| Sonthofen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Swabia |
| District | Oberallgäu |
| Mayor | Hubert Buhl |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 20. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. 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 German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Oberallgäu is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise the districts of Unterallgäu and Ostallgäu, Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 982 km² (8. 1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 750-1,100 m |
| Population | 450 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 21 /km² (56 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | OA |
| Postal code | 87527 |
| Area code | 08321 |
| Website | www.sonthofen.de |
Sonthofen is the most southerly town of Germany, located in the Oberallgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Oberallgäu is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise the districts of Unterallgäu and Ostallgäu, The Northern Limestone Alps ( German: Nördliche Kalkalpen) are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located Neighbouring Oberstdorf, is situated 14 km farther south but is not classified as a town. Oberstdorf is a Municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. Sonthofen is located at . In 2005, Sonthofen was awarded "Alpenstadt des Jahres" (Alpine city of the year). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In World War II Sonthofen was bombed twice because Adolf Hitler had built the Ordensburg Sonthofen where young boys were trained for service in Nazi Party organizations. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The Generaloberst-Beck-Kaserne are barracks of the armed forces of Germany the Bundeswehr, in Sonthofen in Oberallgäu. The "Ordensburg" was not destroyed in the war and from 1946 to 1948 it was home to the United States Constabulary school. The United States Constabulary was a United States Army military Gendarmerie force Nowadays it is used by the German Bundeswehr for the Bundeswehr's Military Police (Feldjäger) and Staff Service School. The Bundeswehr ( German for "Federal Defence Force") is the name of the unified Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany The Feldjäger are the Military police of the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces The German Army's NBC Defence School (ABC-Abwehr- und Selbstschutzschule) is also located in another barracks in Sonthofen. The German Army (Deutsches Heer heɐ) is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Sonthofen was given town rights on 18 August 1963. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sonthofen has 21,303 inhabitants (as of 31 March 2004). Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " It is widely known for its milk and cheese products and as a tourist destination. Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the Mammary glands of female Mammals (including Monotremes. Cheese is a Food made from Milk, usually the milk of cows, Buffalo, Goats or sheep, by coagulation.
Famous People
- Michael Buthe - artist
- Michael Endres - pianist
- Hardy Krüger - actor, spent his childhood in Sonthofen
- W. G. Sebald - writer, lived in Sonthofen from 1948 to 1963 [1]
External links
- Sonthofen.de - official Sonthofen website, partly English
- - history of Sonthofen post with many historic images
- - alpine city of the year
- - Sonthofen based artist Ingrid Kamerbeek, founder of worldwide Webism Art Movement
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