Wangen im Allgäu
urban municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Baden-Württemberg
- District
- Ravensburg
- Lord mayor 2017 25
- Michael Lang ( Ind. )
- Total
- 101.35 km (39.13 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 556 m (1,824 ft)
- Density
- 280.34/km (726.07/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 07522
- Vehicle registration
- WG
- Website
- www.wangen.de
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Wangen im Allgäu ( German pronunciation: [ˈvaŋən ʔɪm ˈʔalɡɔʏ], lit. 'Wangen in the Allgäu'; Low Alemannic: Wãnge) is a historic city in southeast Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies north-east of Lake Constance in the Westallgäu. It is the second-largest city (population: 26,927 in 2020) in the Ravensburg district and is a nexus for the surrounding communities. From 1938 to 1972, Wangen was the county seat of the Wangen rural district.
Geography