssen.

Geography

"Ostallgäu" literally means "Eastern Allgäu". The term Allgäu is applied to the part of the Alps located in Swabia and their northern foothills. Swabia, Suabia, or Svebia ( German: Schwaben, Schwabenland or Ländle) is both a historic and linguistic

The district extends from the crest of the Alps to hilly countryside in the north. It is located on either side of the Wertach, an affluent of the Lech River. The Wertach is a River in Bavaria, southern Germany, left tributary of the Lech. The Lech (Licus Licca) is a River in Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and 264 km in length with a In the south there is a great number of alpine lakes, the largest of them being the Forggensee (16 km²).

Coat of arms

Coat of arms The coat of arms displays:
  • the heraldic lion of the medieval county of Ronsberg
  • the sword of Saint Martin, the patron saint of Marktoberdorf
  • an abbot's staff representing the Füssen monastery

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Buchloe
  2. Füssen
  3. Marktoberdorf
  1. Aitrang
  2. Baisweil
  3. Bidingen
  4. Biessenhofen
  5. Eggenthal
  6. Eisenberg
  7. Friesenried
  8. Germaringen
  9. Görisried
  10. Günzach
  11. Halblech
  12. Hopferau
  13. Irsee
  14. Jengen
  15. Kaltental
  16. Kraftisried
  17. Lamerdingen
  18. Lechbruck
  19. Lengenwang
  20. Mauerstetten
  21. Nesselwang
  1. Obergünzburg
  2. Oberostendorf
  3. Osterzell
  4. Pforzen
  5. Pfronten
  6. Rettenbach am Auerberg
  7. Rieden
  8. Rieden am Forggensee
  9. Ronsberg
  10. Roßhaupten
  11. Rückholz
  12. Ruderatshofen
  13. Schwangau
  14. Seeg
  15. Stötten
  16. Stöttwang
  17. Unterthingau
  18. Untrasried
  19. Waal
  20. Wald
  21. Westendorf

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Saint Martin of Tours (Martinus (316/317 Savaria, Pannonia &ndash November 8, 317, Candes, Gaul; buried November Buchloe (bux'loə is a community raised to city status in 1954 lying in Ostallgäu district in Bavaria. Füssen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Ostallgäu situated 5 kilometres (3 miles from the Austrian Border. Marktoberdorf is the Capital of the Bavarian district of Ostallgäu in the Regierungsbezirk of Swabia. Aitrang is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Baisweil is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Bidingen is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Biessenhofen is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Eggenthal is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Eisenberg is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Friesenried is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Germaringen is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Görisried is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Günzach is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Halblech is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Hopferau is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Irsee is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Jengen is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Kaltental is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Kraftisried is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Lamerdingen is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Lechbruck is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Lengenwang is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Mauerstetten is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in the southwest of Bavaria in Germany. Nesselwang is a municipality in the district (or county of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Obergünzburg is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Oberostendorf is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Osterzell is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Pforzen is a municipality in Ostallgäu, Bavaria. Near Pforzen is an extended Alemannic cemetery that was in use from the 5th Pfronten is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Rettenbach am Auerberg is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Rieden is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Rieden am Forggensee is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Ronsberg is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Roßhaupten is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Rückholz is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Ruderatshofen is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Schwangau is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. Seeg is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Stötten is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Stöttwang is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Unterthingau is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Untrasried is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Waal is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Wald is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Westendorf is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.
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