Augsburg

Augsburg is a city in south-central Germany. It is the capital of the Swabia administrative region of Bavaria, and is located at the confluence of the Wertach and Lech rivers. The population was 276,193 in 2004.

History

The city was founded in 15 BC in the reign of Roman emperor Augustus as a garrison called Augusta Vindelicorum.

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15 BC - Roman - Emperor - Augustus - Garrison - Augusta

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It became an Imperial Free City on March 9, 1276. Given its strategic location on the trade routes to Italy, it became a major trading centre. It produced large quantities of woven goods, cloth and textiles, and was the base for the Fugger banking empire. The Fuggerei, part of the city devoted to housing for the needy citizens of Augsburg, was founded in 1516 and is still in use today.

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Imperial Free City - March 9 - 1276 - Italy - Fugger - Fuggerei - 1516

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In 1530 the Augsburg confession was presented to the Holy Roman Emperor at the Diet of Augsburg. In 1805, when the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved, Augsburg lost its independence and became part of the kingdom of Bavaria.

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1530 - Augsburg confession - Holy Roman Emperor - Diet of Augsburg - 1805 - Holy Roman Empire

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In 1941 Rudolf Hess took off from a local airport and flew to Scotland to meet the Duke of Hamilton and attempt to mediate the end of the European front of World War 2 and join sides for the upcoming Russian Campaign.

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1941 - Rudolf Hess - Scotland - Duke of Hamilton - World War 2

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In 1945 elements of the US Army liberated the heavily damaged city. An American Military presence in the city started with the 11th Airborne division, moving to the 24th Infantry Division, US Army Seventh Corps Artillery, and, ending with the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade, which left the area in 1998

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1945 - 11th Airborne division - 24th Infantry Division - 66th Military Intelligence Brigade - 1998

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