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Augsburg
The City Hall of Augsburg
The City Hall of Augsburg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Augsburg
Augsburg (Germany)
Augsburg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Swabia
District Urban district
Lord Mayor Kurt Gribl
Basic statistics
Area 146. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Swabia ( German: Schwaben) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in southwest Bavaria German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' This is a list of urban districts in Germany. Germany is divided into 429 districts (not to be confused with the larger Regierungsbezirk) these consist The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city with special recognition Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 93 km² (56. 7 sq mi)
Elevation 446-561 m
Population 263,477  (01/01/2007)
 - Density 1,793 /km² (4,644 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate A
Postal codes 86150–86199
Area code 0821
Paritätische Reichsstadt Augsburg
Mixed Imperial City of Augsburg
Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
← Duchy of Swabia
 1276 – 1803 →
Capital Augsburg
Government Theocracy
Historical era Middle Ages
 - Bishopric established 4th century
 - Bishopric gained
    Reichsfreiheit		  
ca 888
 - City gained Reichsfreiheit 1276
 - Diet of Augsburg:
    Confessio Augustana		  
1530
 - Joined Schmalkadic
    League		  
1537
 - Peace of Augsburg 1555
 - Occupied by Sweden 1632–35
 - Mediatised to Bavaria 1803
For other uses, see Augsburg (disambiguation). The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The following is a list of Dukes of Swabia in southwest Germany The history of Bavaria stretches from its earliest settlement and its formation as a stem duchy in the 6th century through its inclusion in the Holy Roman Empires Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national Capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist the capital was moved or the capital For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. Theocracy is a form of government in which a god or deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century The Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg is historically one of the Prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire, and belonged to the Swabian Circle. A Prince-Bishop is a Bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more Secular principalities usually pre-existent titles of nobility This article is about the year AD 888 For other uses see 888 (disambiguation. In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash The Diet of Augsburg were the meetings of the Reichstag of the Holy Roman Empire in the German city of Augsburg. The Augsburg Confession, also known as the "Augustana" from its Latin name Confessio Augustana is the primary confession of faith of the Lutheran The Schmalkaldic League (Schmalkaldischer Bund was a defensive alliance of Lutheran princes within the Holy Roman Empire during the mid- 16th The Peace of Augsburg was a treaty between Ferdinand I, who replaced his brother Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor, and the forces of the Schmalkaldic For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. Sweden was between 1611 and 1718 one of the Great powers of Europe The German Mediatisation was the series of mediatisations and secularisations that occurred in Germany in 1795 &ndash 1814, during The history of Bavaria stretches from its earliest settlement and its formation as a stem duchy in the 6th century through its inclusion in the Holy Roman Empires 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

Augsburg is an independent city in the south-west of Bavaria. An independent city is a City that does not form part of another general-purpose Local government entity A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 The College town is home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and also of the Bezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Augsburg. A college town or university town is a community (often literally a Town, but possibly a small or medium sized City, or in some cases a Neighborhood A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Swabia ( German: Schwaben) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in southwest Bavaria Swabia ( German: Schwaben) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in southwest Bavaria Augsburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise the city of Augsburg and the districts of Aichach-Friedberg 1906 Augsburg became Großstadt and is nowadays with more than 264,000 citizens the third-largest city in Bavaria. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Only Munich and Nuremberg are larger. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany.

The name of the city dated from the roman settlement Augusta Vindelicorum, it was founded by the roman emperor Augustus 15 bc as castra. Augsburg is an independent City in the south-west of Bavaria. Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was The Latin word castra, with its singular castrum, was used by the ancient Romans to mean buildings or plots of land reserved to or constructed for use as a military Therefore the "Fuggerstadt" is the second oldest city in Germany after Trier. The Fugger (ˈfʊgɐ family was a historically prominent group of European Bankers members of the fifteenth and Sixteenth-century mercantile Trier (Trèves Luxembourgish: Tréier; Augusta Treverorum is a City in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River.

