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Augsburg (UK: / ˈ aʊ ɡ z b ɜːr ɡ / OWGZ-burg, [3] US: / ˈ ɔː ɡ z-/ AWGZ-, [4] German: [ˈaʊksbʊʁk] ⓘ; Swabian German: Ougschburg) is a city in the Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the Bavarian capital Munich.
Jan 26, 2020 · The third oldest German city after Neuss and Trier, Augsburg was founded by the Romans in 15BC. The city had always been at the nexus of European trade, but its glory days arrived in Early Modern Age when the Fugger and Welser banking families amassed inconceivable wealth.
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Visit Augsburg, one of Germany's most beautiful cities, with its magnificent fountains, revered guild houses, beautiful churches and picturesque Old Town.
Jun 24, 2024 · The university town of Augsburg, Bavaria, was founded by the Romans in 15 BC, making it the oldest city in Bavaria and the second oldest in Germany. This city boasts a beautiful silhouette of historic architecture and is steeped in culture. Read on to find out how to get the most out of a stopover in Augsburg.
Dec 22, 2023 · Augsburg, the third largest city in Bavaria after Munich and Nuremberg, should rank highly on your list of the top places to visit in Germany. This ancient and famous imperial city was once the home of the two great medieval merchant dynasties of the Fuggers and the Welsers and is now the chief town of the administrative region of Bavarian ...
The largest city on the Romantic Road (and Bavaria's third largest), Augsburg is also one of Germany’s oldest, founded by the stepchildren of Roman emperor Augustus over 2000 years ago. As an independent city state from the 13th century, it was also one of its wealthiest, free to raise its own taxes, with public coffers bulging on the ...
