Ottobeuren
Ottobeuren (Swabian: Ottobeire, Medieval Latin: Ottobura) 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.
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Ottobeuren (Swabian: Ottobeire, Medieval Latin: Ottobura) 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.
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The musicologist Manfred Hermann Schmid was born in Ottobeuren.
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• State — Bayern • Region — Swabia • District — Unterallgäu • Verwaltungsgemeinschaft — Ottobeuren • Elevation — 669 • Area — 55.85 • Postal Code — 87724 • Area Code — 08332 • Licence — MN • Gemeindeschlussel — 09 7 78 186 • Website — www.ottobeuren.de • Mayor — German Fries • Leader Term — 2020–26 • Party — FW
Twin towns — sister cities
Twin towns — sister cities
Ottobeuren is twinned with: • Italy Norcia, Italy • France Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse, France • Australia Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
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