Schwangau
Schwangau | |
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 View of the village (Hohenschwangau) | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schwangau within Ostallgäu district  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Ostallgäu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Reinhold Sontheimer (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.06 km2 (29.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 796 m (2,612 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,453 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 87643=57645 |
| Dialling codes | 08362 |
| Vehicle registration | OAL |
| Website | www.schwangau.de |
Schwangau is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. The village lies 4 km from the larger town of Füssen and just 1.5 km from Hohenschwangau, a collection of tourist-oriented facilities adjacent to the major tourist attractions of Schloss Neuschwanstein and Schloss Hohenschwangau.
Schwangau has no railway station, but is served by buses connecting to Füssen, Hohenschwangau, and other nearby Alpine towns. It is the next-to-last town on the Romantic Road tourist route that terminates in Füssen.
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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