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Oberallgäu is a Landkreis (district) in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Unterallgäu and Ostallgäu, the Austrian states Tyrol and Vorarlberg, the district of Lindau, and the state of Baden-Württemberg (district Ravensburg). The city of Kempten is enclosed by but does not belong to the district.

Oberallgäu
District
Flag
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionSwabia
CapitalSonthofen
Area
 • Total1,528 km2 (590 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)[1]
 • Total156,308
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOA
Websitehttp://www.oberallgaeu.de

History


Human settlement dates back to the Bronze Age, when Celtic peoples inhabited the region. The Romans established a military camp which grew to become the city of Cambodunum, the present Kempten. It is consequently sometimes claimed that Kempten is the oldest town in Germany.

In medieval times Kempten was a free imperial city, and the surrounding lands became subordinate to the lords of Staufen and the counts of Rothenfels. Both ceased to exist in the beginning of the 19th century, when Napoleon handed these territories over to Bavaria.

The district of Oberallgäu was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Sonthofen and Kempten.


Geography


Oberallgäu is the southernmost district of Germany. "Oberallgäu" literally means "Upper Allgäu". The term Allgäu is applied to the part of the Alps located in Swabia and their northern foothills.

In the very south of the district there are some of the highest mountains of the Allgäu, culminating in the Hochfrottspitze (2649 m). Blender, which rises to 1072 m, is located between Buchenberg und Wiggensbach. The Iller River (a tributary of the Danube) runs through the district from south to north.


Coat of arms


The coat of arms displays a mountain symbolising the Allgäu, and three lions from the arms of the Staufen dynasty.


Towns and municipalities


Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the districtKempter WaldSulzbergHaldenwang
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Immenstadt
  2. Sonthofen
  1. Altusried
  2. Bad Hindelang
  3. Balderschwang
  4. Betzigau
  5. Blaichach
  6. Bolsterlang
  7. Buchenberg
  8. Burgberg im Allgäu
  9. Dietmannsried
  10. Durach
  11. Fischen
  12. Haldenwang
  13. Lauben
  1. Missen-Wilhams
  2. Obermaiselstein
  3. Oberstaufen
  4. Oberstdorf
  5. Ofterschwang
  6. Oy-Mittelberg
  7. Rettenberg
  8. Sulzberg
  9. Waltenhofen
  10. Weitnau
  11. Wertach
  12. Wiggensbach
  13. Wildpoldsried
Panoramic of the municipality of Bad Hindelang
Panoramic of the municipality of Bad Hindelang

References


  1. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.


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На других языках

[de] Landkreis Oberallgäu

Der Landkreis Oberallgäu ist der südlichste Landkreis Deutschlands und gehört zum bayerischen Regierungsbezirk Schwaben. Die kreisfreie Stadt Kempten (Allgäu) liegt inmitten des Landkreises. Oberallgäu wird fälschlicherweise als Synonym für das alpin geprägte obere Allgäu verwendet, dem eigentlichen Ur-Allgäu von Oberstaufen, über Oberstdorf und Sonthofen nach Bad Hindelang, wo auch die Allgäuer Dialekte beheimatet sind. Das ab Kempten in den Norden reichende voralpine Hügelland wird wiederum als Unterallgäu bezeichnet, auch wenn es zum Landkreis Oberallgäu gehört und dort bereits ab Kempten vermehrt Schwäbische Dialekte gesprochen werden. Erst nördlich von Dietmannsried verläuft der Landkreis Unterallgäu.
- [en] Oberallgäu

[ru] Верхний Алльгой

Верхний Алльгой (нем. Oberallgäu) — район в Германии. Центр района — город Зонтхофен. Район входит в землю Бавария. Подчинён административному округу Швабия. Занимает площадь 1527,97 км². Население — 150 363 чел. Плотность населения — 99 человек/км².


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