Mindelheim
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Location of Mindelheim within Unterallgäu district | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Swabia |
| District | Unterallgäu |
| Subdivisions | 7 Stadtteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Stephan Winter[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.44 km2 (21.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 607 m (1,991 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,654 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 87711–87719 |
| Dialling codes | 08261 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Website | www.mindelheim.de |
Mindelheim (German: [ˈmɪndl̩ˌhaɪ̯m] (Audio file "De-Mindelheim.ogg " not found)) is a town in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. The town is the capital of Unterallgäu.
Geography[change]
Mindelheim is on the river Mindel, about 90 kilometres (56 miles) west of the Bavarian capital of Munich. Other towns nearby are Memmingen or the health resorts of Bad Grönenbach, Ottobeuren or Bad Wörishofen.
Mindelheim is close to the Autobahn 96 leading from Munich to Lindau. Furthermore, Mindelheim station is on the Buchloe–Memmingen railway, which connects to Zürich via Memmingen and Lindau and to Munich via Buchloe, and the Central Swabian Railway (Mittelschwabenbahn), which connects to Günzburg via Krumbach.
Twin towns and cities[change]
Mindelheim is twinned with several European towns:[3]
- France Bourg-de-Péage, France, since 1961
- United Kingdom East Grinstead, United Kingdom, since 1994
- Spain Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain, since 1994
- Austria Schwaz, Austria, since 1990
- Italy Tramin, Italy, since 1994
- Italy Verbania, Italy, since 1994
References[change]
- Official website (in German)
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .
- ↑ Twin towns Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
Related pages[change]
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