Weiler-Simmerberg

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Weiler-Simmerberg
Municipality
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Weiler-Simmerberg Town Hall
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Location of Weiler-Simmerberg within Lindau district
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Weiler-Simmerberg
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Weiler-Simmerberg
Coordinates: 47°35′N9°56′E / 47.583°N 9.933°E / 47.583; 9.933 Coordinates: 47°35′N9°56′E / 47.583°N 9.933°E / 47.583; 9.933
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Schwaben
District Lindau
Government
 •  Mayor (2020–26) Tobias Paintner [1]
Area
 • Total31.30 km2 (12.08 sq mi)
Highest elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Lowest elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
 • Total6,361
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88171
Dialling codes 08387 (Weiler-Simmerberg) 08384 (Ellhofen)
Vehicle registration LI

Weiler-Simmerberg is a market town in the Swabian Lindau district.

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Geography

Being located in the Westallgäu, the market town is bordering on the region of the Bregenz Forest, part of the Austrian administrative region of Vorarlberg. The Hausbachklamm belongs to the prominent landmarks and sights of Weiler-Simmerberg, as well as the Enschenstein and the Wildrosenmoos. Even though the landscape is rather mild, there are many very cliffy and steep rock faces due to the irregular bedding of sandstone and conglomerate.

Parts of the municipality

The area of Weiler-Simmerberg consists of the "Gemarkungen" Ellhofen, Simmerberg and Weiler im Allgäu.

The following districts belong to the market town of Weiler-Simmerberg:

  • Buchenbühl
  • Dressen
  • Ellhofen
  • Hagelstein
  • Hasenried
  • Oberleute
  • Obertrogen
  • Rieder
  • Riegen
  • Rothach
  • Ruppenmanklitz
  • Schreckenmanklitz
  • Simmerberg
  • Untertrogen
  • Weiler im Allgäu
  • Weißen

History

Historic town sign in Simmerberg Simmerberg historische Ortstafel-1.jpg
Historic town sign in Simmerberg

The municipality celebrated the 1111th anniversary of its first mentioning in 2005. The market town of Weiler-Simmerberg had been seat of a higher and lower court before 1805 and belonged to the Austrian authority of Bregenz-Hohenegg. Since the signing of the peace treaties of Brünn und Preßburg in 1805, the town belongs to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria, the contemporary municipality was formed by the "Gemeindeedikt" of 1818.

Twin towns

Weiler-Simmerberg 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.


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