Kaufbeuren (; 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 (built for displaced Germans after WWII) 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 votesAmtsinhaber Stefan Bosse als Kaufbeurer OB mit absoluter Mehrheit wiedergewählt, accessed May 14, 2014 and again in March 2020 with 54.5% of the votes.Alter und neuer Oberbürgermeiser in Kaufbeuren: Stefan Bosse (CSU) wiedergewählt, accessed May 9, 2020
Landmarks
Town hall (built 1879–1881) Crescentiakloster (founded 1150) Historical town with partially conserved historical town wall St.-Martins-Kirche Fünfknopfturm (Five-Button-Tower) St.-Blasius-Kirche Hexenturm Gerberturm Pulverturm Münzturm Sywollenturm Zollhäuschen Stadttheater Kaufbeuren Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren
Museums Stadtmuseum Feuerwehrmuseum Puppentheater-Museum Isergebirgs-Museum (Neugablonz)
Notable people
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 (1929-2022), 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. After serving as a U.S. airbase during the post-war period, the field was ultimately returned to the town on 16 December 1957, 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.
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. Kaufbeuren is also known for its soccer team which plays in the Bezirksliga South.
Twin towns – sister cities
Kaufbeuren is twinned with: Ferrara, Italy (1991) Szombathely, Hungary (1992) Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic (2009)
References
External links
kunsthaus kaufbeuren Stadtmuseum Kaufbeuren Tänzelfest in Kaufbeuren The history of Kaufbeuren