Schondorf is a climatic spa village. It is about 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Munich and about 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of Augsburg on the western shore of lake Ammersee in the district of Landsberg am Lech.
As the place is on the edge of Lake Ammersee, is the maximum height difference in the municipality area is 70 metres (77 yards).
Panoramic picture Schondorf, viewed from the east
Expansion of the municipality
The area of the municipality is 6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi). The maximum amount of extension in the north–south direction is 4 km (2.5 mi) and west–east direction 2.5 km (1.6 mi).
Schondorf has two subdivisions: Oberschondorf on the western and upper side and Unterschondorf on the eastern and lower side.
Literature
Weidacher, Werner (1996), Schondorf – Das Dorf und seine Menschen in alten Aufnahmen (in German) (1 ed.), Horb am Neckar: Geiger-Verlag, ISBN3-89570-178-5
