Augsburg

Augsburg (UK: /ˈaʊɡzbɜːrɡ/ OWGZ-burg,^[3] US: /ˈɔːɡz-/ AWGZ-,^[4] German: [ˈaʊksbʊʁk] (listen); Swabian German: Augschburg) is a city in the South of Germany, in the state of Bavaria. It has about 272,000 inhabitants and a university. It was founded in the Roman age. In the time of Renaissance (after the Middle Ages) a family of bankers, the Fuggers, became very rich and powerful in Augsburg.

Augsburg
City
From top: Perlachturm (left) and Augsburg Town Hall (right), Maximilian Museum, Fuggerei and Augsburg Cathedral.
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Augsburg
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Coordinates: 48°22′N 10°54′E / 48.367°N 10.900°E / 48.367; 10.900
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Swabia
District	Urban district
Government
• Lord mayor (2020–26)	Eva Weber[1] (CSU)
Area
• City	146.84 km2 (56.70 sq mi)
Elevation	494 m (1,621 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• City	301,033
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
• Metro	885,000
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	86150–86199
Dialling codes	0821
Vehicle registration	A
Website	www.augsburg.de

The Protestant Augsburg Confession was made in 1530.

In 1555, a peace agreement called The Peace of Augsburg between Catholics and Protestants was signed in Augsburg.

Augsburg has a humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).