Herbishofen

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Herbishofen
Community laughter
Coordinates: 47 ° 56 ′ 32 "  N , 10 ° 14 ′ 58"  E
Height : 636 m above sea level NN
Postal code : 87760
Area code : 08331, 08332
Guesthouse in Herbishofen
Guesthouse in Herbishofen

Herbishofen is a district of the municipality of Lachen in the Unterallgäu district in Bavaria .

geography

Herbishofen is located in Upper Swabia in the Danube-Iller region, about 1.5 kilometers northwest of Lachen, at an altitude of 636 m above sea level. NN .

history

In the 16th century, the lords of Pappenheim ruled Herbishofen. As a result, the Reformation according to Zwingli was introduced in 1559 by Philipp von Pappenheim . One of the oldest Protestant-Reformed congregations in Germany still exists in Herbishofen (together with the community of Theinselberg ) and the sister community in Bad Grönenbach .

Web links

Commons : Herbishofen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ^ Evangelical Reformed Church in Bavaria. In: Historical Lexicon of Bavaria . July 12, 2010, accessed February 25, 2015 .