Füssen
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Swabia
District	Ostallgäu
Mayor	Paul Iacob (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	43. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Swabia ( German: Schwaben) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in southwest Bavaria German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Ostallgäu is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise the districts of Oberallgäu, Unterallgäu, Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 52 km² (16. 8 sq mi)
Elevation	808 m  (2651 ft)
Population	14,533  (09/08/2007)
- Density	334 /km² (865 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	87629
Area code	08362
Website	stadt-fuessen.de Coordinates: 47°34′0″N 10°42′0″E / 47.56667, 10.7

Füssen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Ostallgäu situated 5 kilometres (3 miles) from the Austrian border. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Ostallgäu is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise the districts of Oberallgäu, Unterallgäu, Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions such as Governments States or subnational administrative It is located on the banks of the Lech river. The Lech (Licus Licca) is a River in Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and 264 km in length with a The River Lech flows into the Forggensee. Füssen's coat of arm shows a triskelion (three legs). A triskelion or triskele (both from the Greek gr ''τρισκέλιον'' or grc ''τρισκελής'' for "three-legged" is a Symbol

It had been a settlement in Roman times on the Via Claudia Augusta, a road that leads southwards to northern Italy and northwards to the former regional capital of the Roman province called Raetia, the capital of which was Augusta Vindelicum today's Augsburg. The Via Claudia Augusta was an ancient Roman road, which linked the valley of the Po River with Rhaetia (modern Austria across the Alps Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Raetia (so always in inscriptions classical manuscripts usually use the form Rhaetia) was a province of the Roman Empire, bounded on the west by the country Augsburg is an independent City in the south-west of Bavaria. Augsburg is an independent City in the south-west of Bavaria. The original name of Füssen was "Foetes", or "Foetibus", which derives from Latin "Fauces", meaning "gorge", probably referring to the Lech gorge. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. In Late Antiquity Füssen was the home of a part of the Legio III Italica, which was stationed there to guard the important trade route over the Alps. Legio III Italica was a Roman legion levied by Marcus Aurelius around 165, for his campaign against the Marcomanni tribe

The "Hohes Schloss" (High Castle), the former summer residence of the prince bishops of Augsburg and one of Swabia's largest and best preserved late Gothic castle complexes, is Füssen's landmark. The Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg is historically one of the Prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire, and belonged to the Swabian Circle. Swabia, Suabia, or Svebia ( German: Schwaben, Schwabenland or Ländle) is both a historic and linguistic Today the castle houses a branch gallery of the Bavarian State Collections of Paintings, which focuses on late Gothic and Renaissance works of art. Below the Hohes Schloss is the Baroque complex of the former Benedictine monastery of St. Mang, whose history goes back to the 9th century. Benedictine refers to the Spirituality and Consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in St Mang's Abbey Füssen or Füssen Abbey ( German: Kloster Sankt Mang Füssen) was a Benedictine monastery in Füssen in Bavaria

Füssen is the highest town of Bavaria (808 m above sea level). Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 The famous castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau are located near the town; travellers by rail change on to buses 73/78 at Füssen railway station. Neuschwanstein Castle ( German: Schloss Neuschwanstein, lit New Swan Stone palace; nɔʏˈʃvaːnʃtaɪ̯n is a 19th-century Bavarian "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains Richard Wagner the famous German composer, used to come to Füssen by rail when he visited King Ludwig II. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm II King of Bavaria ( August 25, 1845 &ndash June 13, 1886) was king of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly The town is also familiar to travellers as the terminus of the Romantic road. For the Romantic Road in Austria see Romantikstraße The Romantic Road ( German: Romantische Straße) is a term coined by travel agents Steve McQueen's motorcycle stunts and many other scenes in The Great Escape were filmed in and around the town. Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen (March 24 1930 – November 7 1980 was an American movie Actor, nicknamed "The King of Cool" MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. The Great Escape is a popular 1963 War film about the 250 Allied prisoners of war escaping from a German POW camp During World War II, a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was located in the town. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Dachau was a Nazi German Concentration camp, and the first one opened in Germany located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions Factory near the ^[1]

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The Forggensee is a man-made lake which was built to prevent flooding. It is the catchment area for all the melting snow in the spring. After the middle of October the lake is drained ready for the next spring melt. Füssen has Saint Mang (Magnus of Füssen) as its Patron Saint. Saint Magnus of Füssen, otherwise Magnoald or Mang, was a missionary saint in southern Germany, also known as the Apostle of the Allgäu. His original burial place was in the small chapel he built. His bones were transferred to the crypt of the church being built in 850. Around the year 1100 all his bones disappeared. The burial place in the crypt of the St. Mang Basilica can be seen today, although the only bone of St Mang is a relic which can be found above the main altar in a glass cross. The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basiliké Stoà, Royal Stoa) was originally used to describe a Roman The cross also contains his staff, breast cross and chalice. St. Mang's Feast Day is 6 September. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started On this day Holy Mass is celebrated, then all proceed by torchlight through the old part of the city. The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. During the week of the Saint's Feast a special 'Magnus Wine' is sold. Only 500 bottles are produced. The 2007 vintage was produced in South Tirol and is described as "Light and fruity". Tyrol is a region in Western Central Europe, which included the present day Austrian state of Tyrol (consisting of North Tyrol and East

St Mang Basilica and Former Monastery viewed from the bridge over the River Lech

The oldest fresco in the whole of Germany can be found in the crypt of St. Mang Basilica. It dates back to about the year 980.

Another son of Füssen has also been raised to the title of Blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. Beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed via Greek μακάριος makarios) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic church Francis Xavier Seelos was born 11 January 1819 in Füssen. Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos ( January 11, 1819 &ndash October 4, 1867) was a German-American Roman Catholic Priest Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year His father was the sacristan at St. Mang Basilica. He became a priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Latin Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris – C Seelos died in New Orleans, USA on 4 October 1867. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting He was made a Blessed on 9 April 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Pope The Shrine and Relics of the Blessed Seelos can also be found in the Basilica. A shrine, from the Latin scrinium (‘box’ also used as a desk like the French bureau) was originally a container usually made of precious materials used A relic is an object or a personal item of religious significance carefully preserved with an air of Veneration as a tangible memorial The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basiliké Stoà, Royal Stoa) was originally used to describe a Roman His Feast Day is October 5. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople

The local newspaper for Füssen is the Allgäuer Zeitung, printed daily except Sundays and on a Holy Day of Obligation. In the Catholic Church, Holy Days of Obligation or Holidays of Obligation, less commonly called Feasts of Precept, are the days on which as canon 1247 It contains a special section with only Füssen news called the Füssener Blatt.

References

External links

• Füssen official website
• St Mang Basilica official website
• St Mang Basilica English Website
• Local news for Füssen in the Allgäur Zeitung.