Fischen

Fischen
Fischen
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Swabia
District Oberallgäu
Mayor Edgar Rölz
Basic statistics
Area 13.60 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Elevation 761 m  (2497 ft)
Population 3,022 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 222 /km2 (576 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OA
Postal code 87538
Area code 08326
Website www.fischen.de

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

History

During World War II, a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was located here.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010. 
  2. ^ www.glosk.com/GM/Linde/17283/pages/List_of_subcamps_of_Dachau/84737_en.htm
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.