Luther in Augsburg – Lauschtouren in Bayerisch-Schwaben

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Luther in Augsburg – Lauschtouren in Bayerisch-Schwaben

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Luther in Augsburg – Lauschtouren in Bayerisch-Schwaben

01:16

3.93km

20m

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On this audio tour, Augsburg's courtyards, churches and alleyways become a living history book of the Reformation. Following in Luther's footsteps, you'll explore the most important locations where the conflict of confessions surrounding the Augsburg Confession took place. The route takes you from the Annahof past the Fuggerhäuser through the picturesque old town and from the Jakobskirche in the Lechviertel to the Fronhof, where the Confession Augustana was read out in 1530. On the audio tour, you will be accompanied by personal accounts from Augsburg pastors.

by Bayerisch-Schwaben

Last updated: April 10, 2026

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31 m

Annahof Augsburg

Highlight • Historical Site

The Annahof is today the educational and community center of the Protestant Church in Augsburg. Here, the importance of education to the Reformers becomes evident. The glass inscription "Bibliotheca Publica" in the Annahof commemorates Germany's first public library, opened in 1563. An observatory and Augsburg's first public Latin school were also part of the complex. The current school building was designed by Elias Holl.

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530 m

Fuggerhäuser and Damenhof Augsburg

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The Damenhof is the most beautiful inner courtyard of the Fugger houses and is considered the first Renaissance manor house in Germany.

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2.44 km

St. Jacob's Church

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The Protestant Church of St. James in Augsburg is located in the Jakobervorstadt district and is a historic pilgrimage church on the Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago). It was built in the 14th century as a Gothic hall church and was one of the first churches in Augsburg to hold Protestant services (from 1521). After its destruction in World War II, it was rebuilt by 1963. Today, it also offers simple pilgrim accommodation and is the center of the annual St. James' Week and the Jakober Kirchweih, Augsburg's oldest folk festival.

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3.52 km

Fronhof Augsburg

Highlight • Historical Site

The Fronhof is closely intertwined with the history of the Reformation. In front of the former episcopal residence, the Augsburg Confession, or Augsburg Confession, was publicly proclaimed in 1530. At the insistence of the Elector of Saxony, the text was read aloud not only in Latin but also in German. Today, a simple plaque commemorates this event.

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3.93 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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1.42 km

1.28 km

762 m

332 m

134 m

Surfaces

2.82 km

1.09 km

< 100 m

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March 25, 2024,Augsburg Morgenrunde mit der Lauschtour App

With the listening tour app (audio guide tour) through Augsburg
Topic: “Luther in Augsburg”
rauschtour.de/outdoor-und-tourismus

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March 19, 2026

On this audio tour, Augsburg's courtyards, churches and alleyways become a living history book of the Reformation. Following in Luther's footsteps, you'll explore the most important locations where the conflict of confessions surrounding the Augsburg Confession took place. The route takes you from the

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