Ottobeuren
Ottobeuren | |
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 Basilica and market square in Ottobeuren | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ottobeuren within Unterallgäu district  | |
 Location of Ottobeuren | |
  Ottobeuren  Ottobeuren | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′29″N10°17′58″E / 47.94139°N 10.29944°E / 47.94139; 10.29944 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Swabia |
| District | Unterallgäu |
| Municipal assoc. | Ottobeuren |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–26) | German Fries[1] (FW) |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.85 km2 (21.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 669 m (2,195 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,767 |
| • Density | 157.0/km2 (406.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 87724 |
| Dialling codes | 08332 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Website | www.ottobeuren.de |
Ottobeuren (Swabian: Ottobeire, Medieval Latin: Ottobura)[3] is a market town and municipality in Bavaria, Germany, located 11 km southeast of Memmingen near the A7. It is famous for Ottobeuren Abbey, situated next to the Basilica. The town is seat of a municipal association with Hawangen and Böhen.
The musicologist Manfred Hermann Schmid was born in Ottobeuren.
Twin towns — sister cities
Ottobeuren is twinned with:
Norcia, Italy- Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse, France
- Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
References
- ^Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^"Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^Ott, Michael (1913). . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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