Regensburg

American  

[rey-guhns-boork] / ˈreɪ gənsˌbʊərk /

noun

1. a city in central Bavaria, in SE Germany, on the Danube: battle 1809.

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Regensburg British  

/ ˈreːɡənsbʊrk /

noun

1. Former English name: Ratisbon.  a city in SE Germany, in Bavaria on the River Danube: a free Imperial city from 1245 and the leading commercial city of S Germany in the 12th and 13th centuries; the Imperial Diet was held in the town hall from 1663 to 1806. Pop: 128 604 (2003 est)

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Regensburg

The Bavarian towns of Regensburg and Nuremberg both used to claim the oldest sausage stand title.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

Together with Freie Universität Berlin, the University of Regensburg and the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle, MLU is applying for funding as part of the Excellence Strategy.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024

At a school in Regensburg, students “have regular competitions where each class’s food waste is weighed weekly and the class who has the least food waste is the winner.”

From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2024

In a forest near Regensburg, Germany, guns approached from the West and the German commanding officer accepted the war was over.

From Reuters ● Nov. 12, 2023

“Have you read it? We’re all over that. Someone must not have been careful. Judah of Regensburg and Elazar Rokeach seemed to more or less know...”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny