Schongau, Bavaria

city in Bavaria, Germany
Place town Q518663
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Schongau, Bavaria

Summary

Schongau, Bavaria is a town[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 48 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Schongau, Bavaria was a member of Bayerischer Städtetag[3].
  • Schongau, Bavaria is located in District of Weilheim-Schongau[4].
  • Schongau, Bavaria is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Schongau, Bavaria is on the body of water Lech[6].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's instance of is recorded as town[7].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[8].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's shares border with is recorded as Q518123[9].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's shares border with is recorded as Hohenfurch[10].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Colmar[11].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lucca[12].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sint-Niklaas[13].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Abingdon-on-Thames[14].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gogolin[15].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's postal code is recorded as 86956[16].
  • Schongau, Bavaria is part of Stimmkreis Weilheim-Schongau[17].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's Commons category is recorded as Schongau[18].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's local dialing code is recorded as 08861[19].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's archives at is recorded as Stadtarchiv Schongau[20].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 47.816666666667, 'longitude': 10.9}[21].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's official website is recorded as http://www.schongau.de[22].
  • Schongau, Bavaria's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Schongau[23].
  • Schongau, Bavaria has a population of {'amount': '+10182'}[24].
  • Schongau, Bavaria has a population of {'amount': '+11006'}[25].
  • Schongau, Bavaria has a population of {'amount': '+6599'}[26].
  • Schongau, Bavaria has a population of {'amount': '+3307'}[27].

Body

Geography

Schongau, Bavaria is in the country of Germany[5]. It is located in District of Weilheim-Schongau[4]. It is on the body of water Lech[6]. It is part of Stimmkreis Weilheim-Schongau[17].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+21.35'}[28] and {'amount': '+21.34'}[29]. Schongau, Bavaria sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+710'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+10182'}[24], {'amount': '+11006'}[25], {'amount': '+6599'}[26], {'amount': '+3307'}[27], {'amount': '+1803'}[31], and {'amount': '+11659'}[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[7] and urban municipality in Germany[8].

Why It Matters

Schongau, Bavaria has Wikipedia articles in 48 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 11w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+10182'}, {'amount': '+11006'}, {'amount': '+6599'} +16
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  4. 13w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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