Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Kempten (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: King Louis Bridge, St. Lorenz Basilica, and Stadttheater Kempten. Also, be sure to include Unter der Burghalde in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Kempten (Bavaria).
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King Louis Bridge
Bridge in Kempten, Germany. The King Louis Bridge spans the River Iller in the town of Kempten in the Allgäu in southern Germany. It was built by the Royal Bavarian State Railways in the middle of the 19th century. After being reconstructed and changed in use several times, the bridge is currently closed due to an assumed instability.[1]
St. Lorenz Basilica
Also known as: Basilika St. Lorenz
Catholic church in Kempten, Germany. St. Lorenz Basilica is a baroque minor Basilica in Kempten, Bavaria, named after the Christian martyr Lawrence of Rome.
It is the former abbey church of the Benedictine Kempten Abbey. It is currently used as the parish church of the Roman Catholic parish of St. Lawrence in the Diocese of Augsburg.
A church was built on the site in the 13th Century but was burned down in 1478.
Roman Giel of Gielsberg, the Abbot of Kempten, commissioned the master builder Michael Beer from Graubünden to build a new church to serve the parish and monastery. The foundation stone of the Basilica of St. Lawrence was laid on 13 April 1652. This was one of the first large churches built in Germany after the end of the Thirty Years' War.
Michael Beer built the nave, the ground floor of the towers and the choir. He was succeeded by Johann Serro on 24 March 1654.
The church was consecrated on 12 May 1748.
In 1803 the monastery was dissolved and the church became a purely parish church.
In 1900 the twin towers were finally completed. They were built of concrete which is heavier than the used material before that time. Cracks at the connections to the main building are the result of the completed towers.
In 1969 Pope Paul VI bestowed the honorary title of basilica minor.
The building included a residence for the Prince-abbots.[2]
Stadttheater Kempten
Theatre in Kempten, Germany. Stadttheater Kempten is a theatre in Kempten, Bavaria, Germany.[3]
Unter der Burghalde
Forts and castles
Address: Burghalde 1, Kempten
Landschaftspark Engelhalde
Engelhaldepark or Landschaftspark Engelhalde is a park in Kempten. It was created by a recultivation of a gravel pit.
Sankt Anton
St. Anton is a Catholic parish church of the Capuchins in the southern part of the city of Kempten. The patron saint of the church is Anthony of Padua. In a wall niche are the mortal remains of the brother Jörg. These were brought from Italy across the Alps to Kempten 160 years after his death.
Address: Immenstaedter Str. 50, 87435 Kempten
New Apostolic Church
The listed New Apostolic Church in Kempten is an elongated hall building with a transverse head building in the form of a two-story gable roof building with a dormer. The church was built by the Heydecker brothers in 1927 and completed in 1928.
A few hundred meters to the south is another church, the Catholic monastery parish church of St. Anton.
Address: Immenstädter Str. 28, 87435 Kempten (Allgäu)
Allgäuer Überlandwerk
Address: Illerstraße 18, Kempten
Hochschule Kempten
Also known as: Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Kempten
University of applied sciences in Kempten, Germany. The Kempten University of Applied Sciences or Hochschule Kempten is a university of applied sciences in Kempten im Allgäu, Germany.[4]
Address: Bahnhofstraße 61, Kempten
Beginenhaus Kempten
Address: Burgstraße 3 und 3a, Kempten
Tierklinik Kempten
Address: Bleicherstr. 1, Kempten