Betzigau Explained

Image Coa:Wappen Betzigau.svg
Coordinates:47.7333°N 33°W
Image Plan:Betzigau in OA.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Schwaben
District:Oberallgäu
Elevation:728
Area:29.27
Postal Code:87488
Area Code:0831
Licence:OA
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 7 80 114
Mayor:Roland Helfrich[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26
Website:www.betzigau.de

Betzigau (pronounced as /de/)is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. The altitude of the village ranges from 709 m above sea level to 946 m. Betzigau is on the Buchloe–Lindau railway line.

Population Development

From 1988 to 2008 Betzigau grew by 440 residents, or 19 %. Between 1988 and 2018 the village grew from 2320 to 2926 so 606 residents, or 26,1 %.

The following figures refer to the territorial status of May 25, 1987.

Population Development
align=left Year 1840 1900 1939 1950 1961 1970 1987 1991 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
align=left Residents 1092 1265 1319 1747 1648 1803 2280 2499 2637 2775 2830 2747 2845

Politic

Roland Helfrich is the mayor of Betzigau.

The municipal tax revenue in 2017 was €2,841,000. Of that, €606,000 were revenue from trade tax.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden