Ottobeuren

Ottobeuren
Basilica and market square in Ottobeuren
Basilica and market square in Ottobeuren
Coat of arms of Ottobeuren
KaufbeurenAugsburg (district)Günzburg (district)Neu-Ulm (district)OberallgäuOstallgäuMemmingenAmbergApfeltrachBabenhausenBad GrönenbachBad WörishofenBenningenBenningenBöhenBoosBreitenbrunnBuxheimDirlewangEgg an der GünzEppishausenErkheimEttringenFellheimHawangenHeimertingenHolzgünzKammlachKettershausenKirchhaslachKirchheim in SchwabenKronburgLachenLaubenLautrachLegauMarkt RettenbachMarkt WaldMemmingerbergMindelheimNiederriedenOberriedenOberschöneggOttobeurenPfaffenhausenPleßRammingenSalgenSontheimStettenTrunkelsbergTürkheimTussenhausenUngerhausenUngerhausenUntereggWesterheimWiedergeltingenWinterriedenWolfertschwendenWoringenUnterallgäuBaden-Württemberg
Location of Ottobeuren within Unterallgäu district
Interactive map of Ottobeuren
Ottobeuren is located in Germany
Ottobeuren
Location within Germany
Ottobeuren is located in Bavaria
Ottobeuren
Location within Bavaria
Coordinates: 47°56′29″N 10°17′58″E / 47.94139°N 10.29944°E / 47.94139; 10.29944
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSwabia
DistrictUnterallgäu
Municipal assoc.Ottobeuren
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26)German Fries (FW)
Area
 • Total
55.85 km2 (21.56 sq mi)
Elevation
669 m (2,195 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
8,429
 • Density150.9/km2 (390.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
87724
Dialling codes08332
Vehicle registrationMN
Websitewww.ottobeuren.de

Ottobeuren (Swabian: Ottobeire, Medieval Latin: Ottobura) is a market town and municipality in Bavaria, Germany, located 11 km southeast of Memmingen near the A7. It is famous for Ottobeuren Abbey, situated next to the Basilica. The town is seat of a municipal association with Hawangen and Böhen.

The musicologist Manfred Hermann Schmid was born in Ottobeuren.

Twin towns — sister cities

Ottobeuren is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2025" [Municipalities, districts, and administrative regions in Bavaria, population figures as of 31 December 2025] (PDF) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
  3. ↑ Ott, Michael (1913). "Ottobeuren" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.