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Wangen

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe

About Wangen

Wangen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Opfenbach, 44km from Breitachklamm.

Wangen is a town located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. With a population of 27,045, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Wangen sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Wangen to your route.

About Wangen

Wangen im Allgäu (German pronunciation: [ˈvaŋən ʔɪm ˈʔalɡɔʏ], lit. 'Wangen in the Allgäu'; Low Alemannic: Wãnge) is a historic city in southeast Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies north-east of Lake Constance in the Westallgäu. It is the second-largest city (population: 26,927 in 2020) in the Ravensburg district and

Read more is a nexus for the surrounding communities. From 1938 to 1972, Wangen was the county seat of the Wangen rural district.

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Where is Wangen located?

Wangen is located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 47.6895 latitude, 9.8325 longitude.

What is the population of Wangen?

Wangen has a population of approximately 27,045 people, making it a town in Germany.

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Quick Information

Population
27,045
Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Region
Baden-Wurttemberg
Timezone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
47.6895, 9.8325

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Germany

Police
110
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.

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Worth the detour from Wangen

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Erwin Hymer Museum

Unique museum celebrating road trip culture with vintage camper vans, caravans, and dream routes from around the world.

14 km · about 25 min drive

museum

Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen

The world's largest airship collection, in the Bauhaus harbour station of the town where the giants were built, including a walk-through, full-scale reconstruction of the Hindenburg's passenger quarters.

27 km · about 30 min drive

museum

Rolls-Royce Museum Dornbirn

One of the world's largest Rolls-Royce collections, filling a converted 19th-century mill in the Gütle valley near Dornbirn with Phantoms and Silver Ghosts once owned by royalty.

34 km · about 40 min drive

mountain pass

Riedberg Pass

Germany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.

36 km · about 40 min drive

museum

Autobau Erlebniswelt

Racing driver Fredy Lienhard's supercar and motorsport collection in a former Romanshorn industrial plant on Lake Constance: Ferraris, Le Mans prototypes and Indy cars.

38 km · about 45 min drive

castle

Meersburg Castle

Germany's oldest inhabited castle overlooks Lake Constance from a vineyard terrace in a charming medieval old town.

42 km · about 50 min drive

natural wonder

Breitachklamm

Central Europe's deepest rock gorge: walkways bolted to 150 m walls above the thundering Breitach near Oberstdorf, spray-soaked in summer and hung with giant icicles in winter.

44 km · about 50 min drive

famous road

Oberjoch Jochstrasse

The most bend-rich road in Germany: the B308 Jochstrasse coils through over 100 curves as it climbs from Bad Hindelang to the mountain village of Oberjoch at 1,178 m in the Allgaeu.

47 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Wangen

  • 36 kmRiedberg PassGermany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.
  • 47 kmOberjoch JochstrasseThe most bend-rich road in Germany: the B308 Jochstrasse coils through over 100 curves as it climbs from Bad Hindelang to the mountain village of Oberjoch at 1,178 m in the Allgaeu.
  • 67 kmTriesenbergWalser mountain village terraced 400 m above the Rhine on the hairpin road to Malbun; its balcony viewpoints take in the entire principality and the Swiss Alpstein across the valley.
  • 68 kmArlberg PassA historic crossing between Tyrol and Vorarlberg at 1793m, offering a scenic old-road alternative to the Arlberg tunnel through classic Austrian Alpine landscapes.
  • 68 kmArlberg Road TunnelAustria's longest road tunnel runs 14 km beneath the Arlberg massif between Tyrol and Vorarlberg; in summer the scenic pass road above makes a fine alternative.
  • 70 kmMarienbrucke Viewpoint (Neuschwanstein)A bridge spanning a gorge with the classic fairy-tale view of Neuschwanstein Castle perched on its crag above the Bavarian forests.

Driving in Germany

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.78/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Wangen.

Niederwangen

🇩🇪 Germany

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Opfenbach

🇩🇪 Germany

6 km awayPop. 2,260

Amtzell

🇩🇪 Germany

6 km awayPop. 3,530

Eglofs

🇩🇪 Germany

8 km awayPop. 1,771

Heimenkirch

🇩🇪 Germany

9 km awayPop. 3,723

Hergensweiler

🇩🇪 Germany

9 km awayPop. 1,723

Eisenharz

🇩🇪 Germany

9 km awayPop. 1,700

Vogt

🇩🇪 Germany

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