Roman Town

There is no better place to explore the ancient Roman town in present modern Kempten than the Cambodunum Archaeological Park (APC). Roman buildings and archaeological findings tell us about the life of the Romans in this town.

In addition to the classic exhibition you can also use the Cambodunum-app free of charge. It accompanies you digitally on a virtual time travel into the ancient Roman town of Kempten. Explore the past of the ancient Cambodunum together with the Roman citizen Tiberius Claudius Satto.

The ancient culture can also be experiencced on an interactive round of the museum with 15 information stations – barrier-free.

And if you need a refreshment after all this historic information, the Roman Cafe ‘Taberna‘ looks after your needs. The small café at the main entrance of the APC is the perfect frame to round off the history of the Roman town of Kempten with a cup of coffee. For families with children: In the spirit with Roman history, there is a Roman playground for children in the APC to romp around.

But Kempten is not only a Roman town but is also one of the oldest towns in Germany. Around 20 A.D. the ancient geographer Strabon finished the work of his ’Geographika‘, historic descriptions of the world, and with regard to Germany, only mentions the Celtic Kambodounon – the later Roman Cambodunum – as ’polis‘ (Greek word for town).

The question of the really oldest German town has not been clarified unambiguously until today. However, there is the evidence of the oldest mention in a script of Kempten as a town in Germany. You can read the original wording in an extract on an information board at the Tourist Information.