KAUFBEUREN

'Kaufbeuren' () is an independent city in the Regierungsbezirk of Schwaben, southern Bavaria. The city is completely enclaved within the district of Ostallgäu.

Contents

History

Districts

Partner Towns

Culture and Objects of Interest

Museums

Historical residents

Tänzelfest

External links

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp was located in the city.^[1]

Districts

★ Kaufbeuren (Altstadt - Old Town)

★ Hirschzell

★ Kemnat

★ Neugablonz

★ Oberbeuren

Partner Towns

★ Ferrara, Italy (since 1991)

★ Szombathely, Hungary (since1992)

Culture and Objects of Interest

★ Townhall (built 1879 - 1881)

★ Crescentiakloster (founded 1150)

★ Historic Old Town with partially conserved, historic city wall

★ St.-Martins-Kirche

★ Fünfknopfturm (Five-Button-Tower)

★ St.-Blasius-Kirche

★ Hexenturm

★ Gerberturm

★ Pulverturm

★ Münzturm

★ Sywollnturm

★ Zollhäuschen

★ Stadttheater Kaufbeuren

★ kunsthaus kaufbeuren

Museums

★ Stadtmuseum

★ Feuerwehrmuseum

★ Puppentheater-Museum

★ Isergebirgs-Museum (Neugablonz)

Historical residents

★ Ludwig Ganghofer(
★ 7. July 1855 in Kaufbeuren, † 24. July 1920 in Tegernsee) - writer

★ Hans Magnus Enzensberger (
★ 11. November 1929 in Kaufbeuren) - poet, writer

★ Sophie von La Roche (
★ 6. December 1730 in Kaufbeuren, † 18. February 1807 in Offenbach) - writer

★ Didi Hegen - former ice-hockey player

★ Walter Riester (
★ 27. September 1943 in Kaufbeuren) - former Secretary of State for Employment

★ Maria Creszentia Höss (
★ 20. October 1682 in Kaufbeuren, † 5. April 1744 Kaufbeuren) - beatified 1900, sainted 2001

Tänzelfest

The Tänzelfest is a festival, which takes place usually at the end of June. Children play the history of their town. They wear traditional clothes. There are a lot of events at this time.

External links

★ kunsthaus kaufbeuren

★ Tänzelfest in Kaufbeuren

★ Details zur Stadtgeschichte Kaufbeurens

★ Homepage of the City of Kaufbeuren