Augsburg in Bavaria
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Fuggerei

The Fuggerei is the world's oldest social housing complex still in use. It is a walled enclave within the city of Augsburg, Bavaria. It takes it name from the Fugger family and was founded in 1516 by Jakob Fugger the Younger (known as "Jakob Fugger the Rich") as a place where the needy citizens of Augsburg could be housed. By 1523, 52 houses had been built, and in the coming years the area expanded with various streets, small squares and a church.

Located at 48.3689, 10.9042 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Affordable housing, Buildings and structures in Augsburg, Fugger family, 1516 establishments, Museums in Bavaria, History museums in Germany

St. Stephen's Abbey, Augsburg

St. Stephen's Abbey, Augsburg (German: Kloster St. Stephan, formerly Stift St. Stephan) is a Benedictine monastery, formerly a house of Augustinian canonesses, in Augsburg in Bavaria, Germany.

Located at 48.3756, 10.8993 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Benedictine monasteries in Germany, Augustinian nunneries, Monasteries in Bavaria, 969 establishments, Christian monasteries established in the 10th century

Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg

Diocese of Augsburg is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich.

Located at 48.3728, 10.8967 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Augsburg, History of Bavaria, Religion in Bavaria, Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany

Turamichele

Turamichele ("Tower-Michael") is the name of a moving mechanical figure on the Perlach Tower next to Perlach church in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It shows the Archangel Michael fighting with the devil. Every year on 29 September (Michaelmas or St. Michael's Day) the Turamichele appears in a window on the west side of the tower. The day is also marked by a big children's party.

Located at 48.3692, 10.8983 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Augsburg, Statues

Perlachturm

The 70-metre-tall Perlachturm is a tower in the central district of Augsburg, Germany. Originally built as a watchtower in the 10th century, it is nowadays part of an ensemble with the City Hall of Augsburg, a landmark of the Reichsstadt.

Located at 48.369, 10.898 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Towers in Germany, Augsburg, Buildings and structures in Bavaria

Augsburg Town Hall

The Town Hall of Augsburg is the administrative centre of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, and one of the most significant secular buildings of the Renaissance style north of the Alps. It was designed and built by Elias Holl, Stadtbaumeister (Master Builder of the town), in 1615–1624. Due to its historic and cultural importance, it is protected by the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.

Located at 48.3687, 10.8987 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Augsburg, City and town halls in Germany, Renaissance architecture in Germany, Buildings and structures completed in 1624, Registered historic buildings and monuments in Bavaria

St. Anne's Church, Augsburg

St. Ann's Church in Augsburg, Germany, is a medieval church building that was originally part of a monastery built in 1321. It is notable for its elaborate interior decoration.

Located at 48.3678, 10.8953 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1321, Churches in Bavaria, Lutheran churches in Germany, Lutheran church buildings converted from Roman Catholicism

Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte

The Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte (House of Bavarian History) or HdBG was established in 1983 as an authority of the Free State of Bavaria in Germany and, since 1993, has had its permanent headquarters at Augsburg. On 6 October 1998 it was incorporated into the Bavarian State Ministry for Science, Research and Art (Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst).

Located at 48.3657, 10.8965 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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History of Bavaria

Fuggerhäuser

The Fuggerhäuser is a complex of houses on the Maximilianstraße in Augsburg, built for the Fugger family of businessmen. It is now the home of the Fugger-Babenhausen branch of the Fugger family.

Located at 48.3658, 10.8989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Fugger family, Buildings and structures in Augsburg

Augsburg Cathedral

The Cathedral of Augsburg is a church in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, founded in the 11th century in Romanesque style, but with 14th century Gothic additions. Together with the Basilica of St. Ulrich and Afra, it is one of the city's main attractions. It measures 113 x 40 m, and its towers are 62 m high. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Located at 48.3728, 10.8967 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Cathedrals in Germany, 11th-century architecture, Romanesque architecture in Germany, Roman Catholic cathedrals in Germany, Churches in Bavaria, Augsburg

Trams in Augsburg

The Augsburg tramway network is the backbone of the public transport system in Augsburg, in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany. Opened in 1881 as a standard gauge horsecar system, the network was converted to a metre gauge electrically powered system in 1898. It is currently operated by Augsburger Verkehrsgesellschaft  (AVG).

Located at 48.3669, 10.8975 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Transport in Bavaria, Tram transport in Germany

St. Peter am Perlach

St. Peter am Perlach or Perlach-Church is a romanesque Catholic church in the center of Augsburg. The tower of the church, the Perlachturm is together with the Augsburg Town Hall the landmark of Augsburg.

Located at 48.3692, 10.8985 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Cathedrals in Germany, 11th-century architecture, Romanesque architecture in Germany, Roman Catholic cathedrals in Germany, Churches in Bavaria, Collegiate churches, Augsburg