Ottobeuren

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Ottobeuren
Municipality
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Basilica and market square in Ottobeuren
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Location of Ottobeuren within Unterallgäu district
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Coordinates: 47°56′29″N10°17′58″E / 47.94139°N 10.29944°E / 47.94139; 10.29944 Coordinates: 47°56′29″N10°17′58″E / 47.94139°N 10.29944°E / 47.94139; 10.29944
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Schwaben
District Unterallgäu
Municipal assoc. Ottobeuren
Government
 •  Mayor (2020–26) German Fries [1] (FW)
Area
 • Total55.85 km2 (21.56 sq mi)
Elevation
669 m (2,195 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
 • Total8,594
 • Density150/km2 (400/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.

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Ottobeuren is twinned with:

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References

  1. ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. June 2022.
  3. ↑ Ott, Michael (1913). "Ottobeuren"  . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.


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