Kaufbeuren

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Kaufbeuren
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Kaufbeuren
Coat of arms
Location of Kaufbeuren
Kaufbeuren is located in Germany
Kaufbeuren
Kaufbeuren
Coordinates: 47°52′48″N 10°37′21″E / 47.88000°N 10.62250°E / 47.88000; 10.62250Coordinates: 47°52′48″N 10°37′21″E / 47.88000°N 10.62250°E / 47.88000; 10.62250
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSwabia
DistrictUrban district
Subdivisions5 districts
Government
 • Lord mayor (2020–26) Stefan Bosse[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total40.02 km2 (15.45 sq mi)
Highest elevation
860 m (2,820 ft)
Lowest elevation
681 m (2,234 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total44,662
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
87571–87600
Dialling codes08341
Vehicle registrationKF
Websitewww.kaufbeuren.de

Kaufbeuren (German pronunciation: [kaʊfˈbɔʏʁən]; Bavarian: Kaufbeiren) is an independent town in the Regierungsbezirk of Swabia, Bavaria. The town is an enclave within the district of Ostallgäu.

Districts[]

Kaufbeuren consists of nine districts:

  • Kaufbeuren (town core incl. historical town)
  • Kaufbeuren-Neugablonz
  • Oberbeuren
  • Hirschzell
  • Kleinkemnat
  • Großkemnat
  • Märzisried
  • Ölmühlhang
  • Sankt Cosmas

Mayors[]

Stefan Bosse (CSU) is the Lord Mayor of Kaufbeuren since November 2004. He was reelected in March 2014 with 57.48% of the votes[3] and again in March 2020 with 54.5% of the votes.[4]

Landmarks[]

Fünfknopfturm

Museums[]

  • Stadtmuseum
  • Feuerwehrmuseum
  • Puppentheater-Museum
  • Isergebirgs-Museum (Neugablonz)

Notable people[]

Maria Crescentia Höss
Ludwig Ganghofer 1908 painted by Friedrich August von Kaulbach
  • Maria Crescentia Höss (1682–1744), nun, beatified 1900, canonised 2001
  • Sophie von La Roche (1730–1807, writer
  • Ludwig Ganghofer (1855–1920), writer
  • Rudolf Roessler (1897–1958), publisher and spy
  • Wilhelm Walcher (1910–2005), physicist
  • Hans Liebherr (1915–1993) master mason, inventor of the mobile tower crane and founder of the Liebherr
  • Hans Magnus Enzensberger (born 1929), poet, writer and publisher
  • Walter Riester (born 1943), politician (SPD), Secretary of State for Employment 1998–2002
  • Erich Weishaupt (born 1952), ice hockey player
  • Dieter Hegen (born 1962), ice hockey player
  • Alexander Sulzer (born 1984), ice hockey player

Kaufbeuren Air Base[]

The Kaufbeuren Air Base was established as a Luftwaffe station in 1935. When seized by the United States Army in May 1945 at the end of World War II it was discovered to be the final location of Nazi Party's top secret FA signals intelligence and cryptanalytic agency.[5] After serving as a U.S. airbase during the post-war period, the field was ultimately returned to the town, and today serves as a German Air Force training field.

Culture[]

The Tänzelfest is a festival, which takes place usually at the end of June. Children reenact the history of the town in traditional costume.[6] There are a lot of events at this time.

Sports[]

The town is known for their ice hockey team ESV Kaufbeuren. They currently play in DEL2, the second level of ice hockey in Germany.

Twin towns – sister cities[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Kaufbeuren is twinned with:[7]

  • Italy Ferrara, Italy (1991)
  • Hungary Szombathely, Hungary (1992)
  • Czech Republic Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic (2009)

References[]

  1. ^ Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3. ^ Amtsinhaber Stefan Bosse als Kaufbeurer OB mit absoluter Mehrheit wiedergewählt, accessed May 14, 2014
  4. ^ Alter und neuer Oberbürgermeiser in Kaufbeuren: Stefan Bosse (CSU) wiedergewählt, accessed May 9, 2020
  5. ^ "FA (Nazi Party) - TICOM Archive".
  6. ^ http://www.bavaria.travel/taenzelfest-historical-festival-in-kaufbeuren-bavaria
  7. ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". kaufbeuren.de (in German). Kaufbeuren. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

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