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Regensburg FlagCoat of armsLocation of Regensburg Regensburg Show map of GermanyRegensburg Show map of BavariaCoordinates: 49xc2xb01xe2x80xb2N 12xc2xb05xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf49.017xc2xb0N 12.083xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 49.017; 12.083Coordinates: 49xc2xb01xe2x80xb2N 12xc2xb05xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf49.017xc2xb0N 12.083xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 49.017; 12.083CountryGermanyStateBavariaDistrictUrban districtSubdivisions18 districtsGovernmentxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Lord mayorGertrud Maltz-Schwarzfischer (SPD)Areaxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total80.76xc2xa0km2 (31.18xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Populationxc2xa0(2020-12-31)[1]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total152,270xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sqxc2xa0mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes93001xe2x80x9393059Dialling codes0941Vehicle registrationRWebsitewww.regensburg.de UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficialxc2xa0nameOld town of Regensburg with StadtamhofCriteriaCultural: ii, iii, ivReference1155Inscription2006 (30th session)Area182.8 haBufferxc2xa0zone775.6 ha | WIKI |
The city adopted the Protestant Reformation in 1542 and its Town Council remained entirely Lutheran. | WIKI |
Although the Imperial city had adopted the Reformation, the town remained the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop and several abbeys. | WIKI |
So there was the unique situation that the town of Regensburg comprised five independent "states" (in terms of the Holy Roman Empire): the Protestant city itself, the Roman Catholic bishopric, and the three monasteries. | WIKI |
In addition, it was seen as the traditional capital of the region Bavaria (not the state), acted as functional co-capital of the Empire (second to the Emperor's court at Vienna) due to the presence of the Perpetual Diet, and it was the residence of the Emperor's Commissary-Principal to the same diet, who with one very brief exception was a prince himself (for many years the Prince of Thurn and Taxis, still resident in the town). | WIKI |
Dalberg united the bishopric, the monasteries, and the town itself, making up the Principality of Regensburg (Fxc3xbcrstentum Regensburg). | WIKI |
The World Heritage Committee listed Regensburg's Old Town a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2006. | WIKI |
Regensburg includes the largest medieval old town north of the Alps with nearly 1,500 listed buildings and a picturesque cityscape. | WIKI |
Its most famous sights are located mainly in the Old Town, such as: | WIKI |
The Stone Bridge, St. Peter's Church and the Old Town of Regensburg | WIKI |
Weltenburg Abbey (Kloster Weltenburg), a Benedictine monastery, is located in Weltenburg near the town of Kelheim. | WIKI |
Modern music styles, especially jazz, are presented every summer during the Bavarian Jazz weekend during which over a hundred bands, combos, and soloists perform in the Old Town. | WIKI |
The Old Town of Regensburg with nearly 1,500 listed buildings offers a huge cultural diversity from Roman to modern times. | WIKI |
The Old Town of Regensburg is surrounded completely by a green belt. | WIKI |
The Bxc3xbcrgerfest (citizen celebration) in the Old Town is held every two years, attracting over 100,000 visitors. | WIKI |
Located on the Danube River, the Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof is an exceptional example of a central-European medieval trading centre, which illustrates an interchange of cultural and architectural influences. | UNESCO |
Regensburg's 11th to 13th century architecture still defines the character of the town marked by tall buildings, dark and narrow lanes, and strong fortifications. | UNESCO |
The town is also remarkable as a meeting place of Imperial Assemblies and as the seat of the Perpetual Imperial Diet general assemblies until the 19th century. | UNESCO |
Criterion (iii): The Old Town of Regensburg bears an exceptional testimony to cultural traditions especially in the Holy Roman Empire, being the location for most of the assemblies of the Empire in the High Middle Ages. | UNESCO |
Criterion (iv): The Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof is an outstanding example of a central-European medieval trading town, which has well preserved its historical stages of development, and which is an exceptional illustration to the development of commerce particularly from the 11th to 14th centuries. | UNESCO |
Regensburg's Old Town has been able to reserve its original medieval outline since the 14th century. | UNESCO |
The Old Town survived the Second World War in exceptionally good shape. | UNESCO |
As a result, but also due to restoration efforts starting in the 1970s, a large number of old buildings have been preserved well, which contributes to the historical integrity of the town and the effective protection of important views of the property. | UNESCO |
The Old Town of Regensburg and its buffer zone have been legally protected since 1975 in accordance with the Bavarian Law for the Preservation of Historic Buildings. | UNESCO |
The inscribed property is also ruled by the 1982Statutes concerning Local Building Ordinances for the Protection of the Old Town of Regensburg ("Old Town of Regensburg Statutes"). | UNESCO |
The Steering Committee carries out integrative monitoring as a basis of a thorough planning process and sustainable development in the historic town, with due care being taken to ensure that its values are respected. | UNESCO |
Strategies aim at restoring the historic urban fabric as well as strengthening the vitality of the inhabited historic town. | UNESCO |