Roggenburg, Bavaria

Roggenburg
Coat of arms
Roggenburg Location of Roggenburg within Neu-Ulm district
Coordinates: 48°16′N 10°13′E / 48.267°N 10.217°E / 48.267; 10.217Coordinates: 48°16′N 10°13′E / 48.267°N 10.217°E / 48.267; 10.217
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Neu-Ulm
Government
• Mayor	Franz-Clemens Brechtel
Area
• Total	27.41 km2 (10.58 sq mi)
Elevation	512 m (1,680 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,682
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	89297
Dialling codes	07300
Vehicle registration	NU
Website	www.roggenburg.de

Roggenburg is a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria in Germany.

Roggenburg is known for the Roggenburg Abbey, which is used today by the Premonstratensians. An environment and culture center with an overregional commuting area is located near the abbey.

Geographical location

The municipality lies in the region "Donau-Iller" in central Swabia, approximately 30 km southeast of Ulm and 40 km north of Memmingen. The districts Roggenburg, Biberach and Meßhofen are located on the Biber river, the districts Ingstetten, Schießen and Unteregg at the Osterbach, while Schleebuch is located between these two rivers.

Biberach around 1900

Politics

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roggenburg.

• "Roggenburg, Bavaria: History of the coat-of-arms" (in German). Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte.
• Official statistics

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