Memmingen Things to Do

The Kramer Guild is named after the wealthy Kamer merchants. It was established for the merchants, who were allowed to sell their goods within the city walls. The 1st declaration of human rights was written in this building in 1525. Painted pink, it has stucco around the windows and a fresco with something written in German underneath.

Also located in the Market Square is another beautiful building......The Rathaus [city hall]

This very attractive, rococo style building, was painted a light shade of grey, and had flower boxes under every window and stucco above the windows. It had three entrances, a gate and two doors that you can see in the photo. The lower part of the House is painted in dark grey, and above the gate, we could see the Clock.
In 1589, the gold-plated coat of arms of the Privy Council and the imperial city were attached.

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We have entered the Market Square in Memmingen, and what do we see, but the beautifully painted Steuerhaus. Built between the years 1495-1496, it is where people went and paid their taxes. It is said to be paid for from the wealth of salt!

It's a lovely building with many frescoe's which were added in the early 1900's, Arches and outdoor seating.

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Located around the Town walls is a lawned, garden area which used to be a Moat used for defence.
Near the Westertor, was a parking area and a very nice villa, named "Villa Eurphoria"
It is a Restaurant that opens at 5pm. The location is 1 Buxacher Strasse.

Memmingen is another German town, with a gate to enter the old historic Town.
This, I thought, looks interesting, and so I entered the Town through the Westertor gate. Something you must do in Town's like this, is just wander around, and follow your nose, just like I did!
So, come with me for a virtual walk around Memmingen.

First, let me tell you about the interesting, looking Gate Tower we are passing through. We are very lucky that it's still here, as when the 30 year War was on, some parts were destroyed.
Since then, it was reconstructed and has an octagonal dome. It now is used to connect the city with the western city limits.

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The "Church of our Lady" owes its current form to the late Gothic movement. The interior frescos from 15ht Century, the work of Hans Strigel the younger, are some of the most
significant of their kind in southern Germany. The frauenkirche was used "simultaneously" by both the Catholics and the Protestants from the time of the reformation until 1803.

We loved the Zollergarten and spend quite some time here, just relaxing and enjoying the beauty of it. This once private garden belonged to the family Zoller, the zollergarten is a green gem, planted on the site of the filled in town-moat, whithin the oldest remains of the town-wall

The witches tower is the oldest of Memmingen's 3 prison towers, it respresents clearly the cruelty of the earlier judicial-system. It was also known as the "Adulterers" tower before the onset of the Witch hunts.