Wiggensbach

Wiggensbach
Wiggensbach
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Swabia
District Oberallgäu
Local subdivisions 3 Ortsteile und 72 Weiler/Einöden
Mayor Thomas Eigstler (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 31.83 km2 (12.29 sq mi)
Elevation 870-1,077 m
Population 4,795 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 151 /km2 (390 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OA
Postal code 87487
Area code 08370
Website www.wiggensbach.de

Wiggensbach is a municipality in Bavaria. It is situated about 7 kilometres west of Kempten, the next greater town.

Neighbour municipalities are Altusried in the north and Buchenberg in the south of the village. The municipality consists of Wiggensbach as the main village and Ermengerst and Westenried as two districts of Wiggensbach. There are furthermore 72 hamlets in the area of the municipality.

The height of the village is between 870 and 1.077 metres above sea level.

Partner township of Wiggensbach is Hattstatt in France, in 2003 the two communes commemorate 20th anniversary of the partnership.

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