The history of the city of Füssen

The popular holiday city Feet in the Allgäu, known for numerous tourist attractions, can be about 700-jährige Looking back on city history. However, the origins of the origin of the place date back even to Roman times. Where the city is today was formerly one of the most important Roman roads, the Via Claudia Augustaand already in the year 260 A Roman military camp was located on the site of today's foot.

So this place developed into a settlement and in the year 748 The monk Magnus, who was later canonized, erects a cell in today's feet. Further monks followed and so arose at the request of the Augsburg bishop in the 8.Jahrhundert The famous Benedectine monastery of St.Mang. Around the same time a Frankish royal court was created.

Intact 13. Century was From Feet which: Largest City in Allgäu become. The provincial lords were the Augsburg bishops, who extended the Hohe Schloss to their summer residence.

Intact 15. and 16. Century has been From Feet one more important, supraregional Trading venue. The city experienced its heyday, even Emperor Maximilian I. dwelt with his court about forty times in feet (see article)City of Füssen in the Renaissance'. In year 1562 The first lute builder guild in Europe was founded in Füssen, and the city subsequently gained great importance for Western musical history. The entire flight of the city, however, was 30-jährigen The war was slowed down, only the end of the 19. The century brought better times. The establishment of the "Mechanical Rope Ware Factory" provided for economic upswing in the region and as the Bavarian kings Maximilian I and Ludwig II. The magnificent Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles were built, and tourism began as a result.

Today, the region around Füssen is a touristic stronghold known as Königswinkel. Framed by magnificent mountains, with many picturesque lakes and cultural highlights nearby, feet still impress today with its medieval old town, with the many narrow streets and the fairytale flair of the royal castles Neuschwanstein Castle and Hohenschwangau Castle nearby.