What is Durach?
{{Infobox German location |image_photo = Heilig Geist Durach2.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Heilig Geist church (Holy Spirit church) |image_coa = DEU Durach COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|47|42|N|10|20|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Durach in OA.svg |state = Bayern |region = Schwaben |district = Oberallgäu |elevation = 714 |area = 20.74 |population = 6584 |Stand = 2006-12-31 |postal_code = 87471 |area_code = 0831 |licence = OA |Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 7 80 120 |mayor = Gerhard Hock |party = |website = [http://www.durach-allgaeu.de www.durach-allgaeu.de] }} '''Durach''' is a [[municipality]] in the district of [[Oberallgäu]] in [[Bavaria]] in [[Germany]]. The village came into international media attention in August 2008. A light aircraft hit [[power lines]] nearby. The pilot and passenger survived inside the plane dangling on power cables. They were rescued in front of cameras.<ref>{{cite news|title=Plane hits power lines|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=2008-08-18|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7568045.stm|access-date=2008-08-18}}</ref> [[File:Durach - Heberlings - Durach v N.JPG|center|thumb|550x550px|Durach from the north]] == References == {{Reflist}} {{Cities and towns in Oberallgäu (district)}} {{authority control}} {{europe-stub}} [[Category:Oberallgäu]]