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| State: | Bavaria |
| Regierungsbezirk: | Swabia |
| District: | Independent city |
| Area: | 146.78 km² |
| Population: | 275,912 ( May 2004) |
| Population density: | 1,880/km² |
| Elevation: | 489 m |
| Postal code: | 86000-86199 (old: 8900) |
| Area/distance code: | 0821 |
| Location: | 48.3667/48°22' N lat. 10.883/10°53' W long. |
| Municipal code: | 0976100 |
| Car designation: | A
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| Arrangement of the city: | 17 Districts |
| Address of the city administration: | Maximilianstraße 5 86150 Augsburg |
| Website: | www.augsburg.de |
Augsburg is a city in south central Germany. It is the capital of the SwabiaSwabia (German Schwaben is a historic region in Germany and a language area. The area consists largely of the present-day state of Baden-Wurttemberg, as well as the Bavarian administrative district of Swabia. In the Middle Ages, most of modern Switzerland region of Bavaria, and is located on the LechLech can refer to: a Slavic, especially Polish, first name, e. Lech Walesa president of Poland Lech Kaczynski president-mayor of Warsaw Lech, founder of Poland legendary father and founder of Poland, and city of Gniezno. Lech (beer a brand of popular Poli river. Population: 276,193 (2004).
There are 17 districts Stadteile in Augsburg:
The city was founded in 15 BCCenturies: 2nd century BC 1st century BC 1st century Decades: 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s Years: 20 BC 19 BC 18 BC 17 BC 16 BC 15 BC 14 BC 13 BC 12 BC 11 BC 10 BC Events Vienna becomes a frontier city guarding the Roman Em in the reign of Roman60 and 400 with major cities. During this time only Dacia and Mesopotamia were added to the Empire but were lost before 300. The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman state in the centuries following its reorganization under t emperorAn emperor is a monarch and sovereign ruler of an empire or any other imperial realm. Emperors are generally recognised to be above kings in honour. They may obtain their position hereditarily, or by force, such as a coup d'etat. Derivation of Emperor The AugustusAugustus (plural Augusti is Latin for "majestic" or "venerable". Although the use of the cognomen "Augustus" as part of one's name is generally understood to identify the Roman Emperor, this is somewhat misleading; "Augustus" was the most significant name as a garrisonThe term garrison is mainly used in a military sense. A garrison unit is a unit that is garrisoned somewhere, usually a city or something similar (however, it could be a military fort, or other areas). For example, the 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry (U. called Augusta Vindelicorum.
It became an Imperial Free CityIn the Holy Roman Empire, an Imperial Free City (in German: Freie Reichsstadt was a city formally responsible to the Emperor only as opposed to the majority of cities in the Empire, which belonged to a territory and were thus governed by one of the many p on March 9, 1276. Given its strategic location on the trade routes to Italy, it became a major trading centre. It produced large quantities of woven goods, cloth and textiles, and was the base for the Fugger banking empire. The Fuggerei, part of the city devoted to housing for the needy citizens of Augsburg, was founded in 1516 and is still in use today.
In 1530 the Augsburg confession was presented to the Holy Roman Emperor at the Diet of Augsburg. In 1805, when the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved, Augsburg lost its independence and became part of the kingdom of Bavaria.