The old free imperial city of Memmingen, still partly surrounded by its old walls with their imposing gates and preserving much of its Gothic and Renaissance aspect, lies in the foreland of the Allgäu Alps. The main elements in its economy are industry, cheese manufacture and its trade in agricultural produce.
4km/2.5mi west of Memmingen is Buxheim, with the old Carthusian monastery of Maria Saal (founded 1402; conventual buildings and church remodeled in Baroque style in 17th-18th C.). The Baroque choir-stalls by Ignaz Weibel are among the finest examples of woodcarving in South Germany.
The annual Wallenstein Summer festival takes place in late July and includes events designed to please the young and old. Children's parades, fishing days, concerts and street entertainment are only some of the events offered.
Every four years the town reverts back to 1630 when Wallenstein reigned in the city for five months. Thousands of residents dress in period costumes to provide entertainment and reenact historical events.
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