Kaufbeuren

Kaufbeuren

Kaufbeuren

Town in Bavaria, Germany

Kaufbeuren (German pronunciation: [kaʊfˈbɔʏʁən]; Bavarian: Kaufbeiren) is an independent town in the Regierungsbezirk of Swabia, Bavaria. The town is an enclave within the district of Ostallgäu.

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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 votes[3] and again in March 2020 with 54.5% of the votes.[4]

Landmarks

Fünfknopfturm

Museums

  • Stadtmuseum
  • Feuerwehrmuseum
  • Puppentheater-Museum
  • Isergebirgs-Museum (Neugablonz)

Notable people

Maria Crescentia Höss
Ludwig Ganghofer 1908 painted by Friedrich August von Kaulbach

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.[5] After serving as a U.S. airbase during the post-war period, the field was ultimately returned to the town on 16th 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.[6] There are a lot of events at this time.

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.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Kaufbeuren is twinned with:[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
  2. [2]
    Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
  3. [3]
    Amtsinhaber Stefan Bosse als Kaufbeurer OB mit absoluter Mehrheit wiedergewählt, accessed May 14, 2014
  4. [4]
    Alter und neuer Oberbürgermeiser in Kaufbeuren: Stefan Bosse (CSU) wiedergewählt, accessed May 9, 2020
  5. [5]
    "FA (Nazi Party) - TICOM Archive".
  6. [6]
    "Germany Bavaria Events Tänzelfest Kaufbeuren". Archived from the original on 2011-11-01.
  7. [7]
    "Städtepartnerschaften". kaufbeuren.de (in German). Kaufbeuren. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
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