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Ever since its founding as a military base 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, and is after Trier the
second oldest city in the German speaking area. 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).
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Citizens
Currency
www.augsburg.de
www.augsburg-tourismus.de
www.mozartstadt.de
Emergency
Newspapers
ca. 268.000
1 Euro = 100 Cents
Augsburger Allgemeine
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Bildzeitung
110 Police
112 Fire brigade
19222 Emergency doctor
Opening Times:
Shopping Malls and larger shops are open from 10 a.m. till 8 p.m. from
Monday till Friday.
Saturdays from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. (larger shops till 8 p.m.)
Groceries open at 8 a.m. On a Sunday all shops are closed.
A small amount of food products can be found at a filling station or at the
main train station.
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday 16.12. -7°/
Thursday 17.12.-10°/
Friday
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Saturday 19.12. -8°/
Sunday
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Tourist-Information
Maximilianstraße 57
86150 Augsburg
Phone: +49 8 21/5 02 07-0
Fax: +49 8 21/5 02 07-45
[email protected]
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The 2000 year old 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. Since 1237 the city has displayed the pine cone on
its coat-of-arms. The city emblem recalls its numerous representations in stone
from Augsburg‘s era as a Roman capital, being displayed, for an example, on
the Roman wall on the Fronhof.
Important figures
History
15 B.C.
Founding of the Roman military post, „Augusta Vindelicum“ at the site of today´s town.
955 Battle of the Lechfeld: The Hungarians were defeated.
1156 First Augsburg town charter from Kaiser Friedrich Barbarossa.
1276 Oldest written copy of the town charter.
1368 Craftsmen´s uprising.
1521 The Fuggerei, oldest social settlement of the world is founded.
1530 The Augsburg Confession proclaimed.
1555 The Peace of Augsburg between Catholics and Protestants
1620 Completion of townhall by Elias Holl.
1632 Gustav Adolf of Sweden occupies the city.
1650 The Peace-festival of Augsburg takes place.
1770-72 Building of first large-size calico operations.
Augsburg | History
1806 Incorporation into the Kingdom of Bavaria.
1816 The Augsburger stock exchange is founded.
1840 First train route Augsburg - Munich.
1910-16
Siebenbrunn, Oberhausen, Pfersee, Lechhausen, Hochzoll und Kriegshaber are incorporated.
1929 Building of Augsburg‘s open air theatre at the Red Gate.
1944 Airstrike caused severe damage to city.
1970 Founding of the University of Augsburg.
1972 Bergheim, Göggingen,
incorporated.
1982 Completion of the Central Clinic.
1985 2000 year anniversary; re-opening of the Golden Hall.
1998 Suspension of US-barracks in Augsburg.
2006 The German Mozart-town celebrates the 250th birthday
of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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Fuggerei
Known as the „Town within a Town“. Founded in 1516 by Jakob Fugger the
Rich and his brothers as the world‘s first social settlement for hardworking,
honest but impoverished citizens who were Catholic.
The settlement comprises 67 two-storey structures housing 147 appartments,
a church and a simple, elegant fountain.
The yearly rent is, to this day, one Rhinish Gulden -equivalent to about EUR
0,88 . Daily recitation of The Lord´s Prayer for the founders remains part of the
house rules.
Town Hall and Goldener Saal
The Rathaus, or Town Hall, was built by the City Architect Elias Holl between
1615 and 1620.
Most important secular Renaissance structure north of the Alps. Expresses the
self-assurance of the then Free Imperial City of Augsburg.
Severly damaged in 1944 in an air raid. Reconstruction of the facade after
WWII and of the interior in 1962.
In 1985, on the occasion of Augsburg´s 2000-year jubilee, the Golden Hall,
with its imposing portals, gold-leaf coffered ceilings and murals, was extensively restored.
Museum hours:
1 March - 31 October, daily from
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1 November - 15
December, Saturday and Sunday
only from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. January
and February closed.
Admission: € 2 p.P
Opening hours:
daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(except when reserved for special
functions).
Information:
Phone: +49 821 324 2120
Admission Price:
Adults € 2 p.P
Children older than 10 years € 1 p.P
St. Ulrich and Afra
There are two churches, both named Ulrich and Afra. One is Roman Catholic,
the other Lutheran--the duality is a result of the Peace of Augsburg concluded in 1555 between Catholics and Protestants.
Construction of the larger structure begun in 1474 with the abbey church of
the Benedictine monks. Choir with three massive altars and the Crucifixion
altar completed in 16th/17th c. Onion-domed tower is 93 m high.
