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Kempten

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Kempten

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Also known as Kempten/Allgäu, Kempten (Allgäu)

Kempten (; ) is the largest town of Allgäu, a sub-region of Swabia, in Bavaria, Germany. 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.

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Kempten is the largest town in the Allgäu region of Bavaria, Germany, with a population of about 68,000 as of 2016. It is one of Germany's oldest urban settlements, having been originally inhabited by Celts and later established by the Romans as Cambodunum.

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German place.type
Stadt
German place.name
Kempten
German place.image_photo
File:Basilika St. Lorenz Kempten (Foto Hilarmont).jpg
German place.image_caption
Church St. Lorenz Basilica
German place.image_flag
Flagge Kempten (Allgäu).svg
German place.image_coa
DEU Kempten (Allgäu) COA.svg
German place.state
Bavaria
German place.region
Swabia
German place.district
Kreisfreie Stadt
German place.elevation
674
German place.area
63.28
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
09763000
German place.postal_code
87401–87439
German place.area_code
0831
German place.licence
KE
German place.website
www.kempten.de
German place.mayor
Thomas Kiechle
German place.leader_term
2020–26

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Contents
  • History
  • Pre-Roman
  • Roman era
  • Middle Ages
  • Renaissance and Baroque to Modern Age
  • Climate
  • Main sights
  • Transport
  • Education
  • Sport and leisure
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Kempten (; ) is the largest town of Allgäu, a sub-region of Swabia, in Bavaria, Germany. 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.

==History==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kempten” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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