Babenhausen
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
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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
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