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Weilheim-Schongau
District
Coat of arms of Weilheim-Schongau
Coat of arms
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Country  Germany
State Bavaria
Adm. region Oberbayern
Region Oberland
Capital Weilheim i.OB
Area
 • Total 966.22 km2 (373.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total 127,018
 • Density 131.4587/km2 (340.4764/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration WM
Website http://www.weilheim-schongau.de

Weilheim-Schongau is a rural district in the southern part of Bavaria, Germany. It is located in a region called Oberbayern. A district is like a county or a region that has its own local government.

This district shares its borders with several other districts. These include Landsberg (district), Starnberg Rural District, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district), and Ostallgäu. The main city, or capital, of the Weilheim-Schongau district is Weilheim i.OB.

Towns and Communities in Weilheim-Schongau

The Weilheim-Schongau district is made up of several towns and smaller communities. These places work together to manage the district. Here is a list of the main towns and other communities you can find here.

Towns Communities


Market Towns

  • Peißenberg
  • Peiting


Administrative Communities
(These are groups of smaller communities that share an administration.)

  • Altenstadt
  • Bernbeuren
  • Habach
  • Huglfing
  • Rottenbuch
  • Seeshaupt
  • Steingaden
  • Altenstadt
  • Antdorf
  • Bernbeuren
  • Bernried
  • Böbing
  • Burggen
  • Eberfing
  • Eglfing
  • Habach
  • Hohenfurch
  • Hohenpeißenberg
  • Huglfing
  • Iffeldorf
  • Ingenried
  • Oberhausen
  • Obersöchering
  • Pähl
  • Polling
  • Prem
  • Raisting
  • Rottenbuch
  • Schwabbruck
  • Schwabsoien
  • Seeshaupt
  • Sindelsdorf
  • Steingaden
  • Wessobrunn
  • Wielenbach
  • Wildsteig


See also

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