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Erwin Hymer Museum
Unique museum celebrating road trip culture with vintage camper vans, caravans, and dream routes from around the world.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Memmingen
Bavaria, Germany · Europe
About Memmingen
Memmingen sits on the route: 5 minutes from Eisenburg, 55km from Oberjoch Jochstrasse.
Memmingen is in Bavaria, Germany, with about 44,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Eisenburg, about 4 km away.
Memmingen (German: [ˈmɛmɪŋən] ; Swabian: Memmenge) is a town in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is the economic, educational and administrative centre of the Danube-Iller region. To the west, the town is flanked by the Iller river, which marks the Baden-Württemberg border. To the north, east and south the town isRead more
surrounded by the district of Unterallgäu (Lower Allgäu).
With about 42,000 inhabitants, Memmingen is the fifth biggest town in the administrative region of Swabia. The origins of the town go back to the Roman Empire. The old town, with its many courtyards, castles and patricians' houses, palaces and fortifications is one of the best preserved in southern Germany. With good transport links by road, rail and air, it is the transport hub for Upper Swabia and Central Swabia, and the Allgäu.
Due to its proximity to the Allgäu region, Memmingen is often called the Gateway to the Allgäu (Tor zum Allgäu). The town motto is Memmingen – Stadt mit Perspektiven ("Memmingen – a town with perspectives"). In recent times it has been frequently referred to as Memmingen – Stadt der Menschenrechte (Memmingen – the town of human rights). This alludes to the Twelve Articles, considered to be the first written set of human rights in Europe, which were penned in Memmingen in 1525. Every four years there is the Wallensteinfestspiel, with about 4,500 participants, the biggest historical reenactment in Europe. It commemorates the invasion of Wallenstein and his troops in 1630.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Memmingen?
Within an hour or so of Memmingen: Erwin Hymer Museum (32 km), LEGOLAND Deutschland (50 km), Oberjoch Jochstrasse (55 km), Blautopf (57 km).
Are there any good drives near Memmingen?
The nearest famous roads are Oberjoch Jochstrasse, Riedberg Pass and Romantic Road (Romantische Straße).
Where is Memmingen?
Memmingen is in Bavaria, Germany, about 4 km from Eisenburg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 44,192
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Bavaria
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 47.9837, 10.1853
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Memmingen
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
LEGOLAND Deutschland
Bavarian LEGOLAND resort with over 55 million LEGO bricks creating interactive rides and models.
50 km · about 60 min drive
famous road
Oberjoch Jochstrasse
The most bend-rich road in Germany: the B308 Jochstrasse coils through over 100 curves as it climbs from Bad Hindelang to the mountain village of Oberjoch at 1,178 m in the Allgaeu.
55 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
Blautopf
An impossibly blue, 21 m-deep karst spring pot in Blaubeuren, mouth of one of Germany's largest cave systems; the colour comes from light scattering in limestone-saturated water.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Memmingen
9 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 55 kmOberjoch JochstrasseThe most bend-rich road in Germany: the B308 Jochstrasse coils through over 100 curves as it climbs from Bad Hindelang to the mountain village of Oberjoch at 1,178 m in the Allgaeu.
- 61 kmRiedberg PassGermany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.
- 63 kmMarienbrucke Viewpoint (Neuschwanstein)A bridge spanning a gorge with the classic fairy-tale view of Neuschwanstein Castle perched on its crag above the Bavarian forests.
- 63 kmRomantic Road (Romantische Straße)A 460-kilometer route through Bavaria from Würzburg to Füssen passing medieval towns, castles, and Neuschwanstein.
- 80 kmHochtannberg PassA pass linking the Bregenzerwald to Lech, held open through winter for the ski resorts.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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