What is Mittelschwaben?
'''Mittelschwaben''' is a part of the [[Bavaria]]n [[administrative region]] [[Swabia (administrative region)|Swabia]]. It consists of the districts [[Günzburg (district)|Günzburg]], [[Neu-Ulm (district)|Neu-Ulm]], [[Unterallgäu]] and the [[district-free city|district-free]] town [[Memmingen]]. The name ''Mittelschwaben'' was created in the 19th century to tell apart the Bavarian parts of [[Upper Swabia|Oberschwaben]] from the [[Baden-Württemberg]]ian. == Borders == '''in the west (to the Baden-Württembergian Oberschwaben):''' the river [[Iller]]<br> '''in the north (to the [[Donauried]]):''' the southern border of the [[Danube]]-valley<br> '''in the east (to the [[Stauden]], [[Reischenau]] and [[Holzwinkel]], the three parts of the [[Augsburg-Westliche Wälder Nature Park]]):''' the rivers [[Mindel]] and [[Flossach]]<br> '''in the south (to the [[Allgäu]]):''' the [[terminal moraine]]s of the [[Würm glaciation]]<br> {{Authority control}} [[Category:Swabia (Bavaria)]]