Late gothic basilica richly appointed in Renaissance and Baroque styles: an
elaborate wrought-iron grille, numerous works of art, and the burial vaults
of Augsburg‘s patron saints Afra, Ulrich and Simpert.
Augsburg | Points of Interest
Address:
Ulrichsplatz 19
86150 Augsburg
Phone: +49 821 34 55 60
www.st-ulrich-und-afra.de
www.evangelisch-stulrich.de
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The Cathedral
We have records from as early as 823 AD for the history of the cathedral
(Dom). The oldest section is probably the crypt beneath the west choir,
laid out in the 10th c. under Bishop Ulrich.
The windows of the prophets Jonas, Daniel, Hosea and Moses are examples of the oldest representative stained glass in Germany (attr. middle
12th c.).n front of the cathedral are remains of the foundation of St.
John‘s church (10th c.) and relics from Roman Augsburg (Roman wall).
Roman Museum
Formerly a Dominican church, this museum now houses large and small archaeological finds from Augsburg and the surrounding region from prehistoric and Roman times and the Early Middle Ages.
Address:
Kornhausgasse 8
86152 Augsburg
Phone: +49 821 3166353
www.augsburg.de
Opening hours:
Wednesday - Sunday:
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Group tours by arrangement.
Admission price: € 3,50 p.P.
Admission: Adults € 3,50 p.P.
Mozart House
House where Leopold Mozart, father of Wolfgang Amadé, was born.
A patrician house from the 16th and 17th century. Today it is the Mozart
Memorial with interesting exhibits (e. g. the Stein pianoforte).
Address:
Mozarthaus
Frauentorstrasse 30
86150 Augsburg
Phone: +49 821 450 79 45
www.mozartstadt.de
Maximilian Museum
Located in the pedestrian zone, it is housed in two 16th c. upper-middle-class
residential buildings which were combined at the end of the 17th century.
Three original ceiling frescoes remain, major works of Melchior Steidl. In
1856, one year after Augsburg‘s oldest museum was opened, King Maximilian II of Bavaria took over patronage of this museum and gave it his name.
Sculptures, object art and numerous objects pertaining to the city‘s history
are on display here in over 30 rooms. One highlight is a collection of pieces
by Augsburg master gold- and silversmiths.
Augsburg | Points of Interest
Opening hours:
Wednesday through Sunday from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission: € 7 p.P.
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Theater Augsburg
Kasernstr. 4 -6
86152 Augsburg
Augsburger Kongreßhalle
Gögginger Str. 10
86159 Augsburg
Phone +49 821/324-4900
Fax +49 821/324-4517
www.theater.augsburg.de
Phone +49 821/324-2348
Fax +49 821/324-2363
www.augsburg.de
Stadthalle Gersthofen
Rathausplatz 2
86368 Gersthofen
Booking of tickets:
Phone +49 821/2491-550
Fax +49 821/2491-529
www.stadthalle-gersthofen.de
Singoldhalle Bobingen
Rathausplatz 1
86399 Bobingen
Booking of tickets:
Phone +49 8234/8002-30
Fax +49 8234/8002-72
www.bobingen.de
Staudenlandhalle Fischach
Schmutterweg 4
86850 Fischach
Information:
Phone +49 8236/581-13
Fax +49 8236/581-40
www.fischach.de
Schwabenhalle im Messezentrum
Am Messezentrum 5
86159 Augsburg
Information:
Phone +49 821/2572-0
Fax +49 821/2572-105
www.messeaugsburg.de
Konzertbüro Augsburg GmbH
Maximilianstraße 21
86150 Augsburg
Baumüller Bühne Augsburg
ABS Ticket Service im K+L am Kö
More information about
culture and events:
Phone +49 821/355-50
Fax +49 821/35553
www.ABSKartenservice.de
Regio Augsburg Tourismus GmbH
Phone +49 821/50207-0
Booking of tickets:
Phone +49 821/541320
Fax +49 821/520332
Parktheater im Kurhaus Göggingen
Klausenberg 6
86199 Augsburg
Booking of tickets:
Phone +49 821/90622-22
Fax +49 821/90622-99
www.parktheater.de
Stadthalle Neusäß
Hauptstraße 26
86356 Neusäß
Booking of tickets:
Phone +49 821/4606130
Information: +49 821/4606-145
Fax +49 821/4606-143
www.neusaess.de
Phone +49 821/4501250
Fax +49 821/151950
www.konzertbueroaugsburg.de
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