Biessenhofen

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Biessenhofen

Total population

4,015

Elevation710 m

Land area27.01 km²

Coordinates47.83°, 10.64°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Biessenhofen is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Franz Roth

German footballer

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Balthasar Freiwis

German organ builder

Franz Xaver Schweyer

German politician (1868-1935)

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Gerhard Zotz

German botanist

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Richard Dertsch

German librarian, regional historian and archivist (1894-1981)

Thomas Mayer

German judge (1815–1870)

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Martin Roth

German soldier

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Georg Schreyögg

German sculptor (1870-1934)

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Wolfgang Einsiedler

German educationist

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Sigrid Plundrich

Remigius Stölzle

German academic

Leon Engler

German playwright and radio drama writer

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Karl Bernpointner

German administrative lawyer and district administrator

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Josef Zindath

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Joseph Zinsler

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Christian Reisach

German religious priest

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bayern

• Hinterschmalholz
  13.3 mi away
• Wies
  14.5 mi away
• Hinter'm Buch
  16.7 mi away
• Untergassen
  16.8 mi away
• Stadtwaldhof
  17.2 mi away
• Pfronten
  17.5 mi away
• Oberkenels
  18.7 mi away
• Uttenbühl
  19.2 mi away
• Bad Hindelang
  25.6 mi away
• Wolfmühle
  26.2 mi away
• Hinterstein
  26.4 mi away
• Immenstadt im Allgäu
  27 mi away

Browse all places in Bayern →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

Seen 2026-07-05

fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Seen 2026-07-05

common selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Seen 2026-07-05

Garden Lady's-mantle

Alchemilla mollis

Seen 2026-07-05

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Seen 2026-07-05

Large Skipper

Ochlodes sylvanus

Seen 2026-07-05

Holly Blue

Celastrina argiolus

Seen 2026-07-05

Ringlet

Aphantopus hyperantus

Seen 2026-07-05

Rose campion

Silene coronaria

Seen 2026-07-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Biessenhofen, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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