Augsburg
city in Bavaria, Germany
Augsburg (UK: /ˈaʊɡzbɜːrɡ/ OWGZ-burg,[3] US: /ˈɔːɡz-/ AWGZ-,[4] German: [ˈaʊksbʊʁk] (
listen); Swabian German: Augschburg) is a city in the South of Germany, in the state of Bavaria. It has about 272,000 inhabitants and a university. It was founded in the Roman age. In the time of Renaissance (after the Middle Ages) a family of bankers, the Fuggers, became very rich and powerful in Augsburg.
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    From top: Perlachturm (left) and Augsburg Town Hall (right), Maximilian Museum, Fuggerei and Augsburg Cathedral. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Augsburg  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°22′N 10°54′E / 48.367°N 10.900°ECoordinates: 48°22′N 10°54′E / 48.367°N 10.900°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Swabia |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2020–26) | Eva Weber[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Town | 146.84 km2 (56.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 494 m (1,621 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Town | 296,478 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 885,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 86150–86199 |
| Dialling codes | 0821 |
| Vehicle registration | A |
| Website | www |
The Protestant Augsburg Confession was made in 1530.
In 1555, a peace agreement called The Peace of Augsburg between Catholics and Protestants was signed in Augsburg.
Augsburg has a humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ↑ "Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. June 2022.
- ↑ "Augsburg". Lexico UK Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ "Augsburg". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
Other websitesEdit
Media related to Augsburg at Wikimedia Commons
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