Kempten
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Swabia
District	Urban district
Lord Mayor	Ulrich Netzer (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area	63. 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'' This is a list of urban districts in Germany. Germany is divided into 429 districts (not to be confused with the larger Regierungsbezirk) these consist The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city with special recognition Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 29 km² (24. 4 sq mi)
Elevation	674 m  (2211 ft)
Population	61,480  (31/12/2006)
- Density	971 /km² (2,516 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KE
Postal codes	87401–87439
Area code	0831
Website	www.kempten.de Coordinates: 47°44′00″N 10°19′00″E / 47.733333, 10.316667

Reichsfürststift (Freie Stadt) Kempten im Allgäu Imperial Ducal Abbey (Free City) of Kempten in the Allgäu Imperial Abbey of the Holy Roman Empire ← 1213 – 1802/3 → Coat of arms Capital Kempten Abbey Government Theocracy Historical era Middle Ages  - Abbey founded 747  - Abbey rebuilt 941  - Abbey became Reichsfrei     as a Duke-Abbey   1213  - Abbey property in city     sold to become Free City   1525  - Mediatised to Bavaria 1802/3  - Cities united 1819

Reichstadt Kempten im Allgäu Imperial City of Kempten in the Allgäu Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire ← 1289 – 1802/3 → A view of Kempten in 1650 Capital Kempten im Allgäu Government Republic Historical era Middle Ages  - City founded before 50 BC  - City became Reichsfrei     as an Imperial City   1289  - Abbey sold property     within Imperial City   1525  - City converted     to Protestantism   1527  - Mediatised to Bavaria 1802/3  - Cities united 1819

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Contents 1 History 1.1 Pre-Roman 1.2 Roman era 1.3 Middle Ages 1.4 Renaissance and Baroque to Modern Age 2 Main sights 3 Transportation 4 Education 5 Famous people 6 Partner cities 7 References 8 External links

History

Pre-Roman

The Greek geographer Strabon mentions in 50 BC a town of the Celtic Estiones named Kambodunon. Strabo ( Greek: Στράβων 63/64 BC – ca AD 24 was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher. Year 50 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and This is considered the oldest written reference of any German city. So far no archaeological evidence could be found that this Celtic settlement really existed.

Roman era

In 15 BC Roman troops led by Nero Claudius Drusus and his brother Tiberius conquered and destroyed an existing Celtic city. Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, born Decimus Claudius Drusus (the date of his name change is unknown and variously called Drusus, Drusus I, Nero Later the settlement was named Cambodunum. In the following years the city was rebuilt on a classical Roman city plan with baths, forum and temples. Initially in wood, the city was later rebuilt in stone after a devastating fire that destroyed almost the entire city in the year AD 69. 69 (sex position & book by Ryu Murakami are -- already linked by "" with other meanings Extensive archeological excavations at the end of the 19th century and again during the 1950s at what were then the outskirts of Kempten unearthed the extensive structural foundations. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive

The city was again destroyed in AD 233 by the Alemanni, a Suebic tribe. Events By Place Roman Empire Emperor Alexander Severus defeats the Persians The Alamanni end Roman rule The Alamanni, Allemanni, or Alemanni were originally an alliance of Germanic tribes located around the upper Main river ( Germany The Suebi or Suevi (from Proto-Germanic * swēbaz based on the Proto-Germanic root * swē- meaning "one's own" The original site of Cambodunum was then abandoned and moved to a strategically safer location on the Burghalde hill overlooking the river Iller. İller means provinces in Turkish see Provinces of Turkey The Iller (ancient name Ilargus) is a river in Bavaria,

Only in 488 the last Roman troops left the area and the city was entirely overtaken by the Alemanni.

Middle Ages

After the Romans abandon the settlement was moved from the hill down to the plains located next to the river Iller. In written sources the town appears as Cambidano. Being still predominantly Alemannic, the town once more was destroyed by the Franks in 683 as a consequence of the city’s support of an uprising against the Frankish kingdom. The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group 683 is a prime number Events By Place Americas The reign of Pacal the Great, ruler of Maya state of Palenque

Around 747 a first missionary cell was founded by the Irish monks Magnus and Theodore sent from Abbey of St. Gall in Switzerland to evangelize the area. Events By Place Asia Abu Muslim unites the Abbasid Empire against the Umayyads Ibrahim the Imam leader The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate The Abbey of St Gall (Sankt Gallen was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine Abbeys in Europe Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation In the following years a monastery — Kempten Abbey — was built, the first in the Allgäu region. Audogar was the first abbot of the new Benedictine monastery. Through the financial and lobbyist support of Charlemagne’s wife Hildegard, an Allemanic princess, the monastery managed to become one of the most privileged monasteries of the Frankish Empire. Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his Hildegard ( 758 - 30 April 783) was the daughter of Count Gerold of Vinzgouw and Emma of Alamannia, daughter of Hnabi Francia or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire (imperium Francorum Frankish Kingdom (Latin regnum Francorum, "Kingdom of the

