Fuggerei

Die Fuggerei ist die älteste bestehende Sozialsiedlung der Welt, eine Stadt in der Stadt mit 67 Häusern und 142 Wohnungen sowie einer eigenen Kirche. Jakob Fugger stiftete die Fuggerei auch im Namen seiner Brüder im Jahr 1521. Es leben hier rund 150 bedürftige Augsburger Bürger katholischen Glaubens für eine Jahreskaltmiete von 0,88 € und täglich drei Gebeten. Die vier Museen in der Fuggerei mit einer rekonstruierten historischen Wohnung und der Ausstellung im Weltkriegsbunker können täglich gegen Eintritt besichtigt werden.

Fuggerei is a sehenswürdigkeiten in Augsburg, Bayern. It is listed at Jakoberstraße 26, 86152 Augsburg, which places it among the local businesses of Augsburg that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as stiftung, museum, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

Travel businesses in Augsburg serve both domestic and international visitors. Compare the rate here with the property's own website before you commit, check the cancellation terms and keep a copy of your booking. Deutsche Bahn fares are cheapest weeks ahead as Sparpreis tickets, the Deutschlandticket covers local and regional transport for a flat monthly fee, and peak periods such as Easter, Whitsun, the July-August holidays and Advent fill popular destinations months ahead.

Opening hours are published for 7 days a week. Typical hours are 9 am–6 pm. Hours in Germany do change around public holidays, and many businesses close for a day or two over Christmas and Easter, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is 0821 3198810. Calling ahead is the norm in Germany for reservations and for confirming that a small business is open that day; e-mail or WhatsApp is the common alternative if you would rather write than speak. More information is available on its website, fugger.de.

Customers rate it 4.6 out of 5 on Google across 9,685 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded sehenswürdigkeiten & wahrzeichen in Augsburg.

Augsburg is in Bayern, in the south, the country's industrial powerhouse around Munich and Stuttgart with the Alps and the Black Forest on the doorstep; winters bring snow and the occasional warm Föhn wind, summers are the warmest in Germany, and living costs are the highest. For directions in Augsburg, Google Maps and the DB Navigator app cover public transport times and walking routes, and most towns have well-marked cycle lanes. Local transport tickets must be bought or validated before boarding, and parking near busy streets is limited and metered.

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