Ottobeuren (Swabian: Ottobeire, Medieval Latin: Ottobura) is a market town and municipality in Bavaria, Germany, located 11 km southeast of Memmingen near the A7. It is famous for Ottobeuren Abbey, situated next to the Basilica. The town is seat of a municipal association with Hawangen and Böhen. The musicologist Manfred Hermann Schmid was born in Ottobeuren. Twin towns — sister cities Ottobeuren is twinned with: Norcia, Italy Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse, France Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia References Unterallgäu