Füssen
Füssen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, in Ostallgäu, one kilometre from the Austrian border. The town is known for violin manufacturing and as the closest transportation hub for the Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles. As of 2016-12-31, the town has a population of 15,425.
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Location of Füssen within Ostallgäu district | |
| Coordinates: 47°34′N 10°42′E / 47.567°N 10.700°ECoordinates: 47°34′N 10°42′E / 47.567°N 10.700°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Ostallgäu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Maximilian Eichstetter[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.52 km2 (16.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 808 m (2,651 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,425 |
| • Density | 354.43/km2 (917.98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 87629 |
| Vehicle registration | OAL, FÜS, MOD |
| Website | stadt-fuessen.de |
Geography
Füssen is on the sides of the Lech River, which flows into the Forggensee. The Forggensee is a man-made lake which was built to prevent flooding.[source?] It is the drainage area for all the melting snow in the spring, and is drained after the middle of October.
Füssen is 808 meters (2,651 ft) above sea level, surrounded by mountains of the Ammergau Alps. The castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau are near the town. At latitude 47°34 N it is one of the southernmost towns in Germany, at about the same latitude as Seattle, Washington, United States.
Twin towns and cities
Füssen is twinned with:[3]
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Palestrina, Italy, since 1972
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Helen, Georgia, United States, since 1978
Bardu, Norway, since 1997- File:Flag of Japan.svg Numata, Gunma, Japan, since 1998
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Cremona, Italy, since 2018
Füssen Media
- Castillo Alto, Füssen, Alemania, 2012-10-06, DD 02.jpg
High Castle, Füssen, Germany
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17th century engraving by Matthäus Merian, depicting Füssen.
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
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Further reading
- Feistle: Materialien zur Geschichte der Stadt Füssen, Füssen, 1861.
- Wüst, Wolfgang: "Füssen", in: Werner Paravicini, ed.: Höfe und Residenzen im spätmittelalterlichen Reich: ein dynastisch-topographisches Handbuch, 2 Teilbde (1: Dynastien und Höfe, 2: Residenzen) (Residenzenforschung 15 I/ 1,2) Ostfildern 2003, Bd. 1, pp. 204–205
Other websites
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Füssen travel guide from Wikivoyage- Lua error in Module:Official_website at line 90: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (in German)
- Füssen website (multilingual)
- Local news for Füssen in the Allgäuer Zeitung