Marktoberdorf

Marktoberdorf

Marktoberdorf

Town in Bavaria, Germany

Marktoberdorf (German: [maʁktˈʔoːbɐdɔʁf] ⓘ) is the capital of the Bavarian district of Ostallgäu in the Regierungsbezirk of Swabia.

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Marktoberdorf is near Kempten, Füssen, known for the castle Neuschwanstein, Bad Wörishofen, and Schongau. The nearest larger city is Kaufbeuren, eleven kilometers away.

Marktoberdorf plays host to the International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf every two years. In computer science, it is known for its hosting of the annual International Summer School Marktoberdorf[3] every year since 1970. This Advanced Study Institute of the NATO Security Through Science Committee (now NATO Science for Peace) and the computer science department of the Technische Universität München is a two-week course for young computer scientists and mathematicians working in the field of formal systems development. Students are accommodated in the boarding house of the local high school, Gymnasium Marktoberdorf.[4]

Marktoberdorf is home to the tractor manufacturer Fendt, where its founder Xaver Fendt was born.

Notable residents

  • Balteratsried, chapel.
  • Kohlhunden, view to the village.
  • Marktoberdorf, church: Pfarrkirche Sankt Martin.

See also

Media related to Marktoberdorf at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. [1]
    Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. [2]
    Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
  3. [3]
    "Summer School Marktoberdorf". Germany: Technical University of Munich. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Gymnasium Marktoberdorf". Germany. Retrieved 1 September 2015.


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