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| State: | Bavaria |
| Adm. Region: | Schwaben |
| Capital: | Sonthofen |
| Area: | 1528 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 147,400 (2000) |
| pop. density: | 96 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | OA |
| Website: | oberallgaeu.de | Map |
Oberallg? is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Unterallg? and Ostallg?, the Austrian states Tyrol and Vorarlberg, the district of Lindau, and the state of Baden-W?ttemberg (district Ravensburg). The city of Kempten is enclosed by, but not belonging to the district.
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Human settlement dates back to the Bronze Age, when Celtic peoples inhabited the region. The Romans established a military camp which grew to become the city of Cambodunum, the present Kempten.
In medieval times Kempten was a free imperial city, and the surrounding lands became subordinate to the lords of Staufen and the counts of Rothenfels. Both ceased to exist in the beginning of the 19th century, when Napoleon handed these territories over to Bavaria.
The district of Oberallg? was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Sonthofen and Kempten.
Oberallg? is the southernmost district of Germany. "Oberallg?" literally means "Upper Allg?". The term Allg? is applied to the part of the Alps located in Swabia and their northern foothills.
In the very south of the district there are some of the highest mountains of the Allg?, culminating in the Hochfrottspitze (2649 m). The Iller River (a tributary of the Danube) runs through the district from south to north.History
Geography
| The coat of arms displays a mountain symbolising the Allg?, and three lions from the arms of the Staufen dynasty. |
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