After several ravages by the Magyars, Ulrich of Augsburg, bishop of Augsburg and also abbot of Kempten, began the rebuilding of the monastery and the city in 941. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. Saint Ulrich (c890– July 4, 973) sometimes spelled Uodalric or Odalrici, was Bishop of Augsburg and a leader of the Roman Bishop of Augsburg is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg in the Archdiocese of München und Freising / Munich Events By Place Asia The Rus'-Byzantine War (941 is fought By Topic Religion Oda

In 1213, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II declared the abbots members of the Reichstag and granted the abbot the right to bear the title of Duke. The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states Frederick II ( December 26, 1194 &ndash December 13, 1250) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was a Pretender to the title The Reichstag ( German for "Imperial Diet " was the Parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, However in 1289, King Rudolf of Habsburg also granted special privileges to the urban settlement in the river valley, making it an Imperial City. Rudolph I, also known as Rudolph of Habsburg ( German: Rudolf von Habsburg, Latin Rudolfus) May 1, 1218 &ndash In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash In 1525 the last property rights of the abbots in the Imperial City were sold in the so-called “Great Purchase”, marking the start of the co-existence of two independent cities bearing the same name next to each other. More conflict arose after the Imperial City converted to Protestantism in direct opposition to the Catholic monastery (and Free City) in 1527. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete".

Renaissance and Baroque to Modern Age

During the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War (1632–33), both the cities were destroyed with by the imperial forces and the Swedish troops respectively. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War.

Only shortly after the war the Duke-Abbot Roman Giel of Gielsberg commissioned the two architects Michael Beer and Johann Serro from Graubünden to build a new parish church and monastery church including a representative Residence for the Duke-Abbots. Graubünden or Grisons ( German:, gʁaʊˈbyndən Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun) is the largest and easternmost This church is acknowledged as the first major church construction in Germany after the Thirty Years' War. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

During the Napoleonic Wars the Duke-Abbey and Imperial City came under Bavarian rule (1802–03). The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Finally, in 1819, the two rivalling cities were united into a single communal entity. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year

The city was the location of a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp during World War II. 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 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 ^[1]

Main sights

• The St. Lorenz Basilica
• The St. Mang Church
• The Burghalde Castle
• The Duke-Abbots' Residence
• The Archaeological Park Cambodunum
• The City Hall and Square
• The medieval Keck Chapel

Transportation

Kempten is well connected with the region through the A 7 autobahn (Würzburg–Ulm–Füssen). Kempten im Allgäu is the largest city in Allgäu, a region in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. is the longest German Autobahn and the longest national motorway in Europe at 935 km (581 mi (German ˈaʊtoːbaːn plural Autobahnen; English /ˈɔːtəʊbɑːn/ is the German word for a major high- Speed Road restricted to motor Würzburg (ˈvʏɐ̯ʦbʊɐ̯k is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany Ulm (ˈʊlm is a City in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. Füssen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Ostallgäu situated 5 kilometres (3 miles from the Austrian Border. Bundesstraßen B 12 (partly as A 980 autobahn), B 19 and B 309 are also intersecting in Kempten. Bundesstraßen are German and Austrian federal highways The main distinguishing characteristic between German Bundesstraßen and the world-famous Exit list | merges into B 12 |-|colspan="3"|----|-| ||Hellengerst / Buchenberg|-|}

The city is also easily accessible by rail and has Intercity and Eurocity connections. InterCity (commonly abbreviated IC on timetables and tickets is the classification applied to certain long-distance Passenger train services in EuroCity, abbreviated EC, denotes an international Train service within the European Inter-city rail network

Education

The University of Applied Sciences Kempten (Hochschule Kempten) started in the winter semester of 1978–79 with 89 students and since then expanded and now accommodates more than 2800 students in eight degree courses:

• Business Administration
• Tourism and Hospitality Management
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering – Electronic and Information Technology
• Industrial Engineering – Mechanical Engineering with Distribution Management or Information Technology
• Computer Science
• Social Management

There are also three Grammar Schools (Allgäu-Gymnasium, Hildegardis-Gymnasium, Carl-von-Linde-Gymnasium) offering education to the entire region of the Allgäu. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)

Famous people

Famous people from Kempten include:

• Ernst Mayr, Biologist
• Claudius Dornier, Plane Constructor
• Friedrich Ferdinand Schnitzer, famous U. Ernst Walter Mayr ( July 5, 1904, Kempten, Germany &ndash February 3, 2005, Bedford Massachusetts U Claude (Claudius Honoré Desiré Dornier born in Kempten im Allgäu ( May 14, 1884 - December 5, 1969) was a German airplane S. architect
• Ignaz Kiechle, Politician
• İlhan Mansız, Turkish footballer
• Suzie Candell, Country singer

Partner cities

• Quiberon, Morbihan, France, since 1971 (initially with the municipality St. Ignaz Kiechle (born 23 February 1930 in Kempten im Allgäu, Bavaria – died 2 December 2003 Reinharts near Kempten was İlhan Mansız (born August 10, 1975 - in Kempten im Allgäu, Bavaria, West Germany) is a retired Turkish football Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Quiberon or Kiberen in Breton is a commune of the Morbihan département, in the région of Morbihan (Mor-Bihan is a department in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan ( small sea in Breton) the enclosed sea that is the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Mang)
• Sopron, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary, since 1987
• Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy, since 1987
• Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland, since 1990
• Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, since 2001

References

External links

• Official website

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