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Donauwörth

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Also known as Donauwoerth

Donauwörth (; ) is a town and the capital of the Donau-Ries district in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is said to have been founded by two fishermen where the rivers Danube (Donau) and Wörnitz meet. The city is part of the scenic route called "Romantische Straße" (Romantic Road).

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Donauwörth is a town in Bavaria, Germany, that serves as the capital of the Donau-Ries district and is traditionally said to have been founded by two fishermen at the meeting point of the Danube and Wörnitz rivers. The city is notable for being part of the Romantische Straße (Romantic Road), a popular scenic tourism route.

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Key facts

German location.type
Stadt
German location.image_photo
Reichsstrassedonauworth.JPG
German location.image_caption
Reichsstrasse, Donauwörth
German location.image_coa
DEU Donauwörth COA.svg
German location.image_plan
Donauwörth in DON.svg
German location.Bürgermeistertitel
Oberbürgermeister
German location.party
Independent
German location.state
Bavaria
German location.region
Swabia
German location.district
Donau-Ries
German location.elevation
410
German location.area
77.04
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
09779131
German location.postal_code
86609
German location.area_code
0906
German location.licence
DON
German location.website
www.donauwoerth.de
German location.mayor
Jürgen Sorrè

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  • Notable citizens
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Donauwörth (; ) is a town and the capital of the Donau-Ries district in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is said to have been founded by two fishermen where the rivers Danube (Donau) and Wörnitz meet. The city is part of the scenic route called "Romantische Straße" (Romantic Road).

The city is situated between Munich and Nuremberg, 46 km north of Augsburg.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Donauwörth” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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