Wertach

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Wertach
Coat of arms of Wertach
Wertach is located in Germany
Wertach
Coordinates 47°36′N 10°24′E / 47.600°N 10.400°E / 47.600; 10.400Coordinates: 47°36′N 10°24′E / 47.600°N 10.400°E / 47.600; 10.400
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Swabia
District Oberallgäu
Mayor Otto Hengge (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 45.63 km2 (17.62 sq mi)
Elevation 885 - 1,695 m
Population 2,444 (31 December 2011)[1]
 - Density 54 /km2 (139 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OA
Postal code 87497
Area code 08365
Website www.wertach.de

Wertach is a small town in the Oberallgäu district, southern Bavaria, Germany, in the German Alps. It is situated on the river Wertach, southeast of Kempten. The town was the childhood home of the writer W. G. Sebald.

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