Schongau, Bavaria
Schongau | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schongau within Weilheim-Schongau district  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria |
| District | Weilheim-Schongau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karl-Heinz Gerbl (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.35 km2 (8.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 726 m (2,382 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,769 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 86956 |
| Dialling codes | 08861 |
| Vehicle registration | WM, SOG |
| 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 a well-preserved old wall around the center. The history of the town started with the settlement of Altenstadt.
Popular culture
Schongau and the nearby area is the setting of the Oliver Pötzsch novel The Hangman's Daughter.
- Colmar (France) since 1962
- Lucca (Italy) since 1962
- Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) since 1962
- Abingdon, Oxfordshire since 1970
- Gogolin (Poland) since 1996
References
- ^ 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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