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Missing image Augsburg-coat_of_arms.png Image:Augsburg-coat_of_arms.png	Map of Germany showing Augsburg
Statistics
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 latitude 10.883/10°53′ W longitude
Municipal code:	0976100
Car designation:	A
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 Swabia (Schwaben) region of Bavaria (Bayern), and is located at the confluence of the Wertach and Lech rivers. Population: 276,193 (2004).

Contents

1 Districts 2 History 3 Incorporations: 4 Historical population: 5 Twin towns 6 Sights 7 Miscellaneous 8 Noteable citizens 9 See also 10 External links

Districts

There are 17 districts Stadteile in Augsburg:

• Innenstadt
• Antonsviertel
• Bärenkeller
• Bergheim (includes Neubergheim, Wellenburg, Radegundis and Fuchssiedlung)
• Firnhaberau
• Göggingen mit Schafweidsiedlung
• Hammerschmiede
• Haunstetten-Siebenbrunn (Meringerau)
• Herrenbach-Spickel
• Hochfeld
• Hochzoll
• Inningen
• Kriegshaber
• Lechhausen
• Oberhausen
• Pfersee
• Universitätsviertel

History

The city was founded in 15 BC in the reign of Roman emperor Augustus as a garrison called Augusta Vindelicorum.

It became an Imperial Free City 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.

Incorporations:

Year	Municipality	Area km²/ha
July 1, 1910	Meringerau	9.537953.7
Jaunary 1, 1911	Pfarsee	3.458/345.8
January 1, 1911	Oberhausen	8.62/862.2
January 1, 1913	Lechhausen	27.944/2794.4
January 1, 1913	Hochzoll	4.35/435
April 1, 1916	Kriegshaber	.059/5.9
July 1, 1972	Göggingen	?
July 1, 1972	Haunstetten	?
July 1, 1972	Inningen	?

Historical population:

Year	Population
1635	16,432
1645	19,960
1806	26,200
1830	29,019
December 1, 1871 ¹	51,220
December 1, 1890 ¹	75,629
December 1, 1900 ¹	89,109
December 1, 1910 ¹	102,487
June 16, 1925 ¹	165,522
June 16, 1933 ¹	176,575
May 17, 1939 ¹	185,369
September 13, 1950 ¹	185,183
June 6, 1961 ¹	208,659
May 27, 1970 ¹	211,566
June 30, 1975	252,000
June 30, 1980	246,600
June 30, 1985	244,200
May 27, 1987 ¹	242,819
June 30, 1997	257,300
December 31, 2002	259,231

¹ Census result

Twin towns

• Inverness, Scotland, since 1956
• Amagasaki, Japan, since 1959
• Nagahama, Japan, since 1959
• Bourges, France, since 1963
• Dayton, Ohio, since 1964
• Liberec, Czech Republic, since 2001

Sights

• Town hall, built in 1620 in Renaissance style
• Perlachturm, a bell tower built in 1182
• Fuggerei, see above
• Bishop's residence, built about 1750 in order to replace the older bishop palace; today the administrative seat of Swabia
• Cathedral, founded in the 9th century
• Augsburger Puppenkiste
• Eiskanal

Miscellaneous

The patron saint of Augsburg is Saint Afra, who was killed by the Romans at Augsburg in 304. An earlier patroness was Zisa, referenced in the 11th century, feast day September 28th), possibly an early Germanic goddess and originally the consort of Tiwaz.

The White Water Canoeing events for the 1972 Summer Olympics were held on the Lech in Augsburg.

See also : biodiesel, League of Augsburg

On the other hand, the city is home to heavy industry company MAN.

Noteable citizens

• Paulus Hector Mair, 16th century martial artist.

See also

• Augsburg College A private Lutheran College in the United States that takes its name from the City of Augsburg.

External links

• Stadt Augsburg (http://www.augsburg.de/Seiten/augsburg_e/index_e/index_e.shtml) Official site (English version)
• Augsburg Region Tourism (http://www.regio-augsburg.de/)

Sites in German:

• Augsburg City Plan (http://www.stadtplan.net/brd/bayern/augsburg/home.html)
• District of Augsburg (http://www.landkreis-augsburg.de/)

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