Weilheim in Oberbayern is a town in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, the capital of the district Weilheim-Schongau

Weilheim-Schongau

Weilheim-Schongau is a Kreis in the south of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Landsberg, Starnberg, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Ostallgäu.-Geography:...

 in the south of Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

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Weilheim has an old city-wall, historic houses and a museum

Museum

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Sport

The aeroclub Weilheim-Peißenberg

Peißenberg

Peißenberg is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 7 km southwest of Weilheim in Oberbayern.-Sports:...

 flying at Paterzell

Wessobrunn

Wessobrunn is a municipality in the district of Weilheim-Schongau in Bavaria in Germany.-Paterzell airfield:Paterzell airfield is located in Wessobrunn. The local aeroclub Luftsportverein Weilheim-Peißenberg competes in glider aerobatics. The German National Champion in 2006, Markus Feyerabend...

 airfield is rather successful in glider

Glider (sailplane)

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 aerobatics

Competition aerobatics

Competition aerobatics is an air sport in which judges rate the skill of pilots performing aerobatic flying. It is practiced in both piston-powered single-engine airplanes and gliders....

: 2006 German National Champion Markus Feyerabend

Markus Feyerabend

Markus Feyerabend is a Bavarian glider aerobatic pilot.He started gliding in 1987 at the club SFG Weilheim . Before he obtained his aerobatic rating in 2001, he flew cross-country competitions....

 and Hans-Georg Resch are members of the German national glider aerobatics team.

Famous people

• Admiral Franz von Hipper
  Franz von Hipper
  Franz Ritter von Hipper was an admiral in the German Imperial Navy . Franz von Hipper joined the German Navy in 1881 as an officer cadet. He commanded several torpedo boat units and served as watch officer aboard several warships, as well as Kaiser Wilhelm II's yacht Hohenzollern...
  
  , was born here and is honorary citizen
• The Notwist
  The Notwist
  The Notwist are a German indie rock band. Formed in 1989, the band moved through several musical incarnations despite maintaining a relatively stable lineup...
  
  , German indie rock band
• Lali Puna
  Lali Puna
  Lali Puna is an experimental electropop band from Weilheim, Germany . Founded in 1998 by Korea-born Valerie Trebeljahr , other members include Markus Acher , Christoph Brandner and Christian Heiß . The latter joined Lali Puna in 2003, after keyboard player Florian Zimmer had left the band...
  
  , German EBM band
• Thomas Müller
  Thomas Müller
  Thomas Müller was a German Waffen-SS Colonel who commanded the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen, 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen and the 27. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Langemarck during World War II...
  
  , footballer for Bayern Munich
  FC Bayern Munich
  FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
  
   and Germany
  Germany national football team
  The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
  
  , was born in the area.
• Wilhelm Röntgen, had a mansion in Weilheim and is honorary citizen

International relations

Weilheim in Oberbayern is twinned

Town twinning

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 with: Narbonne

Narbonne

Narbonne is a commune in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Once a prosperous port, it is now located about from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea...

, France

France

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