Weiler-Simmerberg is a market town

Market town

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 in the Swabian

Swabian

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 Lindau district

Lindau (district)

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Geography

Being located in the Westallgäu

Westallgäu

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, the market town is bordering on the region of the Bregenzerwald

Bregenzerwald

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, which already belongs to the Austria

Austria

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n administrative region of Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg

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. The Hausbachklamm belongs to the prominent landmarks and sights of Weiler-Simmerberg, as well as the Enschenstein and the Wildrosenmoos. 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.

Parts of the municipality

The area of Weiler-Simmerberg consists of the "Gemarkungen" Ellhofen, Simmerberg and Weiler im Allgäu.

The following districts belong to the market town of Weiler-Simmerberg:

Buchenbühl Dressen Ellhofen Hagelstein Hasenried Oberleute Obertrogen Rieder

Riegen Rothach Ruppenmanklitz Schreckenmanklitz Simmerberg Untertrogen Weiler im Allgäu Weißen

History

The municipality celebrated the 1.111th 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 of Bregenz-Hohenegg. Since the signing of the peace treaties of Brünn und Preßburg

Bratislava

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 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.

Twin towns

Weiler-Simmerberg is twinned

Town twinning

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 with:
Sona

Sona, Italy

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 in Italy

Italy

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 Valmontone

Valmontone

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 in Italy

Italy

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 Ollioules

Ollioules

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 in France

France

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 Benifaió

Benifaió

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 in Spain

Spain

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(since 1987)