Augsburg
Sign in to saveAugsburg ( , ; ; ) is a city in the Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around west of the Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and the regional seat of the Swabia with a well-preserved Altstadt (historical city centre). Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is the third-largest city in Bavaria (after Munich and Nuremberg), with a population of 304,000 and 885,000 in its metropolitan area.
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Augsburg is a major city in Bavaria, Germany, located west of Munich, known for being a university town with a well-preserved historical city center and serving as the regional seat of Swabia. As the third-largest city in Bavaria with a population of 304,000, it functions as an important urban and administrative center for the surrounding region.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- City
- German place.image_flag
- DEU Augsburg Flag.svg
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Augsburg COA 1811.svg
- German place.state
- Bavaria
- German place.region
- Swabia
- German place.district
- Kreisfreie Stadt
- German place.elevation
- 494
- German place.area
- 146.84 <!--
- German place.population
- 300000 filled via Gemeindeschlüssel -->
- German place.pop_metro
- 885000
- German place.postal_code
- 86150–86199
- German place.area_code
- 0821
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42 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Suburbs and neighbouring municipalities
- History
- Early history
- Augsburg Confession
- Leading European centre of capitalism of the sixteenth century
- Witch hunts
- Thirty Years' War
- Guilds
- Nine Years' War
- End of Free Imperial City status
- Industrial revolution
- Second World War and Cold War
- Politics
- Municipality
- Mayor
- City council
- Members of the Bundestag
- Climate
- Main historic sights
- Water Management System
- Incorporations
- Population
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Transport
- Roads
- Public transport
- Intercity bus
- Railway
- Air transport
- Economy
- Major companies
- Education
- Media
- Notable people
- Sport
- Sports
- Local city nicknames
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Augsburg ( , ; ; ) is a city in the Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around west of the Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and the regional seat of the Swabia with a well-preserved Altstadt (historical city centre). Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is the third-largest city in Bavaria (after Munich and Nuremberg), with a population of 304,000 and 885,000 in its metropolitan area.
After Neuss, Trier, Worms, Cologne and Xanten, Augsburg is one of Germany's oldest cities, founded in 15 BC by the Romans as Augusta Vindelicorum and named after the Roman emperor Augustus. It was a Free Imperial City from 1276 to 1803 and the home of the patrician Fugger and Welser families that dominated European banking in the 16th century. According to Behringer, in the sixteenth century it became "the dominant centre of early capitalism", having benefited from being part of the Kaiserliche Reichspost system as "the location of the most important post office within the Holy Roman Empire" and the city's close connection to Maximilian I. The city played a leading role in the Reformation as the site of the 1530 Augsburg Confession and the 1555 Peace of Augsburg. The Fuggerei, the oldest social housing complex in the world, was founded in 1513 by Jakob Fugger.
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