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History

Main article: History of Augsburg

The city was founded in 15 BC in the reign of Roman emperor Augustus as a garrison called Augusta Vindelicorum. The Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg is historically one of the Prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire, and belonged to the Swabian Circle. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was Garrison (various spellings (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, "to equip" is the collective term for a body of Troops Around 120 AD Augsburg became the capital of the Roman province Raetia. Raetia (so always in inscriptions classical manuscripts usually use the form Rhaetia) was a province of the Roman Empire, bounded on the west by the country It was laid to waste by the Huns in the fifth century, by Charlemagne in the eighth, and by Welf of Bavaria in the eleventh; it rose each time only to greater prosperity. The Huns were an early confederation of Central Asian equestrian nomads or semi-nomads with a Turkic core of aristocracy Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his Welf I (died 6 November 1101, Paphos) was duke of Bavaria from 1070 to 1077 and from 1096 to his death

It became an Imperial Free City on March 9, 1276. In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Given its strategic location on the trade routes to Italy, it became a major trading centre. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It produced large quantities of woven goods, cloth and textiles, and was the base for the Fugger banking empire. The Fugger (ˈfʊgɐ family was a historically prominent group of European Bankers members of the fifteenth and Sixteenth-century mercantile 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. The Fuggerei is a walled enclave within the city of Augsburg, Bavaria.

In 1530 the Augsburg Confession was presented to the Holy Roman Emperor at the Diet of Augsburg. The Augsburg Confession, also known as the "Augustana" from its Latin name Confessio Augustana is the primary confession of faith of the Lutheran The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states The Diet of Augsburg were the meetings of the Reichstag of the Holy Roman Empire in the German city of Augsburg. Following the Peace of Augsburg in 1555, after which the rights of religious minorities in imperial cities were to be protected, a mixed Catholic–Protestant city council presided over a majority Protestant population; see Paritätische Reichsstadt (German). The Peace of Augsburg was a treaty between Ferdinand I, who replaced his brother Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor, and the forces of the Schmalkaldic Until the Thirty Years' War (1618–48), religious peace in the city was largely maintained despite increasing confessional tensions. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. In 1629, Ferdinand II issued the Edict of Restitution resulting in the installation of an entirely Catholic city government that radically curtailed the rights of local Protestants. Ferdinand II Holy Roman Emperor ( July 9, 1578 &ndash February 15, 1637) of the House of Habsburg, reigned as Ferdinand II The Edict of Restitution, passed eleven years into the Thirty Years' Wars on March 6 1629 following a very litany of Catholic successes at arms This persisted until April 1632, when the Swedish army of Gustavus Adolphus took the city without resistance. For the other Swedish kings known as Gustavus Adolphus see Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden or Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden Just over two years later, the Swedish army was routed at nearby Nördlingen, and by October 1634 Catholic troops had surrounded Augsburg. Nördlingen is a Town in the Donau-Ries district in Bavaria, Germany, with a population of 20000 The Swedish garrison refused to surrender and a disastrous siege ensued through the winter of 1634–5, during which thousands died of hunger and disease.

These difficulties, together with the discovery of America, and of the route to India by the Cape, conspired to destroy the town's prosperity. The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Cape of Good Hope ( Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop Cabo da Boa Esperança Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک In 1806, when the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved, Augsburg lost its independence to become part of the kingdom of Bavaria. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The Kingdom of Bavaria (Königreich Bayern was a German state that existed from 1806&ndash1918 It increased considerably in industrial importance in the 19th century. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar It contained large cotton and woollen mills, machine shops, and manufacturers of acetylene gas, paper, chemicals, jewellery, and leather. Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species Acetylene ( IUPAC name ethyne), C2H2 is a Hydrocarbon belonging to the group of Alkynes It is the simplest of all alkynes Out of one acetylene gas plant the company KUKA was founded (1898) as Keller und Knappich Augsburg, today one of the leading companies for industrial robots. KUKA Robotics and its German parent company KUKA is one of the world's leading manufacturers of Industrial robots and automation systems for a variety of industries An industrial robot is officially defined by ISO as an automatically controlled reprogrammable multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes. Also it gave birth to the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg (Later to merge with Maschinenfabrik Nürnberg and become Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nürnberg or MAN AG) — a machine factory where Rudolf Diesel pioneered commercial production of his Diesel engine. MAN AG is a German engineering Company based in Munich. MAN is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of engineering equipment Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (ˈʁuːdɔlf ˈkʁɪstjan ˈkaʁl ˈdiːzəl March 18, 1858 – last seen alive September 29, 1913) was a A diesel engine is an Internal combustion engine which operates using the Diesel cycle (named after Dr

During World War II, various sub-camps of the Dachau concentration camp were located in the city. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Dachau was a Nazi German Concentration camp, and the first one opened in Germany located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions Factory near the They supplied slave labour to local industry. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another [1]

In 1941 Rudolf Hess took off from a local airport and flew to Scotland to meet the Duke of Hamilton and attempt to mediate the end of the European front of World War II and join sides for the upcoming Russian Campaign. Rudolf Walter Richard Hess ( Heß in German) (26 April 1894 &ndash 17 August 1987 was a prominent figure in Nazi Germany, acting as Adolf Hitler Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Dukedom of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1643 the holder is the premier peer of Scotland. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

In 1945 elements of the U.S. Army occupied the heavily damaged city. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. An American Military presence in the city started with the 11th Airborne Division, moving to the 24th Infantry Division, US Army Seventh Corps Artillery, and, ending with the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade, which left the area in 1998. The 24th Infantry Division, nicknamed the Victory Division, is an inactive Infantry division of the United States Army.

