"My Augsburg page" a Augsburg Travel Page by aeaendy

Ever since its founding by Caesar Augustus - after whom it was named, the town of Augsburg has stood at the Intersection of some of the most important trade and travel routes on the Continent. Even in the Middle Ages the city owed its great importance to his favoured position. In the 13th century the citizens achieved for the old cathedral town of Augsburg the status of a free city in the Holy Roman Empire (Reichsstadt). The Welsers with their shipping interests and the rich and influential Fuggers helped to turn Augsburg into a city of international importance: a city of emperors and a venue for imperial diets, the home and workplace of famous artists, sculptors and composers.

The Renaissance remains one of the high points of the city's cultural history; at that time Augsburg was a centre of architecture, music and painting. The ancestors of Holbein and Mozart lived for centuries in the city and its hinterland. The rococo style was in its time described as the "Augsburg style". Today, concerts in magnificent old halls, open-air opera at the Rotes Tor, art exhibitions, museums and churches are just as much the goal of international tourists as are the Fuggerei, the Schaezlerpalais, the Mozart House or the Bert Brecht House.

Augsburg is the third largest city in Bavaria, a university city, the seat of the Swabian government and an important economic centre where internationally renowned companies offer state-of-the-art computer and electronic technology.

Total area of city: 147 qkm
Length of city boundary: 91 km
Population: 256.782

Augsburg lies directly on the Autobahn A8 between Munich and Stuttgart and is thus is easily reached from all directions. If you wish, you can also reach us through the Romantic Road.