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Kempten
Place in Bavaria, Germany

Kempten

Kempten is the largest town of Allgäu, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany.

Plan a trip to Kempten→From Friedrichshafen

The population was about 68,000 in 2016. The area was possibly settled originally by Celts, but was later taken over by the Romans, who called the town Cambodunum. Kempten is one of the oldest urban settlements (town) in Germany.

Get in

Getting to Kempten

  1. 01
    Kempten Main Station

    It is on the main rail line from Lindau to Nuremberg.

See

Worth seeing

As the largest city in the Allgau, Kempten is home to several sights of interest to visitors:

  1. 01
    The Residence
  2. 02
    Hofgarten
  3. 03
    Alpine Museum

    Also well worth visiting is the Alpine Museum with informative exhibits (German only) on mountain climbing, mountain life, geology and biology of the region.

  4. 04
    City Hall
  5. 05
    St. Mang Church.
Do

Things to do

Flea markets are held every two to three weeks at different venues around the city. Jazzfrühling. A jazz festival is held late April. Allgäu Comets. The Allgäu Comets play American Football in the first division German Football League and draw crowds in excess of 2000 people for home games. The season runs roughly April-September with playoffs in late September or early October. They play their home games at

  1. 01
    Illerstadion
Eat

Where to eat

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  1. 01
    Pilsbar Chaplin

    Poststraße 23.

  2. 02
    Bella Italia

    August-Fischer-Platz 1.

  3. 03
    Cennis Pizzamanufaktur

    Fischersteige 6.

  4. 04
    Kerasus Food 2

    Scheibenstraße 7.

  5. 05
    Bangkok Asia-Shop

    Zwingerstraße 18.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.