Politics

Municipality

Main article: List of mayors of Augsburg

On the head of the city Augsburg as chairman of the town council governed since 1266 the so-called Stadtpfleger, sometimes also called mayor, so it happend that both titles were in use at the same time. The List of mayors of Augsburg is a list of holders of the office of mayor of the German city of Augsburg A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government

Not before 1548 the title was fixed on Stadtpfleger. These man officiated for some years and after that they were elected for lifetime. This is why there were sometimes two or more Stadtpfleger simultaneously.

After the transfer to Bavaria in 1806 Augsburg constituted a magistrate with two mayors, it was supported by a additional council of so called "community commissioners" (Gemeindebevollmächtige). Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 A magistrate is a judicial officer In Common law systems a magistrate usually has limited authority to administer and enforce the Law.

Since 1907 the mayor is called Oberbürgermeister, because Augsburg reached a population of 100,000. The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city with special recognition The title is stated in the bavarian Gemeindeordnung. The Gemeindeordnung is the municipal code in German law Germany Historically the Gemeindeordnung was state law

Town Council

Election results of the Town Council since 1972 in percent
Year CSU SPD FDP Grüne ödp DKP/PDS REP NPD other
1972 44,9 46,5 2,3 – – 0,7 – 0,9 4,7
1978 46,8 44,5 2,7 – – 0,4 – 0,6 4,9
1984 32,9 44,9 1,3 4,2 – 0,2 – 0,7 15,8
1990 43,1 28,4 2,5 10,8 – – 10,0 – 5,2
1996 44,1 29,4 1,7 10,5 – – 2,8 – 11,5
2002 43,5 36,4 3,5 8,7 1,8 1,2 – – 4,9
2008 40,1 30,1 2,7 10,3 1,5 3,5 – – 11,8
Sitze
20081		 25 19 1 6 – 22 – – 73

1 Local elections on March 2nd 2008     22008: Die Linke     3 Pro Augsburg: 6, Freie Wähler: 1

Members of the Bundestag

Augsburg is located in Wahlkreis 253 Augsburg-Stadt, the same which in is Königsbrunn and the same-named Landkreis Augsburg. The Free Democratic Party ( Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP is a liberal Political party in Germany. The Alliance '90/The Greens ( Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) the German Green party, is a Political party in Germany whose regional The Ecological Democratic Party ( German: Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei, ÖDP is an environmentalist Political party in Germany. The German Communist Party ( German: Deutsche Kommunistische Partei, DKP is a Marxist-Leninist Communist party in Germany This article is about the party before the merger with WASG in 2007 The Republicans (Die Republikaner REP) is a Nationalist conservative Political party in Germany. The National Democratic Party of Germany (Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands NPD is a German pan-German nationalist and White nationalist political The Left (Die Linke is a German political party that came into being on 16 June 2007 as a merger of The Left Party/PDS the former This is a list of political parties in Germany. Germany has a Multi-party system with two large parties three substantial smaller parties and a number of minor The Bundestag ("Federal Diet " or "Lower House of German Parliament" is the Parliament of Germany. Königsbrunn is a municipality and the largest town in the district of Augsburg, in Bavaria, Germany. Augsburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise the city of Augsburg and the districts of Aichach-Friedberg

At the election for the 16. Deutschen Bundestag was Christian Ruck of the CSU directly elected with 49,2%. German federal elections took place on September 18, 2005 to elect the members of the 16th German Bundestag, the federal parliament of Germany

Indirectly over the Landesliste also were Miriam Gruß for the FDP, Heinz Paula for the SPD and Claudia Roth for Bündnis 90/Die Grünen elected for the Bundestag. The Free Democratic Party ( Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP is a liberal Political party in Germany. Claudia Benedikta Roth (born May 15, 1955 in Ulm) is a German Green Party Politician and one of the two current party chairs The Alliance '90/The Greens ( Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) the German Green party, is a Political party in Germany whose regional The Bundestag ("Federal Diet " or "Lower House of German Parliament" is the Parliament of Germany.

