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Fuggerei


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 11 attractions in Augsburg
Traveller Description: The world's oldest social settlement, this estate houses 200 impoverished Catholic tenants.
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Attraction type: Neighbourhood, Landmark/point of interest
Address: At the end of Vorderer Lech Augsburg, Bavaria
Germany
Tel: 0821/31-98-810

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15 Mar 2009

The Fuggerei was founded in 1521 by the richest man in Augsburg, Jakob Fugger. It was built for the poorest residence of the city - their rent was .88 Euros (in current value) as well as three prayers a day for the Fugger family. The settlement is pretty small but it houses a museum, a model home, a WWII bunker,... more

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4 of 5 stars
Maribor, Slovenia
6 Jun 2008

I was in Augsburg in end of april 2008 and I had also visited Fuggerei, so called the oldest social settelment in the world.The arhitecture is simple but very nice. Fuggerei you may call also "city in the city", because it has everything. From own little church to fountain. The church is small and it's inner decoration is for my... more

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4 of 5 stars
san francisco, ca
19 Sep 2003
5
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It is well worth taking the tour, as small ancedotes of the history is fascinating. My grandmother lived there for 10 years. It is a well planned and beautiful architectural enclave. One thing to notice is each of the doors has a differnent door bell pull handle. The claim is this was done so when the men came home drunk... more

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Fuggerei Address

At the end of Vorderer Lech, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Tel: 0821/31-98-810