Place:Kempten, Schwaben, Bayern, Germany

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NameKempten
Alt namesKempten im Allgäu
Cambodunumsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) VI, 795
Kemptensource: Wikipedia
Kempten im Allgäusource: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
TypeIndependent City
Coordinates47.733°N 10.317°E
Located inSchwaben, Bayern, Germany
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Haldenwang
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Kempten ((Swabian German: )) is the largest town of Allgäu, in Swabia, 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 the oldest urban settlement (town) in Germany.

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