Unterallgäu

Unterallgäu
District
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Swabia
Capital	Mindelheim
Area
• Total	1,229.2 km2 (474.6 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)
• Total	137,484
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	MN
Website	http://www.unterallgaeu.de

Unterallgäu is a Kreis (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. The fleur-de-lis in the right stands for the Fugger family, who owned several estates in the district. To the bottom are the Bavarian lozenges, to symbolize that the area became part of Bavaria in 1814.

Towns and municipalities

Towns

1. Bad Wörishofen
2. Mindelheim

Märkte

1. Babenhausen
2. Bad Grönenbach
3. Dirlewang
4. Erkheim
5. Kirchheim in Schwaben
6. Legau
7. Markt Rettenbach
8. Markt Wald
9. Ottobeuren
10. Pfaffenhausen
11. Türkheim
12. Tussenhausen

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften

1. Babenhausen
2. Boos
3. Dirlewang
4. Erkheim
5. Bad Grönenbach
6. Kirchheim (Schwaben)
7. Memmingerberg
8. Ottobeuren
9. Pfaffenhausen
10. Türkheim

Municipalities

2

External links

• Official website (German)
• Orchids in Allgäu