Weilheim-Schongau

Weilheim-Schongau
District
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Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Oberbayern
Capital	Weilheim
Area
• Total	966.22 km2 (373.06 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)
• Total	130,387
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	WM
Website	http://www.weilheim-schongau.de

Weilheim-Schongau is a Kreis (district) in the south of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Landsberg, Starnberg, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Ostallgäu.

Geography

The district is located in the northern foothills of the Alps. The main rivers of the district are the Lech and the Ammer. The Ammersee and the Starnberger See are at the northern boundary of the district.

History

The district was formed in 1972 by merging the former districts Weilheim and Schongau, and one municipality from the former district Marktoberdorf.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms combines the symbols of the two precursor districts. The lion in top as the symbol of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was taken from the coat of arms of the district Weilheim. The crosier and the mining tools in the bottom are derived from the coat of arms of the district Schongau, symbolizing both the important monasteries as well as the coal mining in the district.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Penzberg Schongau Weilheim i.OB Markt Peißenberg Peiting Verwaltungsgemeinschaften Altenstadt Bernbeuren Habach Huglfing Rottenbuch Seeshaupt Steingaden	Altenstadt Antdorf Bernbeuren Bernried Böbing Burggen Eberfing Eglfing Habach Hohenfurch Hohenpeißenberg Huglfing Iffeldorf Ingenried Oberhausen	Obersöchering Pähl Polling Prem Raisting Rottenbuch Schwabbruck Schwabsoien Seeshaupt Sindelsdorf Steingaden Wessobrunn Wielenbach Wildsteig

External links

• Official website (German)