Schongau, Bavaria

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Schongau
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Weilheim-Schongau
Mayor	Karl-Heinz Gerbl (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	21.35 km² (8.2 sq mi)
Elevation	726 m (2382 ft)
Population	12,449 (31/12/2005)
- Density	583 /km² (1,510 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	WM
Postal code	86956
Area code	08861
Website	www.schongau.de Coordinates: 47°49′00″N 10°54′00″E / 47.816667, 10.9

Schongau is a small town in Bavaria, near the Alps. It is located along the Lech, between Landsberg am Lech and Füssen. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Schongau has an old wall around the center, which is in very good shape.

Near Schongau is the Radio Tower Rottenbuch, nowadays the tallest tower built of wood in Germany.

[edit] External links

Schongau website

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Weilheim-Schongau

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