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OstallguOstallgu is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Oberallgu, Unterallgu, Augsburg, Landsberg, Weilheim-Schongau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol. The city of Kaufbeuren is enclosed by, but not belonging to the district. History Before 1803 the region was split into several tiny states, most of them clerical states. When these states were dissolved in 1803, the Ostallgu region became part of Bavaria. The kings of Bavaria soon evolved a special relationship with the region and built their famous castles of Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein. The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Kaufbeuren, Marktoberdorf and Fssen. Geography "Ostallgu" literally means "Eastern Allgu". The term Allgu is applied to the part of the Alps located in Swabia and their northern foothills. The district extends from the crest of the Alps to hilly countryside in the north. It is located on either side of the Wertach, an affluent of the Lech River. In the south there is a great number of alpine lakes, the largest of them being the Forggensee (16 km). Coat of arms |The coat of arms displays: - the heraldic lion of the medieval county of Ronsberg
- the sword of Saint Martin, the patron saint of Marktoberdorf
- an abbot's staff representing the Fssen monastery
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