Views of Augsburg, with St. Ulrich's Church in the center, from the Perlachturm. Photos by Hadley.

Augsburg is a Bavarian city in south central Germany, located 42 miles NW of Munich and 50 miles E of Ulm.

Augsburg is Bavaria's third-largest city (pop. 275,000) after Munich and Nürnberg and serves as a gateway to the Alps and the south. Augsburg's 2,000 years of history have made it one of southern Germany's major tourist destinations. Augsburg was founded under Emperor Tiberius in 15 BC, though little remains from this period. On the other hand, the wealth of art and architecture from the Renaissance is staggering. Augsburg has hosted many distinguished visitors and boasts an array of famous native sons, including painters Hans Holbein the Elder and the Younger and playwright Bertolt Brecht. In 1518, Martin Luther was summoned to Augsburg to recant his 95 Theses before a papal emissary.

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Augsburg Cathedral (Dom St. Maria) Augsburg's historic cathedral has the distinction of containing the oldest stained-glass windows in the world (12th century). The cathedral was begun in 944 AD. St. Anne's Church St. Anne's (or St. Anna's) Church was founded in 1321 by Carmelite monks and went on play a role in the history of the Reformation. It is also notable for its fine works of Gothic and Renaissance art. St. Ulrich and St. Afra Churches These churches form the most attractive ecclesiastical compound in Augsburg. Constructed around 1500 over a Roman temple, one is Catholic and the other is Protestant.

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