Memmingen's famous Fischer Tag fountain, or Fish Day fountain.

Every year fish are placed in the small river that runs through the town and around the end of July all the local guys jump in on Fischer Tag to catch the fish with nets. Who ever catches the biggest fish is crowned Fischer King! Only locals can participate though!


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Blog: Deutschland mein Deutschland: The Love Parade, Memmingen, and Lübeck
Date: July 25th 2006

Hello Everyone! Back in Germany for some more traveling times! Our time in Europe was running shorter and shorter with each passing day and there were so many things left for us to do, especially in Germany. We had a busy two weeks ahead of us, starting with the Love Parade in Berlin, then to the south of Germany to visit with my host family from when I was an exchange student, and on to tour ... read more







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