Balderschwang

Balderschwang is a village in Balderschwang, Oberallgäu, Bavaria and has about 206 residents and an elevation of 1,084 metres. Balderschwang is situated nearby to the hamlet Gschwend, as well as near Wäldle.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Balderschwang Yew and Heidenkopf.

Balderschwang Yew

Balderschwang Yew

Photo: Nasenbär, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Balderschwang Yew is an ancient European yew in Bavaria. It has two hollow trunks and stands alone on a mountain pasture. It is estimated to be between 600 and 1,000 years old, and is possibly the oldest tree in Germany.

Heidenkopf

Peak

Photo: Muchland1981, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Heidenkopf is a peak.

Girenkopf

Peak

Photo: Harald Hetzner, CC0.

Girenkopf is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gschwend and Schlipfhalden.

Gschwend

Hamlet

Photo: Peterdexheimer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gschwend is a hamlet.

Schlipfhalden

Hamlet

Photo: Muesse, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schlipfhalden is a hamlet.

Sibratsgfäll

Village

Photo: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sibratsgfäll is a village, which is situated 7 km southwest of Balderschwang.

Balderschwang

Type: Village with 206 residents
Description: main village of the municipality of Balderschwang in Bavaria, Germany
Categories: municipality seat and locality
Location: Balderschwang, Oberallgäu, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.46575° or 47° 27′ 57″ north

Longitude

10.10425° or 10° 6′ 15″ east

Population

206

Elevation

1,084 metres (3,556 feet)

United Nations Location Code

DE BM7

Open location code

8FVGF483+7P

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Balderschwang” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Բալդերշվանգ”
Cebuano: “Balderschwang”
Chinese: “巴尔德尔施旺”
German: “Balderschwang”
Kazakh: “Бальдершванг”
Russian: “Бальдершванг”
Serbian: “Балдершванг”
Ukrainian: “Бальдершванг”

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