Kirchheim in Schwaben
Kirchheim or Kirchheim in Schwaben (engl. Kirchheim in Swabia) is a municipality and a market town in Unterallgäu in the region of Swabia (Schwaben) in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. North-east of the town is the Augsburg Western Woods Nature Park.
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 Fugger castle at Kirchheim | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kirchheim i.Schw. within Unterallgäu district  | |
  Kirchheim i.Schw.  Kirchheim i.Schw. | |
| Coordinates: 48°10.36′N 10°28.53′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Unterallgäu |
| Municipal assoc. | Kirchheim i.Schwaben |
| Subdivisions | 4 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Susanne Fischer[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.95 km2 (12.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 581 m (1,906 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,770 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 87757 |
| Dialling codes | 08266 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Website | www.kirchheim- schwaben.de |
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market place
Fugger castle garden side
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Former Dominican friary below the church and castle
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Pharmacy at the market place
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Church St. Peter and Paul
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Ascension of Mary, painting by Peter Paul Rubens in the church
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Coffered ceiling in cedar hall
Apart from the town of Kirchheim, the municipality surrounds the villages of Derndorf, Hasberg, Spöck und Tiefenried. The town has a municipal association with Eppishausen of which it is the capital and place of administration.
The town is 38 kilometres (24 mi) south-west of Augsburg, 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Munich.
References
- Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .
Other websites
- Official Web site Markt Kirchheim in Schwaben
- Fugger castle with cedar hall: Fugger castle Kirchheim
- Fugger castle Kirchheim (swabian escorial) (with many pictures of cedar hall) Fugger castle Kirchheim Archived 2014-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
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