Regensburg

Regensburg
Regensburg
Coordinates	49°1′0″N 12°5′0″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Urban district
City subdivisions	18 districts
Lord Mayor	Hans Schaidinger (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area	80.76 km2 (31.18 sq mi)
Elevation	326 - 471 m
Population	138,296  (31 December 2012)
- Density	1,712 /km2 (4,435 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	R
Postal codes	93001 – 93059
Area code	0941
Website	www.regensburg.de

Imperial City of Regensburg Reichsstadt Regensburg
Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
← 1245–1803 →
Capital	Regensburg
Government	Republic
Historical era	Middle Ages
- First settled	Stone Age
- Gained Reichsfreiheit¹	1245
- City annexed by Bavaria	1486 – 96
- City adopted Reformation	1542
- Made permanent seat     of the Reichstag	1663 – 1806
- Mediatised to new     Archbishopric²	1803 1803
- Ceded to Bavaria on     Imperial collapse	1806
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.

Regensburg (Czech Řezno) 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.

Important people from Regensburg

Konrad of Megenberg died in the city in 1374.

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