Kempen (Germany)
Kempen is a German town, 40 km northwest of Düsseldorf in the Viersen district. It was a centre of textile manufacturing: silk, cotton, linen, etc.
Kempen is the birthplace of Thomas à Kempis.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.
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