Oberallgäu

Oberallgäu (; ) is a Landkreis (district) in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Unterallgäu and Ostallgäu, the Austrian states Tyrol and Vorarlberg, the district of Lindau, and the state of Baden-Württemberg (district Ravensburg). The city of Kempten is enclosed by but does not belong to the district. The district includes natural features such as the Ursersberg.

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Oberallgäu is a district in Bavaria, Germany, bordered by other districts and the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. It includes natural features like the Ursersberg mountain and has the city of Kempten within its territory.

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German district.name: Oberallgäu
German district.state: Bavaria
German district.image_flag: Flagge Oberallgäu.svg
German district.image_coa: Wappen Landkreis Oberallgaeu.svg
German district.capital: Sonthofen
German district.regierungsbezirk: Swabia
German district.area: 1528
German district.Kreisschlüssel: 09780
German district.district_admin: Indra Baier-Müller
German district.admin_party: Freie Wähler
German district.carsign: OA

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Wikidata facts

Population: 153759
Area: 1528.00
Elevation: 711
Official website: www.oberallgaeu.de
Licence plate code: SF

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inception: 1972-07-01
Commons category: Landkreis Oberallgäu
female population: 78785

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==History== Human settlement dates back to the Bronze Age, when Celtic peoples inhabited the region. The Romans established a military camp which grew to become the city of Cambodunum, the present Kempten; it is consequently sometimes claimed that Kempten is the oldest town in Germany.