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Babenhausen

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market municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany

Key facts

Country
Germany
State
Bavaria
Admin region
Schwaben
District
Unterallgäu
Municipal assoc
Babenhausen [ de ]
Mayor 2020 26
Otto Göppel ( CSU )
Total
27.23 km (10.51 sq mi)
Highest elevation
567 m (1,860 ft)
Lowest elevation
542 m (1,778 ft)
Density
208.2/km (539.2/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Dialling codes
08333
Vehicle registration
MN
Website
www.babenhausen, -schwaben.de

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Encyclopedic overview

Babenhausen ( German pronunciation: [baːbm̩ˈhaʊzn̩] ) is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. It is seat of a municipal association with Egg an der Günz, Kettershausen, Kirchhaslach, Oberschönegg and Winterrieden. The view of Babenhausen is dominated by the Fugger Castle, a local attraction with a museum, and the Sankt Andreas Church. It is the seat of the Fuggers, a merchant family from Augsburg which played an important role during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Babenhausen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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