Schongau, Bavaria
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Location of the town of Schongau within Weilheim-Schongau district
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| Coordinates | 47°49′N 10°54′E / 47.81667°N 10.9°ECoordinates: 47°49′N 10°54′E / 47.81667°N 10.9°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria |
| District | Weilheim-Schongau |
| Mayor | Karl-Heinz Gerbl (SPD) |
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| Area | 21.35 km2 (8.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 726 m (2382 ft) |
| Population | 12,082 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 566 /km2 (1,466 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WM |
| Postal code | 86956 |
| Area code | 08861 |
| 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 an old wall around the center, which is in very good shape.
Near Schongau is the Radio Tower Rottenbuch, the tallest tower built of wood in Germany.[citation needed]
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[edit] Popular culture
Schongau and the nearby area, is the setting of the Oliver Pötzsch novel, The Hangman's Daughter .
[edit] Partner cities
- Colmar (France) since 1962
- Lucca (Italy) since 1962
- Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) since 1962
- Abingdon, Oxfordshire since 1970
- Gogolin (Poland) since 1996
[edit] References
- ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.
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