Ottobeuren is located in the region of Oberschwaben near the alpine region of the Allgäu in the province of Baden-Würrtemberg. The town is situated between within a flat valley, through which the small tributary of the Danube river, the Western Günz, is traversing. More broadly, Ottobeuren is situated in relatively close proximity to the Bodensee and the prominent monasteries of that region. In contrast to other municipalities, several hundred homesteads, a small church and a nobleman‘s fortification can be traced back to before the foundation of the convent.