Schwangau

Schwangau () is a municipality in the Ostallgäu district of the Swabia region of Bavaria, Germany. The village lies 4 km from the larger town of Füssen and just 1.5 km from Hohenschwangau, a collection of tourist-oriented facilities adjacent to the major tourist attractions of Neuschwanstein Castle and Hohenschwangau Castle.

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German location.image_flag: 120px|border|Flag of Schwangau40px|border|Banner of Schwangau
German location.image_coa: DEU Schwangau COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Schwangau in OAL.svg
German location.image_photo: Schwangau Blick.jpg
German location.image_caption: Hohenschwangau seen fromNeuschwanstein Castle
German location.state: Bayern
German location.region: Schwaben
German location.district: Ostallgäu
German location.elevation: 796
German location.area: 76
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 09777169
German location.postal_code: 87643=57645
German location.area_code: 08362
German location.licence: OAL
German location.mayor: Stefan Rinke
German location.leader_term: 2020–26
German location.party: CSU
German location.website: www.schwangau.de

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Schwangau: Tourismus

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Schwangau
Population: 3453
Area: 76
Elevation: 796
Official website: www.schwangau.de
Image: Schwangau Blick.jpg
Dialing code: 08362
Licence plate code: OAL

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Commons category: Schwangau
postal code: 87643–87645
short name: Schg
native label: Schwangau
hashtag: Schwangau

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Schwangau has no railway station, but is served by buses connecting to Füssen, Hohenschwangau, and other nearby Alpine towns. It is the next-to-last town on the Romantic Road tourist route that terminates in Füssen.