Ottobeuren | |
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 Basilica and market square in Ottobeuren | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ottobeuren within Unterallgäu district  | |
  Ottobeuren  Ottobeuren | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′29″N 10°17′58″E / 47.94139°N 10.29944°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Swabia |
| District | Unterallgäu |
| Municipal assoc. | Ottobeuren |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | German Fries[1] (FW) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.85 km2 (21.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 669 m (2,195 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,767 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 87724 |
| Dialling codes | 08332 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Website | www.ottobeuren.de |
Ottobeuren (Swabian: Ottobeire, Medieval Latin: Ottobura)[3] is a market town and municipality in Bavaria, Germany, located 11 km southeast of Memmingen near the A7. It is famous for Ottobeuren Abbey, situated next to the Basilica. The town is seat of a municipal association with Hawangen and Böhen.
The musicologist Manfred Hermann Schmid was born in Ottobeuren.
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ Ott, Michael (1913). . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.