Wertach
Wertach | |
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Wertach | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Wertach within Oberallgäu district | |
Wertach Wertach | |
| Coordinates: 47°36′N 10°24′E / 47.600°N 10.400°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Oberallgäu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eberhard Jehle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.63 km2 (17.62 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,695 m (5,561 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 885 m (2,904 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,749 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 87497 |
| Dialling codes | 08365 |
| Vehicle registration | OA |
| Website | www |
Wertach is a small town in the Oberallgäu district, southern Bavaria, Germany. It is in the German Alps. It is on the river Wertach, southeast of Kempten. The town was the childhood home of the writer W. G. Sebald. It was first mentioned in 955. It received town status in 1423. In March 2014, Eberhard Jehle became mayor [2]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Markt Wertach" (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2017.