Vöhringen, Bavaria

Vöhringen
Vöhringen
Town
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Vöhringen within Neu-Ulm district
	Vöhringen Vöhringen
	Coordinates: 48°17′N 10°05′E / 48.283°N 10.083°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Neu-Ulm
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Michael Neher (CSU)
Area
• Total	23.63 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Elevation	499 m (1,637 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	13,933
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	89269
Dialling codes	07306, 07307 (Illerzell)
Vehicle registration	NU
Website	www.voehringen.de

Vöhringen is a town in Neu-Ulm in Bavaria, Germany. It is on the Iller, about 18 km south of Ulm and 40 km north of Memmingen. It is in the Donau-Iller Region in Central Swabia (part of Upper Swabia).

Neighbouring municipalities

- Senden to the north
- Weißenhorn to the east
- Bellenberg to the south
- Illerrieden, Baden-Württemberg, to the west

Incorporated former settlements

Illerzell

The formerly settlement of Illerzell, is about 3 km northwest of Vöhringen on the floor of the Iller Valley. It was incorporated into Vöhringen on 1 July 1972.

Illerberg with St. Martin's Church

Illerberg und Thal

Illerberg, and Thal, are placed about 2 km east of Vöhringen and are still largely agricultural villages. In existence since the 6th or 7th centuries, they were long allied under a single overlord and have grown together to form a single settlement; the two were administratively united on 22 November 1970 and were incorporated into Vöhringen on 1 January 1976.^[3]

Wolfgang-Eychmüller-Haus

References

↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .
↑ Festschrift: 150 Jahre Musikkappelle Illerberg/Thal^{[permanent dead link]}, 2004, p. 14 (pdf) (in German)

Sources

Reinhard H. Seitz. Vöhringen - Bilder und Miniaturen einer jungen Stadt. Weißenhorn: Konrad, 2002. ISBN 978-3-87437-462-0

Other websites

Gallery

Aerial view of the Iller Valley and view of the Wieland Works: early 20th-century postcard
Illerberg

[1] Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.

[2] Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .

[3] Festschrift: 150 Jahre Musikkappelle Illerberg/Thal^{[permanent dead link]}, 2004, p. 14 (pdf) (in German)

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