Weilheim in Oberbayern

Weilheim in Oberbayern
Weilheim
Coat of arms
Weilheim in Oberbayern
Location of Weilheim in Oberbayern within Weilheim-Schongau district
Coordinates: 47°50′N 11°09′E / 47.833°N 11.150°ECoordinates: 47°50′N 11°09′E / 47.833°N 11.150°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Weilheim-Schongau
Government
• Mayor	Markus Loth ("Bürger für Weilheim")
Area
• Total	55.44 km^2 (21.41 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	21,534
• Density	390/km^2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	82362
Dialling codes	0881
Vehicle registration	WM
Website	www.weilheim.de

The pedestrian zone in Weilheim

Weilheim in Oberbayern (German: Weilheim in Oberbayern) is a town in Germany, the capital of the district Weilheim-Schongau in the south of Bavaria.

Weilheim has an old city-wall, historic houses and a museum.

Sport

The aeroclub Weilheim-Peißenberg flying at Paterzell airfield is rather successful in glider aerobatics: 2006 German National Champion Markus Feyerabend^[2] and Hans-Georg Resch^[3] are members of the German national glider aerobatics team.

Famous people

• Admiral Franz von Hipper was born here and is honorary citizen
• The Notwist, German indie rock band
• Lali Puna, German EBM band
• Thomas Müller, footballer for Bayern Munich and Germany, was born in the area
• Wilhelm Röntgen had a mansion in Weilheim and is an honorary citizen

International relations

Weilheim in Oberbayern is twinned with:

• Narbonne, France

References

1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2013.
2. DAeC: German National Team member Markus Feyerabend (in German) - accessed 2008-02-09
3. DAeC: German National Team member Hans-Georg Resch (in German) - accessed 2008-02-09