Wallgau

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Wallgau
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Wallgau
Coordinates: 47°31′N11°17′E / 47.517°N 11.283°E / 47.517; 11.283 Coordinates: 47°31′N11°17′E / 47.517°N 11.283°E / 47.517; 11.283
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Government
 •  Mayor Hansjörg Zahler (CSU)
Area
[1]
 • Total33.96 km2 (13.11 sq mi)
Elevation
866 m (2,841 ft)
Population
(2017-12-31) [2]
 • Total1,511
 • Density44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
82499
Dialling codes 08825
Vehicle registration GAP
Website www.wallgau.de

Wallgau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district) District in Bavaria, Germany

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Ostallgäu, Weilheim-Schongau and Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Bavaria State in Germany

Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner. With an area of 70,550.19 square kilometres, Bavaria is the largest German state by land area comprising roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With 13 million inhabitants, it is Germany's second-most-populous state after North Rhine-Westphalia. Bavaria's main cities are Munich and Nuremberg.

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps, Lake Constance and the High Rhine to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

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Population

Growth

YearPopulationYearPopulation
184027419871,170
187126519901,304
190036720001,376
192559920031,428
193962520041,415
195091320051,428
196194220061,426
19701,07120071,414
*Statistics according to the Bavarian government, as of 2007. [3]

Demographics

Age groupTotal (%)Male (%)Female (%)
under 65.45.85.1
6–1510.411.79.0
15–183.53.53.6
18–257.28.36.1
25–306.46.16.8
30–4013.213.213.1
40–5015.315.415.1
50–6517.916.419.4
over 6520.719.621.8
Total10051.348.7
*Statistics according to the Bavarian government, as of 2007. [3]

Notable people

Magdalena Neuner former German biathlete

Magdalena "Lena" Neuner is a retired German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union (IBU). With 34 World Cup wins, Neuner is ranked second all-time for career victories on the Biathlon World Cup tour. She has won the Overall World Cup title three times, in 2007–08, in 2009–10 and her final season in 2011–12. Neuner retired from the sport in March 2012, citing a lack of motivation and her desire for a normal life.

Biathlon winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle sports shooting

The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race where the contestant with the shortest total time wins. Depending on the competition, missed shots result in extra distance or time being added to the contestant's total.

The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons until 1986–87 season were called the European Cup, although participation was not restricted to Europeans.

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References

  1. ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)". DESTATIS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). September 2018.
  3. 1 2 Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung – GENESIS-Online Bayern bayern.de. Accessed 11 February 2010.


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