Ostallgäu

Ostallgäu
District
Flag of Ostallgäu
Flag
Coat of arms of Ostallgäu
Coat of arms
Map
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionSwabia
CapitalMarktoberdorf
Government
 • District admin.Maria Rita Zinnecker (CSU)
Area
 • Total
1,395 km2 (539 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total
146,302
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOAL
Websitewww.landkreis-ostallgaeu.de

Ostallgäu is a Landkreis (district) in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Oberallgäu, Unterallgäu, Augsburg, Landsberg, Weilheim-Schongau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol. The town of Kaufbeuren is enclosed by but does not belong to the district.

History

Before 1803 the region was split into several tiny states, most of them clerical states. When these states were dissolved in 1803, the Ostallgäu region became part of Bavaria. The kings of Bavaria soon developed a special relationship with the region and built their famous castles of Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein there.

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Kaufbeuren, Marktoberdorf and Füssen.

Geography

Neuschwanstein

"Ostallgäu" literally means "Eastern Allgäu". The term Allgäu is applied to the part of the Alps located in Swabia and their northern foothills.

The district extends from the crest of the Alps to hilly countryside in the north. It is located on either side of the Wertach, an affluent of the Lech. In the south there is a great number of alpine lakes, the largest of them being the Forggensee (16 km2 [6.2 sq mi]).

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

  • the heraldic lion of the medieval county of Ronsberg
  • the sword of Saint Martin, the patron saint of Marktoberdorf
  • an abbot's staff representing the Füssen monastery

Towns and municipalities

AustriaKempten (Allgäu)OberallgäuKaufbeurenAugsburg (district)UnterallgäuGarmisch-Partenkirchen (district)Weilheim-SchongauLandsberg (district)Rettenbach am AuerbergWestendorfWaldWaalUntrasriedUnterthingauHalblechStöttwangStöttenSeegSchwangauRückholzRuderatshofenRoßhauptenRonsbergRiedenRieden am ForggenseePfrontenPforzenOsterzellOberostendorfObergünzburgNesselwangMauerstettenMarktoberdorfLengenwangLechbruckLamerdingenKraftisriedKaltentalJengenIrseeGünzachHopferauGörisriedGermaringenFüssenFriesenriedEisenbergEggenthalBuchloeBidingenBaisweilBiessenhofenAitrang
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Buchloe
  2. Füssen
  3. Marktoberdorf
  1. Aitrang
  2. Baisweil
  3. Bidingen
  4. Biessenhofen
  5. Eggenthal
  6. Eisenberg
  7. Friesenried
  8. Germaringen
  9. Görisried
  10. Günzach
  11. Halblech
  12. Hopferau
  13. Irsee
  14. Jengen
  15. Kaltental
  16. Kraftisried
  17. Lamerdingen
  18. Lechbruck
  19. Lengenwang
  20. Mauerstetten
  21. Nesselwang
  1. Obergünzburg
  2. Oberostendorf
  3. Osterzell
  4. Pforzen
  5. Pfronten
  6. Rettenbach am Auerberg
  7. Rieden
  8. Rieden am Forggensee
  9. Ronsberg
  10. Roßhaupten
  11. Rückholz
  12. Ruderatshofen
  13. Schwangau
  14. Seeg
  15. Stötten
  16. Stöttwang
  17. Unterthingau
  18. Untrasried
  19. Waal
  20. Wald
  21. Westendorf

References

  1. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
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