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Fuggerei

settlement, Germany

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Augsburg

In Augsburg
…hall (1615–20) and the famous Fuggerei (1519), the oldest housing settlement for the poor in the world, were damaged in World War II. Both have been restored, but the famous Golden Hall in the town hall was destroyed. There are other medieval churches, three 16th-century fountains on the main street,…
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establishment by Fugger family

In Fugger family: The founding fathers
…and above all in the Fuggerei, the world’s oldest social settlement, which he endowed as a peaceful haven for his impoverished old servants and fellow citizens. In his last years, seeing his work and his church threatened by the Reformation, he fought the new movement.
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