Oberallgäu
Sign in to saveOberallgäu (; ) 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.
Key facts
- 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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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.
==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.