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Weiler-Simmerberg

Coordinates: 47°35′N 9°56′E / 47.583°N 9.933°E / 47.583; 9.933
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Weiler-Simmerberg
Municipality
Weiler-Simmerberg Town Hall
Weiler-Simmerberg Town Hall
Coat of arms of Weiler-Simmerberg
Coat of arms
Location of Weiler-Simmerberg within Lindau district
Baden-WürttembergAustriaSwitzerlandOberallgäuBodolzGestratzGrünenbachHeimenkirchHergatzHergensweilerLindauLindenberg im AllgäuMaierhöfenNonnenhornOberreuteOpfenbachRöthenbachScheideggSigmarszellStiefenhofenWasserburg am BodenseeWeiler-SimmerbergWeißensbergLake Constance
Weiler-Simmerberg is located in Germany
Weiler-Simmerberg
Weiler-Simmerberg
Weiler-Simmerberg is located in Bavaria
Weiler-Simmerberg
Weiler-Simmerberg
Coordinates: 47°35′N 9°56′E / 47.583°N 9.933°E / 47.583; 9.933
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictLindau
Government
 • MayorKarl-Heinz Rudolph (FW)
Area
 • Total31.30 km2 (12.08 sq mi)
Highest elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Lowest elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total6,524
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88171
Dialling codes08387 (Weiler-Simmerberg) 08384 (Ellhofen)
Vehicle registrationLI

Weiler-Simmerberg is a market town in the Swabian Lindau district.

Geography

Being located in the Westallgäu, the market town is bordering on the region of the Bregenz Forest, which already belongs to the Austrian administrative region of Vorarlberg. The Hausbachklamm belongs to the prominent landmarks and sights of Weiler-Simmerberg, as well as the Enschenstein and the Wildrosenmoos. Even though the landscape is rather mild, there are many very cliffy and steep rock faces due to the irregular bedding of sandstone and conglomerate.

Parts of the municipality

The area of Weiler-Simmerberg consists of the "Gemarkungen" Ellhofen, Simmerberg and Weiler im Allgäu.

The following districts belong to the market town of Weiler-Simmerberg:

  • Buchenbühl
  • Dressen
  • Ellhofen
  • Hagelstein
  • Hasenried
  • Oberleute
  • Obertrogen
  • Rieder
  • Riegen
  • Rothach
  • Ruppenmanklitz
  • Schreckenmanklitz
  • Simmerberg
  • Untertrogen
  • Weiler im Allgäu
  • Weißen

History

Historic town sign in Simmerberg

The municipality celebrated the 1.111th anniversary of its first mentioning in 2005. The market town of Weiler-Simmerberg had been seat of a higher and lower court before 1805 and belonged to the Austrian authority of Bregenz-Hohenegg. Since the signing of the peace treaties of Brünn und Preßburg in 1805, the town belongs to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria, the contemporary municipality was formed by the "Gemeindeedikt" of 1818.

Twin towns

Weiler-Simmerberg is twinned with:

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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