Ottobeuren

Ottobeuren
Municipality
Basilica and market square in Ottobeuren
Basilica and market square in Ottobeuren
Coat of arms of Ottobeuren
Coat of arms
Location of Ottobeuren within Unterallgäu district
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Ottobeuren is located in Germany
Ottobeuren
Ottobeuren
Ottobeuren is located in Bavaria
Ottobeuren
Ottobeuren
Coordinates: 47°56′29″N 10°17′58″E / 47.94139°N 10.29944°E / 47.94139; 10.29944
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSwabia
DistrictUnterallgäu
Municipal assoc.Ottobeuren
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) German Fries[1] (FW)
Area
 • Total
55.85 km2 (21.56 sq mi)
Elevation
669 m (2,195 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
8,767
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
87724
Dialling codes08332
Vehicle registrationMN
Websitewww.ottobeuren.de

Ottobeuren (Swabian: Ottobeire, Medieval Latin: Ottobura)[3] is a market town and municipality in Bavaria, Germany, located 11 km southeast of Memmingen near the A7. It is famous for Ottobeuren Abbey, situated next to the Basilica. The town is seat of a municipal association with Hawangen and Böhen.

The musicologist Manfred Hermann Schmid was born in Ottobeuren.

Twin towns — sister cities

Ottobeuren is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  3. ^ Ott, Michael (1913). "Ottobeuren" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.


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