Main sights

The Goldene Saal (Golden Hall)
The Goldene Saal (Golden Hall)
Fünfgratturm tower.
Fünfgratturm tower.
Ring of Mercy on the Dom (Cathedral) St. Maria.
Ring of Mercy on the Dom (Cathedral) St. Maria.
Augsburg (GermanyCIAx)
Augsburg
Augsburg
Augsburg (lower center) in Germany

Incorporations

Year Municipality Area
July 1, 1910 Meringerau 9. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere Swabia, Suabia, or Svebia ( German: Schwaben, Schwabenland or Ländle) is both a historic and linguistic The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The Augsburger Puppenkiste is a Marionette theater in Augsburg, Germany. The Eiskanal is an artificial canal feature in the city of Augsburg that was constructed as the Whitewater canoeing and Whitewater kayaking venue The Dorint Hotel Tower is the best-known high-rise building in the German city of Augsburg and visible throughout the city St Ulrich's and St Afra's Abbey Augsburg (Kloster Sankt Ulrich und Afra Augsburg is a former Benedictine abbey dedicated to Saint Ulrich and Saint Afra The Peace of Augsburg was a treaty between Ferdinand I, who replaced his brother Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor, and the forces of the Schmalkaldic Johann Georg Leopold Mozart ( November 14, 1719 &ndash May 28, 1787) was a composer conductor teacher and violinist (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 5 km²
January 1, 1911 Pfersee 3. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 5 km²
January 1, 1911 Oberhausen 8. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Oberhausen is one of the seventeen Planungsräume (English Planning district singular Planungsraum) of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany 6 km²
January 1, 1913 Lechhausen 27. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 9 km²
January 1, 1913 Hochzoll 4. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Augsburg Hochzoll - the district of Hochzoll lies in the east of the city of Augsburg. 4 km²
April 1, 1916 Kriegshaber 59 km²
July 1, 1972 Göggingen
July 1, 1972 Haunstetten
July 1, 1972 Inningen

Historical population development:

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
December 31, 2003 259,217
December 31, 2004 260,407
December 31, 2005 263,804
December 31, 2006 269,449

¹ Census result

Partner cities

Information on the partner cities can also be found at www.augsburg.de

Commerce and infrastructure

Transport

The main road link is the autobahn A 8 towards Munich and Stuttgart

Public transport

Public transport in Augsburg is controlled by the Augsburger Verkehrsverbund (Augsburg transport union, AVV), which extends over central Swabia, and includes seven Regionalbahn lines, four tram lines, 27 city bus and six night bus lines as well as several taxi companies. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Göggingen is one of the 17 ''Planungsräume'' (English Planning district singular Planungsraum) of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Augsburg-Haunstetten also known as Haunstetten-Siebenbrunn is one of the seventeen Planungsräume (English Planning district singular Planungsraum "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Inningen is one of the 17 Planungsräume (English Planning District of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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The tram network is now 35. 5 km-long following the opening of new lines to the university in 1996, the northern city boundary in 2001 and to the Klinikum Augsburg (hospital) in 2002. The University of Augsburg ( German Universität Augsburg) is a University located in the Universitätsviertel section of Augsburg Two more tram lines are planned to be completed in 2011.

Rail services

The front of the station
The front of the station

Augsburg has seven stations, including the Hauptbahnhof (main station), which was built from 1843 to 1846 and is Germany’s oldest main station in a large city still in service in its original building. is the Hauptbahnhof for the Bavarian city of Augsburg, situated in southern Germany. It is currently being modernized and an underground tram station is being built under it. It is on the Ulm–München line and is connected by ICE and IC services to Munich, Berlin, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Stuttgart. History After the opening of the first German railway the private Ludwigsbahn railway from Nuremberg to Fürth in 7 December 1835 The InterCityExpress or ICE (German pronunciation) is a system of high-speed trains predominantly running in Germany and neighbouring countries InterCity (commonly abbreviated IC on timetables and tickets is the classification applied to certain long-distance Passenger train services in Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Dortmund (ˈdɔʁtmʊnt is a City in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Since December 2007 the french TGV connects Augsburg with a direct High Speed Connection to Paris. The TGV ( t rain à g rande v itesse, French for "high-speed train" is France 's High-speed rail service Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city In addition EC and night train services connect to Amsterdam, Paris and Vienna and connections will be substantially improved by the creation of the planned Magistrale for Europe. EuroCity, abbreviated EC, denotes an international Train service within the European Inter-city rail network Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. The Magistrale for Europe is a Trans-European Networks project for the creation of a high-speed railway line between Paris and Budapest.

