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    Location: Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

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    April 17, 2022

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    Former prince-bishop's residence at Fronhof

    All that remains of the medieval episcopal palace, where the Confessio Augustana (the Augsburg Confession) was read in 1530, is the Palatinate Tower. The late …
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    January 31, 2021

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    A great structure. The courtyard garden by the complex completes the extraordinary flair in the middle of the city.
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    The government of Swabia has been housed since 1817 in the former residence buildings of the prince-bishops of Augsburg at the cathedral. The main building of the residence with the beautiful entrance portal on the east side originally consisted of three lined-up houses and had already been consolidated before 1680 under Bishop Johann Christoph von Freiberg to a uniform rule building. The pillared balcony above the passageway was added between 1784 and 1789 to commemorate the visit of Pope Pius VI, who had been a guest here in 1782.
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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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