Fuggerei

The Fuggerei is the world's oldest public housing complex still in use. It is a walled enclave within the city of , . It takes its name from the Fugger family and was founded in 1516 by Jakob Fugger the Younger as a place where the needy citizens of Augsburg could be housed.
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  • Opening hours:
    April—September: 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
    October—March: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Sign
  • Description: world’s oldest social housing complex, built by Jakob Fugger in Augsburg
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Markuskirche der Fuggerei and Fuggereimuseum.

Church
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is a church.

Museum
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is situated 120 metres southeast of Fuggerei.

Fountain
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is a fountain, which is situated 100 metres southeast of Fuggerei.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Augsburg-Innenstadt and Augsburg-Bismarckviertel.

Suburb
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Innenstadt is one of the seventeen highest level civic divisions, or Planungsräume, of the city of , , . Located in the centre of the city, it is the most populated planning district, home to 49,222 residents as of December 31, 2022.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Fuggerei

Latitude
48.36957° or 48° 22′ 11″ north
Longitude
10.90382° or 10° 54′ 14″ east
Open location code
8FWG9W93+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5276020733
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­information
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q835406
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Fuggerei” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ֆուգգերայ”
  • Catalan: “Fuggerei”
  • Chinese: “福格社區”
  • Croatian: “Fuggerei”
  • Czech: “Fuggerei”
  • Danish: “Fuggerei”
  • Dutch: “Fuggerei (Augsburg)”
  • Dutch: “Fuggerei”
  • Finnish: “Fuggerei”
  • French: “Fuggerei”
  • German: “Augsburg/Fuggerei”
  • German: “Fugger-Viertel”
  • German: “Fuggerei”
  • Hebrew: “פוגריי”
  • Icelandic: “Fuggerei”
  • Italian: “Case dei Fugger”
  • Italian: “Fuggerei”
  • Japanese: “フッガーライ”
  • Japanese: “フッガライ”
  • Japanese: “フッゲライ”
  • Lower Sorbian: “Fuggerei”
  • Polish: “Fuggerei”
  • Portuguese: “Fuggerei”
  • Russian: “Фуггерай”
  • Slovak: “Fuggerei”
  • Spanish: “Fuggerei”
  • Swedish: “Fuggerei”
  • Swedish: “Fuggeriet”
  • Swiss German: “Fuggerei”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Fuggerei”
  • Turkish: “Fuggerei”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Fuggerei”
  • Urdu: “فوگری”
  • Vietnamese: “Fuggerei”

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