Kaufering, Bavaria

For nearby Nazi concentration camps, see Kaufering concentration camp complex.

Kaufering
Municipality
Pilgrimage Church of Saint Leonhard
Coat of arms
Location of Kaufering within Landsberg am Lech district
Kaufering Show map of Germany Kaufering Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 48°05′N 10°53′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Landsberg am Lech
Government
• Mayor (2019–25)	Thomas Salzberger[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	17.70 km^2 (6.83 sq mi)
Highest elevation	630 m (2,070 ft)
Lowest elevation	585 m (1,919 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	10,508
• Density	590/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	86916
Dialling codes	08191
Vehicle registration	LL
Website	www.kaufering.de

Kaufering is a municipality in the district of Landsberg in Bavaria in Germany. It lies on the river Lech.

During World War II, a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp was located there.

The old part of Kaufering, seen from north west

Notable people

• Andreas Mäckler (born 1958), German editor

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).

External links

• The European Holocaust Memorial - Citizens´ Association "Landsberg in the 20th Century" (English)
• Citizens´ Association "Landsberg in the 20th Century" - Founded 9 November 1983 - Since over 30 year active within the remembrance of the local Holocaust Concentration Camp Kaufering/Landsberg
• European Holocaust Memorial - a monument ensemble against racism and totalitarianism at the place of the crime - under the executive management of European Holocaust Memorial Foundation