Durach
Durach is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.
Durach | |
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Heilig Geist church (Holy Spirit church) | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Durach within Oberallgäu district | |
Durach Durach | |
Coordinates: 47°42′N 10°20′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Schwaben |
District | Oberallgäu |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gerhard Hock |
Area | |
• Total | 20.74 km2 (8.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 714 m (2,343 ft) |
Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 7,244 |
• Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 87471 |
Dialling codes | 0831 |
Vehicle registration | OA |
Website | www.durach-allgaeu.de |
The village came into international media attention in August 2008 when a light aircraft hit power lines in its vicinity and the pilot and passenger, who had survived inside the plane dangling on high-tension power cables, were rescued in front of cameras.[2]
Footnotes
- "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.
- "Plane hits power lines". BBC News. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
External links
Media related to Durach at Wikimedia Commons
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