Regensburg
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| Coordinates | 49°1′0″N 12°5′0″E / 49.016667°N 12.083333°E |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
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| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Urban district |
| City subdivisions | 18 districts |
| Lord Mayor | Hans Schaidinger (CSU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 80.76 km2 (31.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 326 - 471 m |
| Population | 130,080 (30 September 2006) |
| - Density | 1,611 /km2 (4,172 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | R |
| Postal codes | 93001 – 93059 |
| Area code | 0941 |
| Website | www.regensburg.de |
| Imperial City of Regensburg Reichsstadt Regensburg |
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| Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||
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| Capital | Regensburg | |||
| Government | Republic | |||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||
| - First settled | Stone Age | |||
| - Gained Reichsfreiheit¹ | 1245 | |||
| - City annexed by Bavaria | 1486 – 96 | |||
| - City adopted Reformation | 1542 | |||
| - Made permanent seat of the Reichstag |
1663 – 1806 |
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| - Mediatised to new Archbishopric² |
1803 1803 |
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| - Ceded to Bavaria on Imperial collapse |
1806 |
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| 1: The Bishopric of Regensburg acquired Reichsfreiheit around the same time as the City. Of the three Imperial Abbeys in Regensburg, Niedermünster had already acquired Reichsfreiheit in 1002, St. Emmeram's Abbey did in 1295 and Obermünster in 1315. 2: The Bishopric, the Imperial City and all three Imperial Abbeys were mediatised simultaneously. |
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Regensburg (Czech Řezno) is a city in the south of Germany, in the east of the state of Bavaria. It has about 130,000 inhabitants and a university.
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