Steingaden

History

Until the 1803 secularisation of Bavaria, Steingaden belonged to the Steingaden Abbey, established in 1147 by Welf VI, Margrave of Tuscany and Duke of Spoleto, and third son of Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria. In the administrative reform of Bavaria in 1818, Steingaden became an independent municipality, while the formerly independent municipalities of Fronreiten, Lauterbach and Urspring were added to the municipality of Steingaden during the administrative reforms of the 1980s.

Geography

The community lies in the Alpine foothills, on the border between Upper Bavaria and the Allgäu. The quarters (Ortsteile) of the municipality are Fronreiten, Ilgen, Lauterbach, Riesen, Urspring und Wies. Other villages and hamlets are Biberschwöll, Bichl, Boschach, Brandstatt, Butzau, Deutenhof, Deutensee, Egart, Engen, Gagras, Gmeind, Gogel, Graben, Hiebler, Hirschau, Illach, Illberg, Jagdberg, Karlsebene, Kellershof, Kohlhofen, Kreisten, Kreuzberg, Kuchen, Langau, Lechen, Lindegg, Litzau, Maderbichl, Moos, Oberengen, Reitersau, Resle, Sandgraben, Schlatt, Schlauch, Schwarzenbach, Staltannen, Steingädele, Tannen, Thal, Unterengen, Vordergründl, Wiesle und Zöpfhalden.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  925
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  905
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  832
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  697
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  644
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  578
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  547
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  539

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2021-08-16
  1 km S of Niederau, Austria
• M 3.6 — 2020-08-08
  5 km SE of Gramais, Austria
• M 3.8 — 2018-02-01
  4 km N of Innerbraz, Austria
• M 4 — 2018-01-17
  2 km NE of Innerbraz, Austria
• M 2.5 — 2017-11-20
  3 km SE of Medraz, Austria
• M 3.5 — 2017-11-03
  2 km N of Telfes im Stubai, Austria