Kaufbeuren

Kaufbeuren

Kaufbeuren
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Kaufbeuren
Kaufbeuren is located in Germany
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Kaufbeuren
Coordinates 47°52′48″N 10°37′21″E / 47.88°N 10.6225°E / 47.88; 10.6225
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Swabia
District Urban district
Town subdivisions 5 districts
Lord Mayor Stefan Bosse
Basic statistics
Area 40.02 km2 (15.45 sq mi)
Elevation 681-860 m
Population 41,843 (31 December 2010)
 - Density 1,046 /km2 (2,708 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KF
Postal codes 87571–87600
Area code 08341
Website www.kaufbeuren.de
Fünfknopfturm

Kaufbeuren (German pronunciation: [kaʊfˈbɔʏʁən]) is an independent city in the Regierungsbezirk of Schwaben, southern Bavaria. The city is completely enclaved within the district of Ostallgäu.

Contents

Districts

  • Kaufbeuren (Altstadt - Old Town)
  • Hirschzell
  • Kemnat
  • Neugablonz
  • Oberbeuren

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, Kaufbeuren – 24 July 1920, Tegernsee), writer
  • Hans Magnus Enzensberger (11 November 1929, Kaufbeuren – ), poet, writer
  • Sophie von La Roche (6 December 1730, Kaufbeuren – 18 February 1807, Offenbach am Main), writer
  • Dieter Hegen, former ice-hockey player
  • Walter Riester (27 September 1943, Kaufbeuren – ), former Secretary of State for Employment
  • Maria Crescentia Höss (20 October 1682, Kaufbeuren – 5 April 1744, Kaufbeuren), beatified 1900, sainted 2001
  • Alexander Sulzer, Ice hockey player

Tänzelfest

The Tänzelfest is a festival, which takes place usually at the end of June. Children re-enact the history of the town in traditional costume. There are a lot of events at this time.

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