Unterallgäu – DE27C

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Demographics

From Wikipedia: Unterallgäu is a Landkreis (district) in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Neu-Ulm, Günzburg, Augsburg, Ostallgäu, Oberallgäu, and the districts Ravensburg und Biberach in Baden-Württemberg. The district-free city Memmingen in the west of the district is nearly surrounded by the district. The capital of the district is Mindelheim.

Geography

The district is located in the Allgäu, the northern foothills of the Alps. The river Iller forms part of the western boundary of the district.

History

The district was created July 1, 1972 by merging the previous districts Mindelheim and Memmingen. Mindelheim is the administrative seat of the new district.

Partnerships

The district started a partnership with the Polish Gostyn County in 2001.

Coat of arms

The rose in the left of the coat of arms is the symbol of the abbey of Ottobeuren, which ruled the southern part of the district.

Other: Swabia, Memmingen, Dillingen, Günzburg, Lindau, Ostallgäu, Augsburg, Unterallgäu, Kempten (Allgäu), Neu-Ulm, Kaufbeuren, Oberallgäu, Aichach-Friedberg, Augsburg, Donau-Ries

Neighbours: Oberallgäu, Ostallgäu, Landkreis Ravensburg, Neu-Ulm, Augsburg, Memmingen, Günzburg, Biberach district

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: Europe and its regions in numbers - Unterallgäu – DE27C, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/​PDE27C, ISBN: 978-80-970204-9-1, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.10200164