Abensberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It used to be a spa town located at 48°49′N 11°51′E, on the Abens, a tributary of the Danube, 18 m. S.W. of Regensburg, with which it is connected by rail and motorway (A93). Pop. (2004) about 12500. The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... The Danube (German: , Slovak: Dunaj, Hungarian: , Croatian: Dunav, Serbian: Дунав/Dunav, Bulgarian: Дунав, Romanian: , Ukrainian: , Latin: Danuvius) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ... Regensburg (English formerly Ratisbon, Latin Ratisbona, Czech Řezno) is a city (population 150,212 in 2004) in Bavaria, south-east Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. ...

It has a small spa, and its sulphur baths are resorted to for the cure of rheumatism and gout. The water is not used any more. The town is the Castra Abusina of the Romans, and Roman remains exist in the neighbourhood.

Here, in the Battle of Abensberg on the 20th of April 1809, Napoleon gained a signal victory over the Austrians under the Archduke Louis and General Hiller. The Battle of Abensberg took place on April 20, 1809, between the French and Bavarians under Napoleon which numbered about 90,000 strong, and 80,000 Austrians under the Archduke Charles. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...

Abensberg is the birthplace of Johannes Aventinus. Johannes Aventinus (1477–1534) was a Bavarian historian. ...

Abensberg is also a seal district of the Hallertau hop-planting area. The Hallertau or Holledau is an area in Bavaria, Germany. ... Species Humulus lupulusL. Humulus japonicusSiebold& Zucc. ...

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This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain. pl:Abensberg]] The 11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1910-1911) is the most famous edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...