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Abens, a tributary of the Danube, 18 m. S.W. of Regensburg, with which it is connected by rail. Pop. (1911) 2202. It has a small spa, and its sulphur baths are resorted to for the cure of rheumatism and gout. The town is the Castra Abusina of the Romans, and Roman remains exist in the neighbourhood. Here, on the 20th of April 1809, Napoleon gained a signal victory over the Austrians under the Archduke Louis and General Hiller.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopędia Britannica. 1911 Britannica
Towns in Germany