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Mindelheim

Coordinates: 48°02′N 10°28′E / 48.033°N 10.467°E / 48.033; 10.467
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Mindelheim
Marian Square
Marian Square
Coat of arms of Mindelheim
Location of Mindelheim within Unterallgäu district
Mindelheim is located in Germany
Mindelheim
Mindelheim
Mindelheim is located in Bavaria
Mindelheim
Mindelheim
Coordinates: 48°02′N 10°28′E / 48.033°N 10.467°E / 48.033; 10.467
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSwabia
DistrictUnterallgäu
Subdivisions7 Stadtteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Stephan Winter[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total56.44 km2 (21.79 sq mi)
Elevation
607 m (1,991 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total15,654
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
87711–87719
Dialling codes08261
Vehicle registrationMN
Websitewww.mindelheim.de
Town hall

Mindelheim (German: [ˈmɪndl̩ˌhaɪ̯m] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a town in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. The town is the capital of Unterallgäu.

Geography

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Mindelheim is on the river Mindel, about 90 kilometres (56 miles) west of the Bavarian capital of Munich. Other towns nearby are Memmingen or the health resorts of Bad Grönenbach, Ottobeuren or Bad Wörishofen.

Mindelheim is close to the Autobahn 96 leading from Munich to Lindau. Furthermore, Mindelheim station is on the Buchloe–Memmingen railway, which connects to Zürich via Memmingen and Lindau and to Munich via Buchloe, and the Central Swabian Railway (Mittelschwabenbahn), which connects to Günzburg via Krumbach.

Twin towns and cities

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Mindelheim is twinned with several European towns:[3]

References

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