Füssen
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October 2009 aerial view of Füssen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Füssen within Ostallgäu district | |
Füssen Füssen | |
| Coordinates: 47°34′N 10°42′E / 47.567°N 10.700°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Ostallgäu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Maximilian Eichstetter[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.52 km2 (16.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 808 m (2,651 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,287 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 87629 |
| Dialling codes | 08362 |
| Vehicle registration | OAL, FÜS, MOD |
| Website | stadt-fuessen.de |
Füssen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, in Ostallgäu, one kilometre from the Austrian border. The town is known for violin manufacturing and as the closest transportation hub for the Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles. As of 2024-12-31, the town has a population of 15,287.
Geography
Füssen is on the sides of the Lech River, which flows into the Forggensee. The Forggensee is a man-made lake which was built to prevent flooding. It is the drainage area for all the melting snow in the spring, and is drained after the middle of October.
Füssen is 808 meters (2,651 ft) above sea level, surrounded by mountains of the Ammergau Alps. The castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau are near the town. At latitude 47°34 N it is one of the southernmost towns in Germany, at about the same latitude as Seattle, Washington, United States.
Twin towns and cities
Füssen is twinned with:[3]
- Palestrina, Italy, since 1972
- Helen, Georgia, United States, since 1978
- Bardu, Norway, since 1997
- Numata, Gunma, Japan, since 1998
- Cremona, Italy, since 2018
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
- ↑ "Partnerstädte" (in German). Füssen Tourismus und Marketing, Stadt Füssen. Archived from the original on 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
Further reading
- Feistle: Materialien zur Geschichte der Stadt Füssen, Füssen, 1861.
- Wüst, Wolfgang: "Füssen", in: Werner Paravicini, ed.: Höfe und Residenzen im spätmittelalterlichen Reich: ein dynastisch-topographisches Handbuch, 2 Teilbde (1: Dynastien und Höfe, 2: Residenzen) (Residenzenforschung 15 I/ 1,2) Ostfildern 2003, Bd. 1, pp. 204–205
Other websites
- Füssen travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Official website (in German)
- Füssen website (multilingual)
- Local news for Füssen in the Allgäuer Zeitung