Regensburg
Regensburg (German pronunciation: [ʁɛ:gənsbʊɐ̯k]; Czech: Řezno, Austro-Bavarian: [ʁɛŋsbʊɐ̯k]; Rengschburg or Rengschbuach [ʁɛŋsbʊax]) is a city in the south of Germany, in the east of the state of Bavaria. It has about 138,000 inhabitants and a university.
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Location of Regensburg
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| Coordinates: 49°1′N 12°5′E / 49.017°N 12.083°ECoordinates: 49°1′N 12°5′E / 49.017°N 12.083°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| District | Urban district |
| Subdivisions | 18 districts |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2020–26) | Gertrud Maltz-Schwarzfischer[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.76 km2 (31.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 148,638 |
| • Density | 1,840.49/km2 (4,766.85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 93001–93059 |
| Vehicle registration | R |
| Website | www.regensburg.de |
| Official name | Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 1155 |
| Inscription | 2006 (30th Session) |
| Area | 182.8 ha |
| Buffer zone | 775.6 ha |
Imperial City of Regensburg Reichsstadt Regensburg | |||||||||
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| 1245–1803 | |||||||||
| Status | Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Regensburg | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• First settled | Stone Age | ||||||||
• | 1245 | ||||||||
• City annexed by Bavaria | 1486 – 96 | ||||||||
• City adopted Reformation | 1542 | ||||||||
• Made permanent seat of the Reichstag | 1663 – 1806 | ||||||||
• | 1803 1803 | ||||||||
| 1806 | |||||||||
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1: The Bishopric of Regensburg acquired Reichsfreiheit around the same time as the City. Of the three Imperial Abbeys in Regensburg, Niedermünster had already acquired Reichsfreiheit in 1002, St. Emmeram's Abbey did in 1295 and Obermünster in 1315. 2: The Bishopric, the Imperial City and all three Imperial Abbeys were mediatised simultaneously. | |||||||||
Important people from Regensburg
Konrad of Megenberg died in the city in 1374.[3]
Regensburg Media
The remains of the East Tower of the Porta Praetoria from Roman times
Regensburg in the 16th century
Ceremonial arrival at the Imperial Diet, 1711
The Free Imperial City (yellow) and the Prince-Bishopric (purple) in the 18th century
Memorial to the victims of the local subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp
Cancellation by the Ukrainian Camp Post at Regensburg DP Camp
Rhein-Main-Donau Canal at the Stadt-am-Hof locks, Regensburg
St. Peter's Church – the Regensburg Cathedral
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References
- ↑ Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Book of Nature. World Digital Library. 20 August 1481. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
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