Marktoberdorf

Marktoberdorf
Marktoberdorf
Location of the town of Marktoberdorf within Ostallgäu district
Coordinates	47°46′N 10°37′E / 47.76667°N 10.61667°E / 47.76667; 10.61667Coordinates: 47°46′N 10°37′E / 47.76667°N 10.61667°E / 47.76667; 10.61667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Swabia
District	Ostallgäu
Mayor	Werner Himmer (FW)
Basic statistics
Area	95.25 km2 (36.78 sq mi)
Elevation	727-790 m
Population	18,199 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	191 /km2 (495 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	OAL (alt. MOD)
Postal code	87616
Area code	08342
Website	www.marktoberdorf.de

Marktoberdorf is the capital of the Bavarian district of Ostallgäu in the Regierungsbezirk of Swabia.

Marktoberdorf is near Kempten, Füssen, known for the castle Neuschwanstein, Bad Wörishofen, and Schongau. The nearest larger city is Kaufbeuren, eleven kilometers away.

Marktoberdorf plays host to a world-renowned International Chamber Choir Competition every two years. In computer science it is known for its hosting of the International Summer School every year since 1970. This Advanced Study Institute of the NATO Security Through Science Committee (now NATO Science for Peace) and the computer science department of the Technische Universität München is a two weeks' course for young computer scientists and mathematicians working in the field of formal systems development.

Gallery

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  Balteratsried, chapel

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  Kohlhunden, view to the village

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  Marktoberdorf, church: Pfarrkirche Sankt Martin

References

1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010. 

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.