Fischen

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Fischen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Fischen
Fischen (Germany)
Fischen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Swabia
District Oberallgäu
Mayor Edgar Rölz
Basic statistics
Area 13.60 km² (5.3 sq mi)
Elevation 761 m  (2497 ft)
Population 2,961  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 218 /km² (564 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OA
Postal code 87538
Area code 08326
Website www.fischen.de

Coordinates: 47°27′00″N 10°16′00″E / 47.45, 10.266667

Fischen im Allgäu is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.

[edit] History

During World War II, a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was located here.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ www.glosk.com/GM/Linde/17283/pages/List_of_subcamps_of_Dachau/84737_en.htm

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.