Steingaden | |
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 Pilgrimage churchWieskirche | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Steingaden within Weilheim-Schongau district  | |
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| Coordinates:47°42′N10°52′E / 47.700°N 10.867°E /47.700; 10.867 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Bavaria |
| District | Weilheim-Schongau |
| Municipal assoc. | Steingaden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–26) | Max Bertl[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.09 km2 (24.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 763 m (2,503 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,922 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 86989 |
| Dialling codes | 08862 |
| Vehicle registration | WM |
| Website | www.steingaden.de |
Steingaden is a town andmunicipality in theWeilheim-Schongau district ofUpper Bavaria,Germany. It is the site of the 12th-centurySteingaden Abbey (Kloster Steingaden) and theWies Church, aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site.
The community lies in theAlpine foothills, on the border betweenUpper Bavaria and theAllgäu. Thequarters (Ortsteile) of the municipality are Fronreiten, Ilgen, Lauterbach, Riesen, Urspring und Wies. Other villages and hamlets are Biberschwöll, Bichl, Boschach, Brandstatt, Butzau, Deutenhof, Deutensee, Egart, Engen, Gagras, Gmeind, Gogel, Graben, Hiebler, Hirschau, Illach, Illberg, Jagdberg, Karlsebene, Kellershof, Kohlhofen, Kreisten, Kreuzberg, Kuchen, Langau, Lechen, Lindegg, Litzau, Maderbichl, Moos, Oberengen, Reitersau, Resle, Sandgraben, Schlatt, Schlauch, Schwarzenbach, Staltannen, Steingädele, Tannen, Thal, Unterengen, Vordergründl, Wiesle und Zöpfhalden.
Until the 1803 secularisation of Bavaria, Steingaden belonged to theSteingaden Abbey, established in 1147 byWelf VI,Margrave of Tuscany andDuke of Spoleto, and third son ofHenry IX, Duke of Bavaria. In the administrative reform of Bavaria in 1818, Steingaden became an independent municipality, while the formerly independent municipalities of Fronreiten, Lauterbach and Urspring were added to the municipality of Steingaden during the administrative reforms of the 1980s.
Johann Georg von Lori was born in Steingaden on 17 July 1723. He became a significant administrator, jurist and historian, and co-founded theBavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.Günther Neureuther, born in the town on 6 August 1955, became one of the most successfuljūdōka in Germany.
Gretl Braun, sister ofEva Braun lived her final years and died in Steingarden.
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