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Burgau
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Administrative region	Swabia
District	Günzburg
Population	9,535 (2004)
Area	25.92 km²
Population density	368 /km²
Elevation	478 m
Coordinates	48°25′ N 10°24′ E
Postal code	89331
Area code	08222
Licence plate code	GZ
Mayor	Konrad Barm
Website	burgau.de

Burgau is a town in the district of Günzburg in Swabia, Bavaria. Burgau lies on the river Mindel, and has a population of about 10,000. Image File history File links Sin_escudo. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Swabia (German: Schwaben) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the south-west of Bavaria. ... There are 439 German districts (Kreise), administrative units in Germany. ... Günzburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... see also Telephone numbering plan of Germany for further codes including service numbers, cell phones etc. ... German car number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Günzburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Germany. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... The Mindel is a river in Bavaria, southern Germany. ...

History

The "Herren von Burguo" are first mentioned in documents of the year 1147. Burgau ruled the whole region and was raised to the level of a margraviate in 1212. In 1301 Burgau became an exclave of Austria. When the Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist in 1806, the margraviate was dissolved and the region was annexed by Bavaria. Events King Afonso I of Portugal and the Crusaders capture Lisbon from Muslims First written mention of Moscow. ... Graf is a German noble title equal in rank to a count or an earl. ... Events The first Great Fire of London burns most of the city to the ground Battle of Navas de Tolosa Childrens crusade Crusaders push the Muslims out of northern Spain In Japan, Kamo no Chōmei writes the Hōjōki, one of the great works of classical Japanese... Events February 7 - Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first Prince of Wales End of the reign of Emperor Go-Fushimi, emperor of Japan Emperor Go-Nijō ascends to the throne of Japan Dante was sent into Exile in Florence. ... The double-headed eagle A portrait of Charlemagne wearing the crown of the Holy Roman Empire (15th century painting by Albrecht Dürer) The Holy Roman Empire was a mainly Germanic conglomeration of lands in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ...

Attractions

The attractions in Burgau include:

• the only left town gate, the "Blockhausturm", which was built in 1614
• a fountain in honor of the Holy Mary with a figure by Franz Schäfferle
• the baroque St.-Leonard-Chapel
• the church, built between 1788 and 1791
• the castle

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References

• This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding article from the German Wikipedia, retrieved on February 22 2006

See also

• Günzburg (district)

Günzburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ...

External links

• Official website (German)