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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Upper Bavaria

Elevation
  
563 m (1,847 ft)

Population
  
21,574 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
82362

State
  
Bavaria

District
  
Weilheim-Schongau

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Sunday 11:30 PM

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Weather
  
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Weilheim in Oberbayern (German: Weilheim in Oberbayern) is a town in Germany, the capital of the district Weilheim-Schongau in the south of Bavaria.

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Map of 82362 Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany

Weilheim has an old city-wall, historic houses and a museum.

Weilheim in oberbayern


Sport

The aeroclub Weilheim-Peißenberg flying at Paterzell airfield is rather successful in glider aerobatics: 2006 German National Champion Markus Feyerabend and Hans-Georg Resch are members of the German national glider aerobatics team.

Famous people

  • The Notwist, German indie rock band
  • Lali Puna, German EBM band
  • Thomas Müller, (born 1989), footballer for Bayern Munich and Germany, was born in the area
  • Wilhelm Röntgen (1845-1923), had a mansion in Weilheim and is an honorary citizen
  • John Aelbl (born 1552), theologian
  • Hans Krumpper (* around 1570–1634) Sculptor, plasterer
  • Georg Petel, (died 1635), sculptor who became known as German Michelangelo in the 18th century, was born in 1601 or 1602 in Weilheim
  • Franz Hipper, since 1916, Ritter von Hipper (1863–1932) was a German naval officer, last admiral in the Imperial German Navy in First World War.
  • Willi Schmid (1893–1934), music critic and poet, as well as victim of confusion of the so-called Night of the long knives (Röhm-Putsch 1934)
  • Michael Holm, musician and singer (born 1943 in Szczecin), lives and works near Weilheim
  • Markus Acher (born 1967), singer, guitarist and composer
  • Max Nagl (born 1987), motocross biker
  • Dominik Bittner (born 1995), ice hockey player

    • International relations

    Weilheim in Oberbayern is twinned with:

  • Narbonne, France

    • References

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