Mindelheim

Mindelheim (German: [ˈmɪndl̩ˌhaɪ̯m] (listen)) is a town in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. The town is the capital of Unterallgäu.

Mindelheim
Town
Marian Square
Coat of arms
Location of Mindelheim within Unterallgäu district
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Coordinates: 48°02′N 10°28′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Swabia
District	Unterallgäu
Subdivisions	7 Stadtteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Stephan Winter[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	56.44 km2 (21.79 sq mi)
Elevation	607 m (1,991 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	15,531
• Density	280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	87711–87719
Dialling codes	08261
Vehicle registration	MN
Website	www.mindelheim.de

Town hall

Geography

Mindelheim is on the river Mindel, about 90 kilometres (56 miles) west of the Bavarian capital of Munich. Other towns nearby are Memmingen or the health resorts of Bad Grönenbach, Ottobeuren or Bad Wörishofen.

Mindelheim is close to the Autobahn 96 leading from Munich to Lindau. Furthermore, Mindelheim station is on the Buchloe–Memmingen railway, which connects to Zürich via Memmingen and Lindau and to Munich via Buchloe, and the Central Swabian Railway (Mittelschwabenbahn), which connects to Günzburg via Krumbach.

Twin towns and cities

Mindelheim is twinned with several European towns:^[3]

• Bourg-de-Péage, France, since 1961
• East Grinstead, United Kingdom, since 1994
• Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain, since 1994
• Schwaz, Austria, since 1990
• Tramin, Italy, since 1994
• Verbania, Italy, since 1994