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Memmingen

Memmingen

Memmingen is a town in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany.

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It is the economic, educational and administrative centre of the Danube-Iller region. To the west, the town is flanked by the Iller river, which marks the Baden-Württemberg border. To the north, east and south the town is surrounded by the district of Unterallgäu.

Get in

Getting to Memmingen

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    Allgäu Airport Memmingen
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    Memmingen

    Memmingen is at the intersection of the A7 (Hamburg - Hanover - Ulm - Memmingen - Füssen) and A96 (to Austria and Munich) autobahns.

See

Worth seeing

The medieval old town center consists of several attractions: Market place. This is one of the most picturesque sites in the town. It is surrounded by the town hall, the Großzunft(Guildhouse) and the Steuerhaus (tax house). On Tuesday and Saturday morning there is a farmers market held, where fresh vegetables and fruit are being sold.

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    St Martin's

    This is one of the oldest churches in Upper Swabia and the towns landmark.

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    Antoniterkloster

    The well preserved former Hospital Brothers of St.

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    Kreuzherrenkloster

    Around the old town walls where the moats used to be in the Middle Ages public park areas have been created.

Do

Things to do

Walk along the tourist routes "Roter Weg" (red route) and "Grüner Weg" (green route). These will guide you to most of the sights in town.

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    Eissporthalle

    Visit the ice rink Eissporthalle Memmingen and do some ice-skating or Bavarian Curling.

Eat

Where to eat

All these are in the city centre:

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    Treff

    Kuttelgasse 20.

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    Cennis

    Kreuzstraße 9.

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    Pasta Fresca Doro

    Ulmer Str.

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    King

    Maximilianstraße 20A.

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    Drachen Imbiss

    Kalchstraße 6.

How locals move

Getting around Memmingen the local way

  • Get aroundAfter 19:00 there is no regular bus service but a so called "Anrufsammeltaxi" (hailed shared taxi), where a telephone notification in advance is necessary.

From Wikivoyage: Memmingen, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.

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