Wertach is a small town in the Oberallgäu district, southern Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the German Alps, situated on the river Wertach, southeast of Kempten. The town was the childhood home of the writer W. G. Sebald.

History

Wertach was first mentioned in 955 and received in 1423 the town privileges. The market Wertach belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg. Since the German mediatization and the secularization of 1803 the place belongs to Bavaria. As part of the administrative reforms in the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Gemeindeedikt#Zweites Gemeindeedikt the current municipality was formed. In 1893 a fire destroyed most of the town, with only a few houses surviving.

Coat of arms

Blazon (description): "In green an obliquely left silver wave beam which is occupied by three black mill wheels."

Population development

Politics

Result of the local elections in March 2014 The council of Wertach has 14 members.

Buildings