Augsburg
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| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Swabia |
| District | Urban district |
| Lord Mayor | Kurt Gribl |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 146.93 km² (56.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 446-561 m |
| Population | 263,477 (01/01/2007) |
| - Density | 1,793 /km² (4,644 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | A |
| Postal codes | 86150 – 86199 |
| Area code | 0821 |
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| Capital | Augsburg | |||
| Government | Value specified for "government_type" does not comply | |||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||
| - Bishopric established | 4th century | |||
| - Bishopric gained Reichsfreiheit |
ca 888 |
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| - City gained Reichsfreiheit | 1276 | |||
| - Diet of Augsburg: Confessio Augustana |
1530 |
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| - Joined Schmalkadic League |
1537 |
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| - Peace of Augsburg | 1555 | |||
| - Occupied by Sweden | 1632 – 35 | |||
| - Mediatised to Bavaria | 1803 | |||
For other uses, see Augsburg (disambiguation).
Augsburg is a city in the South of Germany, in the state of Bavaria. It has about 260,000 inhabitants and an university. It was founded in the Roman age. In the time of Renaissance (after Middle age) the bankers family Fugger from Augsburg became very rich and powerful. A peace between Catholics and Protestants was signed in Augsburg.
