Friedberg
Also known as Friedberg/Bayern
city in Bavaria, Germany
Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Bavaria
- Admin region
- Schwaben
- District
- Aichach-Friedberg
- Subdivisions
- 15 Stadtteile
- Mayor 2020 26
- Roland Eichmann ( SPD )
- Total
- 81.25 km (31.37 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 514 m (1,686 ft)
- Density
- 368.7/km (954.8/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 0821
- Vehicle registration
Article
Friedberg ( German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːtbɛʁk] ) is a town in the district Aichach-Friedberg, Bavaria, Germany, with some 30,000 inhabitants. It is located next to Augsburg at the river Lech. The town was founded in the 13th century in order to collect a toll from people using the bridge across the Lech.
The town lies almost entirely on the western edge of the hills along the Lechleite, where the river Lech has formed a wide bed from glacial melt water.