Durach | |
|---|---|
 Heilig Geist church (Holy Spirit church) | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Durach
within Oberallgäu district | |
 Location of Durach | |
Durach Durach | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′N 10°20′E / 47.700°N 10.333°E / 47.700; 10.333 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Oberallgäu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Gerhard Hock1 |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.72 km2 (8.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 714 m (2,343 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 6,918 |
| • Density | 333.9/km2 (864.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 87471 |
| Dialling codes | 0831 |
| Vehicle registration | OA |
| Website | www.durach-allgaeu.de |
Durach (German pronunciation: [ˈduːʁax]) is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.
The village came into international media attention in August 2008 when a light aircraft hit power lines in its vicinity and the pilot and passenger, who had survived inside the plane dangling on high-tension power cables, were rescued in front of cameras.3
Notable people
- Hannelore Siegel (1941-2016), member of the Bavarian Senate.4
Footnotes
Footnotes
- Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
- "Plane hits power lines". BBC News. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- "Bavariathek Bayern: Siegel geb. Suppmayr Hannelore". www.bavariathek.bayern. Retrieved 2025-11-30.