Türkheim

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Türkheim within Unterallgäu district

(2022–28) Christian Kähler^[1]Area

• Total23.52 km² (9.08 sq mi)Elevation

598 m (1,962 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total7,439 • Density320/km² (820/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

86842

Dialling codes08245Vehicle registrationMNWebsitewww.tuerkheim.de

Türkheim is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. The neighboring places of Türkheim are Ettringen, Berg, Rammingen, Irsingen, Wiedergeltingen and Amberg. The administrative collectivity of Türkheim administrate Türkheim and Irsingen. The town is seat of a municipal association with Amberg, Rammingen and Wiedergeltingen.

Educational facilities in the municipality include Joseph-Bernhart-Gymnasium.

A subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was once situated here.^[3]

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 19 October 2022.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
^ The Holocaust in the Landsberg area- Citizens´ Association "Landsberg in the 20th Century" (English)