Durach

Durach
Heilig Geist church (Holy Spirit church)
Heilig Geist church (Holy Spirit church)
Coat of arms of Durach
Location of Durach within Oberallgäu district
AustriaBaden-WürttembergLindau (district)Kempten (Allgäu)UnterallgäuOstallgäuKempter WaldWildpoldsriedWiggensbachWertachWeitnauWaltenhofenSulzbergSonthofenRettenbergOfterschwangOberstdorfOberstaufenObermaiselsteinOy-MittelbergMissen-WilhamsLaubenImmenstadtBad HindelangHaldenwangFischenDurachDietmannsriedBurgberg im AllgäuBuchenbergBolsterlangBlaichachBetzigauBalderschwangAltusried
Durach is located in Germany
Durach
Durach
Durach is located in Bavaria
Durach
Durach
Coordinates: 47°42′N 10°20′E / 47.700°N 10.333°E / 47.700; 10.333
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictOberallgäu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Gerhard Hock[1]
Area
 • Total
20.74 km2 (8.01 sq mi)
Elevation
714 m (2,343 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
7,356
 • Density350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
87471
Dialling codes0831
Vehicle registrationOA
Websitewww.durach-allgaeu.de

Durach is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.

The village came into international media attention in August 2008 when a light aircraft hit power lines in its vicinity and the pilot and passenger, who had survived inside the plane dangling on high-tension power cables, were rescued in front of cameras.[3]

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  3. ^ "Plane hits power lines". BBC News. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-18.