Schwangau

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Schwangau
Hohenschwangau seen from Neuschwanstein Castle
Hohenschwangau seen from
Neuschwanstein Castle
Coat of arms of Schwangau
Coat of arms
Location of Schwangau within Ostallgäu district
Schwangau is located in Germany
Schwangau
Schwangau
Coordinates: 47°35′N 10°44′E / 47.583°N 10.733°E / 47.583; 10.733Coordinates: 47°35′N 10°44′E / 47.583°N 10.733°E / 47.583; 10.733
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictOstallgäu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Stefan Rinke[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total76.06 km2 (29.37 sq mi)
Elevation
796 m (2,612 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,316
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
87643=57645
Dialling codes08362
Vehicle registrationOAL
Websitewww.schwangau.de

Schwangau is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. The village lies 4 km from the larger town of Füssen and just 1.5 km from Hohenschwangau, a collection of tourist-oriented facilities adjacent to the major tourist attractions of Schloss Neuschwanstein and Schloss Hohenschwangau.

Schwangau has no railway station, but is served by buses connecting to Füssen, Hohenschwangau, and other nearby Alpine towns. It is the next-to-last town on the Romantic Road tourist route that terminates in Füssen.

A castrum Swangowe is attested in 1090. It was situated on the site of Neuschwanstein Castle and was owned by the Elder House of Welf. After the death of Welf VI in 1191, it fell to the Staufer dynasty, and in 1268 to the empire. The modern coat of arms is based on the one shown in the Codex Manesse as that of Hiltbolt of Schwangau (d. 1256), gules, a swan argent.

In the USA, the name "Swango" can be found. Presumably the name is descended from Swangowe, but possible genetic origins in a northern Italian family named Paumgarten or Baumgarten who bought the right to use the name from the Bavarian State after the death of Hiltbolt of Schwangau.[citation needed].

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  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.


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