Wangen im Allgäu
Wangen im Allgäu | |
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Center of Wangen | |
Location of Wangen im Allgäu within Ravensburg district | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′9″N 9°50′3″E / 47.68583°N 9.83417°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| District | Ravensburg |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2017–25) | Michael Lang (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 101.35 km2 (39.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 28,010 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 88239 |
| Dialling codes | 07522 |
| Vehicle registration | RV |
| Website | www.wangen.de |
Wangen im Allgäu (German pronunciation: [ˈvaŋən ʔɪm ˈʔalɡɔʏ], lit. 'Wangen in the Allgäu'; Low Alemannic: Wãnge) is a historic city in southeast Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies north-east of Lake Constance in the Westallgäu. It is the second-largest city (population: 26,927 in 2020) in the Ravensburg district and is a nexus for the surrounding communities. From 1938 to 1972, Wangen was the county seat of the Wangen rural district.