Augsburg - Wikipedia
WEBEarly history Panorama of Augsburg, 1493 Perlach market place in 1550. The city of Augsburg was founded in 15 BC on the orders of Emperor Augustus. Emperor Augustus conducted extensive military campaigns and established administrative settlements.
Augsburg | Germany, Map, & History | Britannica
WEBThe town was founded as a Roman colony (Augusta Vindelicorum) by Nero Claudius Drusus, younger brother of Tiberius (later emperor), in 15 bce. It was the seat of a bishopric by 739 ce, and the invading Hungarians were decisively defeated by King Otto I in 955 on the plain south of the town.
History of Augsburg, a city in Bavaria | Britannica
WEBAugsburg, City (pop., 2002 est.: 257,800), Bavaria, southern Germany. Founded as a Roman colony by Augustus c. 14 bc, it was the seat of a bishopric by ad 739. It became an imperial free city in 1276 and joined the Swabian League in 1331.
Timeline of Augsburg - Wikipedia
WEB1530 – Lutheran Confession of Augsburg introduced. 1534 – Augsburg Protestant Cemetery established. 1537 Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg (city library) founded. Augsburg joins the Schmalkaldic League. 1540 – Augsburger Börse (stock exchange) established. 1546 – Maximilian Museum and Rotes Tor (gate) built.
Augsburg: A treasure of beautiful architecture in Bavaria
WEBAugsburg, with its Mozart heritage, is one of Germany's most historically significant cities. As you stroll through its ancient streets, it doesn't take much imagination to gain a sense of this beautiful city's importance in the days when the Fugger mercantile and banking dynasty was at its peak.
Augsburg - Renaissance and Reformation - Oxford Bibliographies
WEBMay 27, 2020 · A concise history of Augsburg from Roman times to the 20th century, originally published in the 1950s. Integrates the events of the Reformation into a narrative of major developments in 16th-century Augsburg.
Augsburg: A city full of history, culture and art
WEBA s one of Germany’s oldest cities, Augsburg has many faces. From UNESCO World Heritage sites, to the famous puppet theatre ‘Augsburger Puppenkiste’ and the first football stadium worldwide to be operated as CO2-neutral – there’s plenty to explore.
Augsburg | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 21, 2018 · During the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, the free and imperial city of Augsburg entered its golden age as a financial and cultural center. One of the largest of the early modern German cities, Augsburg's population approached thirty thousand in 1500, growing to its highest level of forty thousand around 1618.
Augsburg, Germany: a Roman Masterpiece | Europe Up Close
WEBDec 1, 2008 · The Roman city of Aelia Augusta was founded in the First Century, and there are vestiges of this city in Augsburg today. During the Middle Ages, Augsburg saw the growth of the Fugger and Welser families with their connections to Emperor Maximilian.
AUGSBURG – Historic Highlights of Germany
WEBPURSUING WEALTH AND HONOR IN RENAISSANCE PURSUING WEALTH AND HONOR IN RENAISSANCE Augsburg is like the beat of a drum: self-confident, powerful and reverberant at the same time. The city was founded more than 2000 years ago by the Romans and presents itself these days with
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