Unterallgäu

Unterallgäu
District
Country  Germany
State Bavaria
Adm. region Swabia
Capital Mindelheim
Area
 • Total 1,229.2 km2 (474.6 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)[1]
 • Total 137,484
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration MN
Website http://www.unterallgaeu.de

Unterallgäu is a Kreis (district) in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Neu-Ulm, Günzburg, Augsburg, Ostallgäu, Oberallgäu, and the districts Ravensburg und Biberach in Baden-Württemberg. The district-free city Memmingen in the west of the district is nearly surrounded by the district. The capital of the district is Mindelheim.

Geography

The district is located in the Allgäu, the northern foothills of the Alps. The river Iller forms part of the western boundary of the district.

History

The district was created July 1, 1972 by merging the previous districts Mindelheim and Memmingen. Mindelheim is the administrative seat of the new district.

Partnerships

The district started a partnership with the Polish Gostyn County in 2001.

Coat of arms

The rose in the left of the coat of arms is the symbol of the abbey of Ottobeuren, which ruled the southern part of the district. The fleur-de-lis in the right stands for the Fugger family, who owned several estates in the district. To the bottom are the Bavarian lozenges, to symbolize that the area became part of Bavaria in 1814.

Towns and municipalities

Towns

  1. Bad Wörishofen
  2. Mindelheim


Märkte

  1. Babenhausen
  2. Bad Grönenbach
  3. Dirlewang
  4. Erkheim
  5. Kirchheim in Schwaben
  6. Legau
  7. Markt Rettenbach
  8. Markt Wald
  9. Ottobeuren
  10. Pfaffenhausen
  11. Türkheim
  12. Tussenhausen

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften

  1. Babenhausen
  2. Boos
  3. Dirlewang
  4. Erkheim
  5. Bad Grönenbach
  6. Kirchheim (Schwaben)
  7. Memmingerberg
  8. Ottobeuren
  9. Pfaffenhausen
  10. Türkheim

Municipalities

  1. Amberg
  2. Apfeltrach
  3. Benningen
  4. Böhen
  5. Boos
  6. Breitenbrunn
  7. Buxheim
  8. Egg an der Günz
  9. Eppishausen
  10. Ettringen
  11. Fellheim
  12. Hawangen
  13. Heimertingen
  14. Holzgünz
  15. Kammlach
  16. Kettershausen
  17. Kirchhaslach
  18. Kronburg
  19. Lachen
  20. Lauben
  21. Lautrach
  22. Memmingerberg
  23. Niederrieden
  24. Oberrieden
  25. Oberschönegg
  26. Pleß
  27. Rammingen
  28. Salgen
  29. Sontheim
  30. Stetten
  31. Trunkelsberg
  32. Ungerhausen
  33. Unteregg
  34. Westerheim
  35. Wiedergeltingen
  36. Winterrieden
  37. Wolfertschwenden
  38. Woringen

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2013.

External links

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Coordinates: 48°00′N 10°30′E / 48.0°N 10.5°E / 48.0; 10.5

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