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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 | Eva Weber[1] (CSU) | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| • City | 146.84 km2 (56.70 sq mi) | |||||
| Elevation | 494 m (1,621 ft) | |||||
| Population (2016-12-31)[2] | ||||||
| • City | 289,584 | |||||
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/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 | |||||
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.
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).
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.
- ↑ "Augsburg". Lexico UK Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ "Augsburg". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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