Unterammergau

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Unterammergau within Garmisch-Partenkirchen district

(2020–26) Robert Stumpfecker^[1]Area

• Total29.90 km² (11.54 sq mi)Elevation

836 m (2,743 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total1,589 • Density53/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

82497

Dialling codes08822Vehicle registrationGAPWebsitewww.unterammergau.de

Unterammergau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is the site of the 11th-century Chapel of St Leonhard, patron saint of horses, which is the terminus of the annual Leonhardritt and Blessing of the Animals.

Transport

The municipality has a railway station, Unterammergau, on the Ammergau Railway.

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).