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| Country | Germany | |||||
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| State | Bavaria | |||||
| Admin. region | Swabia | |||||
| District | Urban district | |||||
| Lord Mayor | Eva Weber[1] (CSU) | |||||
| Basic statistics | ||||||
| Area | 146.84 km2 (56.70 sq mi) | |||||
| Elevation | 494 m (1621 ft) | |||||
| Population | {{{Einwohner or population}}} | |||||
| - Metro | 885,000 | |||||
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |||||
| Licence plate | A | |||||
| Postal codes | 86150–86199 | |||||
| Area code | 0821 | |||||
| Website | www | |||||
Augsburg (UK /ˈaʊɡzbɡ/ OWGZ-burg,[2] U.S. /ˈɔːɡz-/ AWGZ--,[3] 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
- ↑ Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ↑ "Augsburg". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/Augsburg.
- ↑ "Augsburg". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Augsburg.
Other websites
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