The AVV operates seven Regionalbahn lines from the main station to:

Starting in 2008, the regional services are to be operated to S-Bahn frequencies and are to be developed in the long term into the Augsburg S-Bahn. This article has been partially translated from the German Wikipedia article

Economy

Augsburg is a classical production site. World market leaders and global players like MAN, EADS or KUKA produce technologically demanding products like printing systems, large diesel engines, industrial robots or components for the Airbus A380 and the Ariane carrier rocket. The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV ( EADS) is a large European aerospace corporation formed by the merger on July 10, KUKA Robotics and its German parent company KUKA is one of the world's leading manufacturers of Industrial robots and automation systems for a variety of industries An industrial robot is officially defined by ISO as an automatically controlled reprogrammable multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes. Besides Munich, Augsburg is the high-tech centre for Information and Communication in Bavaria and takes advantage of its proximity to Munich and the huge potential of customers. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany.

Worldwide cars are produced with high tech KUKA industrial robots made in Augsburg.
Worldwide cars are produced with high tech KUKA industrial robots made in Augsburg. KUKA Robotics and its German parent company KUKA is one of the world's leading manufacturers of Industrial robots and automation systems for a variety of industries

Education

Augsburg is home to the following universities and colleges:

Notable citizens

Holbein's house
Holbein's house

Miscellaneous

The patron saints of Augsburg are Saint Ulrich and Saint Afra, who was killed by the Romans at Augsburg in 304. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Saint Ulrich (c890– July 4, 973) sometimes spelled Uodalric or Odalrici, was Bishop of Augsburg and a leader of the Roman Saint Afra (died 304 was a Christian Martyr. Biography Although many different accounts of her life exist the most widely known is that of an Events By Place Roman Empire The Roman colony of Konstanz is founded An earlier patroness was Zisa, referenced in the 11th century, feast day September 28), possibly an early Germanic goddess and originally the consort of Tyr. Zisa or Cisa is a goddess in Germanic paganism associated with the Suevi in the area of Augsburg, Germany. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.

Every year on 29 September (Michaelmas or St. Michael's Day) the Turamichele (Archangel Michael) appears in a window on the west side of the citytower ("Perlachturm") and fights with the devil. Turamichele ("Tower-Michael" is the name of a moving mechanical figure on the Perlach Tower ( Perlachturm) next to Perlach church in Augsburg, Michael (מִיכָאֵל Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; Μιχαήλ Mikhaíl; Michael or Míchaël; ميخائيل Mikhā'īl) is an The Devil is the The day is also marked by a big children's party.

The White Water Canoeing events for the 1972 Summer Olympics were held on the Lech in Augsburg. Whitewater is formed in a Rapid, when a River 's gradient drops enough to disturb its Laminar flow and create Turbulence, i The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was The facilities are still open to the public.

Sports

The city is home to a DEL (first-division) ice hockey team, the Augsburger Panther. The Deutsche Eishockey Liga ( German Ice Hockey League, shortname DEL is a German high-calibre Ice hockey league and has the highest number of American Current roster As of August 24, 2008. Season Records Famous Players Xaver Unsinn - 8x Bundesliga The original club, AEV, was formed in 1878 and is the oldest ice sport club in Germany. The team regularly draws around 4000 spectators, which is quite reasonable for German ice hockey. The club plays its homegames at the Curt Frenzel Stadion. The Curt Frenzel Stadium is an Arena in Augsburg, Germany. It is primarily used for Ice hockey and is the home arena of the Augsburger It is not actually an indoor ring in the proper sense since the sides are open. A new stadium is in the process of planning.

The FC Augsburg is a 2nd Bundesliga football team based in Augsburg and plays in the Rosenaustadion. FC Augsburg is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. History For more details on this topic see History of German football 1974 marked the introduction of the second tier of the Bundesliga Rosenaustadion is a multi-use Stadium in Augsburg, Germany. It is the largest stadium in Augsburg A new stadium called Impuls Arena is scheduled to open in 2009 and it is planned to host games of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. The FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 will be the sixth instance of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football world championship tournament

See also

References

  1. ^ Edward Victor. Alphabetical List of Camps, Subcamps and Other Camps. http://www.edwardvictor.com/Holocaust/List%20of%20camps.htm

External links

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