Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria. The College town is home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban districts and also home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is currently the third-largest city in Bavaria with more than 264,000 citizens. The name of the city dated from the Roman settlement Augusta Vindelicorum. The city was founded by the Roman emperor Augustus 15 BC as a castra. Therefore the "Fuggerstadt" is the second oldest city in Germany after Trier. (via Wikipedia)
Capital:
Augsburg
Area Code:
0821
Mayor:
Kurt Gribl
Region:
Schwaben
Alps
Local Name:
Paritätische Reichsstadt Augsburg
Elevation (m):
446-561
Type:
Stadt
As of:
2007-01-01
Total Area (km):
146.93
State:
Bayern
Government type:
Theocracy
Continent:
Europe
Longitude (Seconds):
0
Status:
City-state
District:
Kreisfreie Stadt
Conventional Long Name:
Mixed Imperial City of Augsburg
Name:
Augsburg
Latitude (Minutes):
22
Longitude (Minutes):
54
Latitude (Seconds):
0
Latitude (Degrees):
48
Total Population:
263477
End Date:
Jan 1, 1632
Longitude (Degrees):
10
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