Schongau, Bavaria
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| Schongau | ||
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  Schongau | ||
Location of Schongau within Weilheim-Schongau district  | ||
| Coordinates: 47°49′N 10°54′E / 47.817°N 10.900°ECoordinates: 47°49′N 10°54′E / 47.817°N 10.900°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria | |
| District | Weilheim-Schongau | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Karl-Heinz Gerbl (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 21.35 km2 (8.24 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 726 m (2,382 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 11,719 | |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 86956 | |
| Dialling codes | 08861 | |
| Vehicle registration | WM | |
| Website | www.schongau.de | |
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 a well-preserved old wall around the center.
Near Schongau is the Radio Tower Rottenbuch, the second tallest wooden tower in Germany (built 2002, height 62.50 meters = 205 feet).[2]
Popular culture
Schongau and the nearby area is the setting of the Oliver Pötzsch novel The Hangman's Daughter.
Twin towns
- Colmar (France) since 1962
- Lucca (Italy) since 1962
- Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) since 1962
- Abingdon, Oxfordshire since 1970
- Gogolin (Poland) since 1996
References
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2012.
- ↑ "Zwischen Peiting und Rottenbuch steht Deutschlands höchster Holzturm". merkur-online.de (Münchner Merkur) (in German). 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
External links
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Saint George's church altar, Auerberg, Schongau
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