Sonthofen

thumb|Sonthofen thumb|Marktstraße (main street downtown)

Key facts

German place.type: Town
German place.image_coa: DEU Sonthofen COA.svg
German place.image_photo: SonthofenVonOben.jpg
German place.image_caption: Sonthofen
German place.image_plan: Sonthofen in OA.svg
German place.state: Bayern
German place.region: Schwaben
German place.district: Oberallgäu
German place.elevation: 750-1100
German place.area: 46.55
German place.postal_code: 87527
German place.area_code: 08321
German place.licence: OA
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 09 7 80 139
German place.mayor: Christian Wilhelm
German place.leader_term: 2020–26
German place.party: FW

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: district capital
Award: Alpine Town of the Year
Country: Germany
Located in: Oberallgäu
Population: 22035
Area: 46.55
Elevation: 746
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Oberallgäu
Shares border with: Fischen im Allgäu
Official website: www.stadt-sonthofen.de
Image: SonthofenVonOben.jpg
Dialing code: 08321
Licence plate code: OA

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Commons category: Sonthofen
category for people born here: Q32363501
category of associated people: Category:People from Sonthofen
topic's main category: Category:Sonthofen
postal code: 87527
Commons gallery: Sonthofen
webcam page URL: www.foto-webcam.eu/webcam/sonthofen
hashtag: Sonthofen

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thumb|Sonthofen thumb|Marktstraße (main street downtown)

Sonthofen () is the southernmost town of Germany, located in the Oberallgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. Neighbouring Oberstdorf is situated 14 km farther south but is classified as a market town. In 2005, Sonthofen was awarded "Alpenstadt des Jahres" (Alpine town of the year). The town has 21,300 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2015).

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