Kirchheim in Schwaben

Kirchheim or Kirchheim in Schwaben (engl. Kirchheim in Swabia) is a municipality and a market town in Unterallgäu in the region of Swabia (Schwaben) in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. North-east of the town is the Augsburg Western Woods Nature Park.

Kirchheim i.Schw.
Municipality
Fugger castle at Kirchheim
Coat of arms
Location of Kirchheim i.Schw. within Unterallgäu district
Kirchheim i.Schw. Kirchheim i.Schw.
Coordinates: 48°10.36′N 10°28.53′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Unterallgäu
Municipal assoc.	Kirchheim i.Schwaben
Subdivisions	4 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Susanne Fischer
Area
• Total	31.95 km2 (12.34 sq mi)
Elevation	581 m (1,906 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,770
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	87757
Dialling codes	08266
Vehicle registration	MN
Website	www.kirchheim- schwaben.de

market place

Fugger castle garden side

Former Dominican friary below the church and castle

Pharmacy at the market place

Church St. Peter and Paul

Ascension of Mary, painting by Peter Paul Rubens in the church

Coffered ceiling in cedar hall

Apart from the town of Kirchheim, the municipality surrounds the villages of Derndorf, Hasberg, Spöck und Tiefenried. The town has a municipal association with Eppishausen of which it is the capital and place of administration.

The town is 38 kilometres (24 mi) south-west of Augsburg, 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Munich.

Other websites

• Official Web site Markt Kirchheim in Schwaben
• Fugger castle with cedar hall: Fugger castle Kirchheim
• Fugger castle Kirchheim (swabian escorial) (with many pictures of cedar hall) Fugger castle Kirchheim Archived 2014-09-01 at the Wayback Machine