Weilheim-Schongau is a Kreis (district) in the south of Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Landsberg

Landsberg (district)

Landsberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Aichach-Friedberg, Fürstenfeldbruck, Starnberg, Weilheim-Schongau, Ostallgäu and Augsburg.- History :...

, Starnberg

Starnberg (district)

Starnberg is a Kreis in the southern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Fürstenfeldbruck, Munich, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Weilheim-Schongau and Landsberg....

, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by Austria and the districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Weilheim-Schongau, Starnberg, Munich and Miesbach.- History :...

, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district)

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Ostallgäu, Weilheim-Schongau and Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol.-History:...

 and Ostallgäu

Ostallgäu

Ostallgäu is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Oberallgäu, Unterallgäu, Augsburg, Landsberg, Weilheim-Schongau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol...

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Geography

The district is located in the northern foothills of the Alps

Alps

The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....

. The main rivers of the district are the Lech and the Ammer

Amper

The Amper is a river located in southern Bavaria, Germany and is the largest tributary to the Isar river. The Amper flows into the Isar in Moosburg, 185 km from the headwater of the river and at a speed of 45 m³/s. It runs out of the Ammersee and its upper course, upstream from the...

. The Ammersee and the Starnberger See are at the northern boundary of the district.

History

The district was formed in 1972 by merging the former districts Weilheim and Schongau, and one municipality from the former district Marktoberdorf.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms combines the symbols of the two precursor districts. The lion in top as the symbol of the Hohenstaufen Hohenstaufen The House of Hohenstaufen was a dynasty of German kings in the High Middle Ages, lasting from 1138 to 1254. Three of these kings were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor. In 1194 the Hohenstaufens also became Kings of Sicily...  dynasty was taken from the coat of arms of the district Weilheim. The crosier and the mining tools in the bottom are derived from the coat of arms of the district Schongau, symbolizing both the important monasteries as well as the coal mining in the district.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Penzberg Penzberg Penzberg is a town in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located near Munich, and had a population of 16,126 in 2005. A historic coal mining town, Penzberg today is known for its pharmaceutical industries.-History:... Schongau Schongau, Bavaria Schongau is a small town in Bavaria, near the Alps. It is located along the Lech, between Landsberg am Lech and Füssen. It has about 12,000 inhabitants... Weilheim i.OB Weilheim in Oberbayern Weilheim in Oberbayern is a town in Germany, the capital of the district Weilheim-Schongau in the south of Bavaria.Weilheim has an old city-wall, historic houses and a museum.-Sport:... Markt Peißenberg Peißenberg Peißenberg is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 7 km southwest of Weilheim in Oberbayern.-Sports:... Peiting Peiting Peiting is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Lech, 3 km southeast of Schongau, and 17 km west of Weilheim in Oberbayern.- References :... Verwaltungsgemeinschaften Altenstadt Bernbeuren Habach Huglfing Rottenbuch Seeshaupt Steingaden	Altenstadt Altenstadt, Upper Bavaria Altenstadt is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.-References:... Antdorf Antdorf Antdorf is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Bernbeuren Bernbeuren Bernbeuren is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Bernried Bernried am Starnberger See Bernried am Starnberger See is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Böbing Böbing Böbing is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Burggen Burggen Burggen is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Eberfing Eberfing Eberfing is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Eglfing Eglfing Eglfing is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Habach Habach Habach is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Hohenfurch Hohenfurch Hohenfurch is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Hohenpeißenberg Hohenpeißenberg Hohenpeißenberg is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. Hohenpeißenberg is situated in the Bavarian Oberland, in the alpine uplan.It exists only as a local subdistrict.- Geography :... Huglfing Huglfing Huglfing is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Iffeldorf Iffeldorf Iffeldorf is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Ingenried Ingenried Ingenried is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Oberhausen Oberhausen, Weilheim-Schongau Oberhausen is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany....	Obersöchering Obersöchering Obersöchering is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Pähl Pähl Pähl am Ammersee is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is on the lake of Ammersee to the southwest of Munich.thumb|left|Pähl Castle- Famous people :... Polling Polling, Weilheim-Schongau Polling is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.It is the birthplace of the 12th century theologian Gerhoh of Reichersberg.... Prem Prem, Germany Prem is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Raisting Raisting Raisting is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Rottenbuch Rottenbuch Rottenbuch is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is the site of Rottenbuch Abbey church.... Schwabbruck Schwabbruck Schwabbruck is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Schwabsoien Schwabsoien Schwabsoien is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Seeshaupt Seeshaupt Seeshaupt is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Sindelsdorf Sindelsdorf Sindelsdorf is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Steingaden Steingaden Steingaden is a town and municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district of Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is the site of the 12th-century Steingaden Abbey and the Wies Church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.-Geography:... Wessobrunn Wessobrunn Wessobrunn is a municipality in the district of Weilheim-Schongau in Bavaria in Germany.-Paterzell airfield:Paterzell airfield is located in Wessobrunn. The local aeroclub Luftsportverein Weilheim-Peißenberg competes in glider aerobatics. The German National Champion in 2006, Markus Feyerabend... Wielenbach Wielenbach Wielenbach is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany.... Wildsteig Wildsteig Wildsteig is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany....

External links

• Official website (German)