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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)


About Augsburg


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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