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Weilheim-Schongau

Field	Value
name	Weilheim-Schongau
state	Bavaria
image_flag	Flagge Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau.svg
image_coa	DEU Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau COA.svg
capital	Weilheim
regierungsbezirk	Upper Bavaria
area	966.22
Kreisschlüssel	09190
district_admin	Andrea Jochner-Weiß
admin_party	CSU
carsign	WM, SOG
url	http://www.weilheim-schongau.de
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Weilheim-Schongau is a Landkreis (district) in the south of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Landsberg, Starnberg, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Ostallgäu.

Geography

The district is located in the northern foothills of the Alps. The main rivers of the district are the Lech and the Ammer. The Ammersee and the Starnberger See lakes are at the northern boundary of the district.

History

The district was formed in 1972 by merging the former districts Weilheim and Schongau, and one municipality from the former district Marktoberdorf.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms combines the symbols of the two precursor districts. The lion in top as the symbol of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was taken from the coat of arms of the district Weilheim. The crosier and the mining tools in the bottom are derived from the coat of arms of the district Schongau, symbolizing both the important monasteries as well as the coal mining in the district.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities

References

Wikipedia Source

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