What is Wertach?
{{Infobox German location |image_coa = DEU Wertach COA.svg |image_photo = Wertach im Oberallgäu.JPG |image_caption = Wertach |coordinates = {{coord|47|36|N|10|24|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Wertach in OA.svg |state = Bayern |region = Schwaben |district = Oberallgäu |elevation = 885 - 1695 |area = 45.63 |population = 2467 |Stand = 2005-06-30 |postal_code = 87497 |area_code = 08365 |licence = OA |Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 7 80 145 |website = {{url|http://www.wertach.de}} |mayor = Eberhard Jehle |party = }} '''Wertach''' is a small town in the [[Oberallgäu]] district, southern [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]. It is in the German [[Alps]]. It is on the river [[Wertach River|Wertach]], southeast of [[Kempten im Allgäu|Kempten]]. The town was the childhood home of the writer [[W. G. Sebald]]. It was first mentioned in 955. It received town status in 1423. In March 2014, Eberhard Jehle became mayor <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wertach.de/wahl08/6_MAIN_E_GEMEINDERATSWAHL_2008.html|title=Markt Wertach|language=de|access-date=25 February 2017}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[File:Wertach im Oberallgäu.JPG|center|thumb|341x341px|Wertach im Oberallgäu]] == References == {{reflist}} {{Cities and towns in Oberallgäu (district)}} {{authority control}} {{europe-stub}} [[Category:Oberallgäu]]