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Kaufbeuren
Coat of Arms | Map |
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Town Data | |
State: | Bavaria |
Regierungsbezirk: | Schwaben |
Division: | Independent city |
Area: | 40,02 km² |
Population: | 42 581 (31 January 2003) |
Population density: | 1.065 people per km² |
Altitude: | 681 to 860 metres |
Post code: | 87571 - 87600 |
Area code: | 08341 |
Coordinates: | 47° 52' North 10° 37' East |
License plate: | KF |
Gemeindeschlüssel : | 09 7 62 000 |
Official website: | www.kaufbeuren.de http://www.kaufbeuren.de/ |
Politics | |
Mayor: | Stefan Bosse |
Kaufbeuren is an independent city in the Regierungsbezirk of Schwaben, southern Bavaria. Interestingly, the city is completely enclaved within the district of Ostallgäu.
Partner towns
- Ferrara (1991)
- Szombathely (1992)
Historical residents
- Ludwig Ganghofer
- Hans Magnus Enzensberger
- Sophie von La Roche
- Didi Hegen
- Walter Riester
- Maria Creszentia Höss