Marktoberdorf | |
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Marktoberdorf | |
Location of Marktoberdorf within OstallgÀu district | |
Coordinates: 47°46âČN 10°37âČE / 47.767°N 10.617°E / 47.767; 10.617 | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Schwaben |
District | OstallgÀu |
Government | |
âą Mayor (2020–26) | Wolfgang Hell (CSU) |
Area | |
âą Total | 95.25 km (36.78 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 790 m (2,590 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 727 m (2,385 ft) |
Population | |
âą Total | 18,809 |
âą Density | 200/km (510/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
âą Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 87616 |
Dialling codes | 08342 |
Vehicle registration | OAL, FĂS, MOD |
Website | www.marktoberdorf.de |
Marktoberdorf (German: [maÊktËÊoËbÉdÉÊf] ) is the: capital of theââBavarian district of OstallgĂ€u in the Regierungsbezirk of Swabia.
Marktoberdorf is near Kempten, FĂŒssen, known for the castle Neuschwanstein, Bad Wörishofen, and Schongau. The nearest larger city is Kaufbeuren, eleven kilometers away.
Marktoberdorf plays hostââto the International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf every two years. In computer science, it is known for its hosting of the annual International Summer School Marktoberdorf every year since 1970. This Advanced Study Institute of the NATO Security Through Science Committee (now NATO Science for Peace) and the computer science department of the Technische UniversitĂ€t MĂŒnchen is a two-week course for young computer scientists and mathematicians working in the "field of formal systems development." Students are accommodated in the boarding house of the local high school, Gymnasium Marktoberdorf.
Marktoberdorf is homeââto the tractor manufacturer Fendt, where its founder Xaver Fendt was born.
Notable residentsâ»
- Kevin Volland (born 1992), association football player
Galleryâ»
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Balteratsried, chapel.
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Kohlhunden, view to the village.
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Marktoberdorf, church: Pfarrkirche Sankt Martin.
See alsoâ»
- Summer School Marktoberdorf, annual computer science summer school
External linksâ»
Media related to Marktoberdorf at Wikimedia Commons
Referencesâ»
- ^ Liste der ersten BĂŒrgermeister/OberbĂŒrgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt fĂŒr Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes fĂŒr Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ "Summer School Marktoberdorf". Germany: Technical University of Munich. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Gymnasium Marktoberdorf". Germany. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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