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Mindelheim
Country	Germany
Federal state	Bavaria
Administrative region	Swabia
District	Unterallgäu
Administrative unit
Population	15.039 source (June 2005)
Area	56.44 km²
Population density	260 /km²
Elevation	607 m
Coordinates	48°02′ N 10°28′ E
Postal code	87711-87719
Area code	08261
Licence plate code	MN
Mayor	Dr. Stephan Winter (CSU)
Website	http://www.mindelheim.de

Mindelheim is a city in the German Bundesland of Bavaria. The town is the capital of the Unterallgäu district. Image File history File links Wappen_Mindelheim. ... Image File history File links Karte_Mindelheim_in_Deutschland. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (transliterated as Laender in English, singular Land). ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Swabia (German: Schwaben) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the south-west of Bavaria. ... There are 439 German districts (Kreise), administrative units in Germany. ... Unterallgäu is a Kreis (district) in the southwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. ... An Amt is a name for subnational administrative units used in some northern European countries. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in June June 27: Shelby Foote June 27: John T. Walton June 26: Richard Whiteley June 25: John Fiedler June 25: Chet Helms June 24: Paul Winchell June 21: Jaime Cardinal Sin June 20: Jack Kilby... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) A metre or meter[1] (symbol: m) is a unit of length and the current base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... see also Telephone numbering plan of Germany for further codes including service numbers, cell phones etc. ... German car number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... The acronym CSU, when used by itself, can refer to: The California State University system Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. The Connecticut State University System Channel Service Unit - a WAN equivalent of a network interface card a Crime Scene Unit - a group of crime scene investigators who respond... Website - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Night view of Taipei City. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (transliterated as Laender in English, singular Land). ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Unterallgäu is a Kreis (district) in the southwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. ...

Sights

The picturesque town center of Mindelheim reflects the typical structure of a medieval settlement. The most important municipal buildings such as the town hall or churches are arranged around a central market square. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... City Hall is a 1996 film directed by Harold Becker. ... A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship. ... The Market square (or sometimes the market place) is a feature of many British and other European towns. ...

Like many other German cities, Mindelheim used to be surrounded by a city wall. As in most cases, this wall is now incomplete as it was partially teared down in the 19th century to make room for modern buildings. Nevertheless, the remaining parts of the wall and some gates give a good impression of the original state. The defensive wall of Braşov, Romania. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Besides the old town center, the castle Mindelburg — now housing a restaurant and a publishing company — used to guard over the town in old times. The castle as well was not changed much in the last centuries. The complete annex displays the typical structure of a European fortress, including a donjon. A castle (from the Latin castellum) is a structure that is fortified for defence against an enemy and generally serves as a military headquarters dominating the surrounding countryside[1]. The term is most often applied to a small self-contained fortress, usually of the Middle Ages. ... Another word for the keep of a castle. ...

This architectural ensemble is used to stage several festivals and markets.

Several museums and picture galleries are situated in Mindelheim as well.

Last but not least, there is a superb ethnic art (Chinese, African, Arab) museum in Oberauerbach.

Geography

Mindelheim is located about 90 km from the Bavarian capital of Munich to the west. Other towns near by are Memmingen or the health resorts of Bad Grönenbach, Ottobeuren or Bad Wörishofen. Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern). ... Memmingen is a town in the Bavarian administrative region Swabia in Germany. ... // The term spa is traditionally used to mean a place where water that is believed to have special health-giving properties occurs. ... Ottobeuren is a town in Bavaria, Germany, located 10 km southeast of Memmingen. ... Bad Wörishofen [pronounced vur-iz-hoff-en] is a spa town in the district Unterallgäu, Bavaria Germany. ...

Mindelheim is located closely to the Autobahn 96 leading from Munich to Lindau. Furthermore, it is connected to the railroad line between Zurich and Munich via Lindau, Memmingen and Buchloe. Lindau is a German city and an island in the eastern part of the Lake Constance, the Obersee. ... Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... Buchloe (IPA /bu:xlo:É™/) is a community raised to city status in 1954, lying in Ostallgäu district in Bavaria. ...

Twin Towns

Mindelheim is twinned with several European towns: Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm Town twinning or sister cities is a concept where towns or cities from geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ...

• Bourg-de-Péage (France)
• East Grinstead (United Kingdom)
• Sant Feliu de Guixols (Spain)
• Schwaz (Austria)
• Tramin (Italy)
• Verbania (Italy)

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References

• Official website (German)