Schongau, Bavaria
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Location of Schongau within Weilheim-Schongau district  | ||
| Coordinates: 47°49′N 10°54′E / 47.817°N 10.900°ECoordinates: 47°49′N 10°54′E / 47.817°N 10.900°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria | |
| District | Weilheim-Schongau | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Falk Sluyterman van Langeweyde (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 21.35 km2 (8.24 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 12,291 | |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 86956 | |
| Dialling codes | 08861 | |
| Vehicle registration | WM, SOG | |
| Website | www.schongau.de | |
Schongau is a small town in Bavaria, near the Alps. It is located along the Lech, between Landsberg am Lech and Füssen. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Schongau has a well-preserved old wall around the center.
Popular culture
Schongau and the nearby area is the setting of the Oliver Pötzsch novel The Hangman's Daughter.
Twin towns
- Colmar (France) since 1962
- Lucca (Italy) since 1962
- Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) since 1962
- Abingdon, Oxfordshire since 1970
- Gogolin (Poland) since 1996
Mayor
Since May 1, 2014, the mayor of Schongau is Falk Sluyterman van Langeweyde (SPD). He was elected in March 2014 with 50,3 % of the votes.[2]
His predecessor was Karl-Heinz Gerbl (SPD); he was in office from 2008-2014.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Franz Rupp (1901-1992), pianist
- Reinhold Bocklet (born 1943), CSU politician
- Michael Kreitl (born 1975), ice hockey player
- Stefan Schauer (born 1983), ice hockey player
References
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2016.
- ↑ "Bürgermeisterwahl 2014 – Endergebnis" (in German). Stadt Schongau. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
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