Wiggensbach

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Wiggensbach within Oberallgäu district

(2022–28) Thomas Eigstler^[1] (CSU)Area

• Total31.83 km² (12.29 sq mi)Highest elevation

1,077 m (3,533 ft)Lowest elevation

870 m (2,850 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total5,135 • Density160/km² (420/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

87487

Dialling codes08370Vehicle registrationOAWebsitewww.wiggensbach.de

Wiggensbach is a municipality in Bavaria. It is situated about 7 kilometres west of Kempten, the next greater town.

Neighbour municipalities are Altusried in the north and Buchenberg in the south of the village. The municipality consists of Wiggensbach as the main village and Ermengerst and Westenried as two districts of Wiggensbach. There are furthermore 72 hamlets in the area of the municipality.

The height of the village is between 870 and 1.077 metres above sea level.

Partner township of Wiggensbach is Hattstatt in France, in 2003 the two communes commemorate 20th anniversary of the partnership.

First settlements in the current boundaries of the municipality are documented for the district Ermengerst in 1037, for Wiggensbach itself in 1182. In 1888, the Wiggensbach treasure was found, its coins were dated back to the first to third century A.C. This proves the early settlement of humans in the area.

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 19 October 2022.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).