Augsburg

American

[awgz-burg, ouks-boork] / ˈɔgz bɜrg, ˈaʊks bʊərk /

noun

a city in Bavaria, in S Germany.

Augsburg British

/ ˈauksbʊrk /

noun

Roman name: Augusta Vindelicorum. a city in S Germany, in Bavaria: founded by the Romans in 14 _bc ; site of the diet that produced the Peace of Augsburg (1555), which ended the struggles between Lutherans and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire and established the principle that each ruler should determine the form of worship in his lands. Pop: 259 217 (2003 est)

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Holbein was born to a family of artists in Augsburg, now in southern Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Augsburg were behind twice but won 3-2 at Wolfsburg, with Elvis Rexhbecaj scoring in stoppage time to lift the visitors nine points clear of the relegation play-off place.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Take Augsburg fans before their fixture against Heidenheim on Sunday.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Wagner, 38, lasted just five months at Augsburg, which is languishing in 14th in the Bundesliga with just 10 points in a dozen matches.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

He visited Wittenburg once more, then Basle, before settling for a spell in Augsburg, early in 1569, and beginning a series of observations there.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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