Unterallgäu

Unterallgäu
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Swabia
Capital	Mindelheim
Government
• District admin.	Alex Eder (FW)
Area
• Total	1,229.2 km2 (474.6 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)[1]
• Total	150,068
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	MN
Website	http://www.unterallgaeu.de

Unterallgäu is a Landkreis (district) in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Neu-Ulm, Günzburg, Augsburg, Ostallgäu, Oberallgäu, and the districts Ravensburg und Biberach in Baden-Württemberg. The district-free city Memmingen in the west of the district is nearly surrounded by the district. The capital of the district is Mindelheim.

Geography

The district is located in the Allgäu, the northern foothills of the Alps. The river Iller forms part of the western boundary of the district.

History

The district was created July 1, 1972 by merging the previous districts Mindelheim and Memmingen. Mindelheim is the administrative seat of the new district.

Partnerships

The district started a partnership with the

in 2001.

Coat of arms

The rose in the left of the coat of arms is the symbol of the abbey of Ottobeuren, which ruled the southern part of the district. The

family, who owned several estates in the district. To the bottom are the Bavarian lozenges, to symbolize that the area became part of Bavaria in 1814.

Towns and municipalities

References

External links

• Official website (German)
• Orchids in Allgäu

48°00′N 10°30′E / 48.0°N 10.5°E / 48.0; 10.5