(partly as A 980 autobahn), B 19 and B 309 also intersect in Kempten. The city is on the Buchloe–Lindau railway, opened as part of the Ludwig South-North Railway in 1852, and Kempten station currently boasts good InterCity and EuroCity rail connections. The city bus system is operated by Kemptener Verkehrsbetriebe, which operates over 20 lines. Education The Kempten University of Applied Sciences started in the winter semester of 1978–79 with 89 students and since then expanded and now accommodates more than 2800 students in eight degree courses: Business Administration Computer Science Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering – Electronic and Information Technology Industrial Engineering – Mechanical Engineering with Distribution Management or Information Technology Mechanical Engineering Social Management Tourism and Hospitality Management There are also three college preparatory schools, called Gymnasium, (Allgäu-Gymnasium, Hildegardis-Gymnasium, Carl-von-Linde-Gymnasium) offering secondary education to the entire region of the Allgäu. Notable people Carl von Linde (1842–1934), scientist and inventor in cooling technology Claude Dornier (1884–1969), aircraft designer Ernst Mayr (1904–2005), German-American biologist Søren Kam (1921–2015), Danish SS-Obersturmführer, war criminal Ignaz Kiechle (1930–2003), politician (CSU), member of Bundestag 1969–1994, Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry 1983–1993 Heide Schmidt (born 1948), Austrian politician Günther Dollinger (born 1960), physicist and professor Dieter Lohr (born 1965), writer and audiobook publishers İlhan Mansız (born 1975), Turkish footballer Peter Terting (born 1984), racing driver Lisa Brennauer (born 1988), world champion cyclist Daniel Abt (born 1992), racing driver Friedrich Ferdinand Schnitzer, prominent United States architect who built a number of structures on the National Register of Historic Places Twin towns – sister cities Kempten is twinned with: Bad Dürkheim, Germany (2001) Quiberon, France (1971) Sligo, Ireland (1990) Sopron, Hungary (1987) Trento, Italy (1987) References External links Official website Carolingian architecture Free imperial cities