--- Augsburg is a Kreisfreie Stadt in the center of southern Germany. It is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Swabia in Bavaria and is located on the river Lech. The city has 295,830 inhabitants on an area of 146.93 kmē.
--- In terms of size, the city in Bavaria comes after Munich and Nuremberg. The name of the city comes from the Roman camp and later Roman provincial capital Augusta Vindelicorum which was built in 15 BC. was established
--- as a castrum under the Roman Emperor Augustus. This makes Augsburg one of the oldest German cities.
--- It is the only German city with its own public holiday, the Augsburger Hohes Friedensfest, which is celebrated every year on August 8.