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Wald (Allgäu)

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Wald (German pronunciation: [valt] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.

CountryGermany
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
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General view of Wald
Coat of arms of Wald
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Location of Wald within Ostallgäu district
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Wald (Allgäu) is located in Germany
Wald (Allgäu)
Location within Germany
Wald (Allgäu) is located in Bavaria
Wald (Allgäu)
Location within Bavaria
Coordinates: 47°43′N 10°33′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictOstallgäu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26)Johanna Purschke[1]
Area
 • Total
17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,163
 • Density64.72/km2 (167.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
87616
Dialling codes09463
Vehicle registrationOAL
Websitewww.wald-allgaeu.de
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The village Wald is located in the Allgäu region. The municipality of Wald belongs to the administrative community Seeg and is located in the administrative district of Bavarian Swabia.

The state-recognized recreational resort Wald includes many surrounding hamlets: Barnstein, Bergers, Birngschwend, Geigers, Gemmels, houses, Herring, Hofen, Holzmanns, Kaltenbrunn, Kaufmanns, Kippach, Klosterhof, Neupolz, Öbele, Ofen, Stechele, Wetzlers, Wies, Wimberg.

Sights

  • "Wald: History of the coat-of-arms" (in German). Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte.
  • Wald (Allgäu): Official statistics compiled by the Bavarian State Office of Statistics (LfStat) (PDF; 1,05 MB)

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