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Weiler-Simmerberg | |
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 Weiler-Simmerberg Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Weiler-Simmerberg within Lindau district  | |
  Weiler-Simmerberg  Weiler-Simmerberg | |
| Coordinates:47°35′N9°56′E / 47.583°N 9.933°E /47.583; 9.933 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Lindau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–26) | Tobias Paintner[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.30 km2 (12.08 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,524 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 88171 |
| Dialling codes | 08387 (Weiler-Simmerberg) 08384 (Ellhofen) |
| Vehicle registration | LI |
Weiler-Simmerberg is amarket town in theSwabianLindau district.
Being located in theWestallgäu, the market town is bordering on the region of theBregenz Forest, part of theAustrian administrative region ofVorarlberg. TheHausbachklamm belongs to the prominent landmarks and sights of Weiler-Simmerberg, as well as theEnschenstein and theWildrosenmoos. Even though the landscape is rather mild, there are many very cliffy and steep rock faces due to the irregular bedding of sandstone and conglomerate.
The area of Weiler-Simmerberg consists of the"Gemarkungen" Ellhofen, Simmerberg andWeiler im Allgäu.
The following districts belong to the market town of Weiler-Simmerberg:
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The municipality celebrated the 1111th anniversary of its first mentioning in 2005.The market town of Weiler-Simmerberg had been seat of a higher and lower court before 1805 and belonged to the Austrian authority ofBregenz-Hohenegg. Since the signing of the peace treaties of Brünn undPreßburg in 1805, the town belongs to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria, the contemporary municipality was formed by the"Gemeindeedikt" of 1818.
Weiler-Simmerberg istwinned with:
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