Augsburg-Hammerschmiede is one of the seventeen (17th) highest-level civic divisions, or planning districts, (German: '' Planungsräume'') of

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. As of January 1, 2006, it is estimated to have a

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of 6,574. It is coterminous with the identically named 29th ward, or ''Stadtbezirk,'' and has an area of 9.21 km² (3.56 mi²).

Location

Hammerschmiede is bordered on the west by Firnhaberau, in the south by the wards of Lechhausen East and Lechhausen West, part of the Lechhausen planning district. Hammerschmiede's northern and eastern borders are the city limits of Augsburg.

History

In 1821, in the northeast of what is the present-day neighborhood of Hammerschmiede am Mühlbach, a water-powered

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which produced

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products was constructed, giving the future planning district its name. The

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word for "forge" is "S''chmiede".'' This forge no longer exists, although it functioned as a steam forge until 1944. The

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upon which the steam forge sat no longer exists; when the

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of the

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was excavated, the water level of the Mühlbach, where the forge was located, sank dramatically. Today, the only sign that a

even existed in that location are a few small bridges which cross the now dry riverbed. The planning district was officially formed in 1934, from the eastern part of the Firnhaberau district as well as newly cleared forest lands purchased by the city from beyond its limits. The land was developed, and the district now contains a ''Grundschule,'' a

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and a ''Teilschule,'' which together cover the first six years of the German educational system. The district also contains a

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with an attached

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, as well as two traditional kindergartens. The district also contains several

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s as well as a playground specially designed for older children. Varied shopping opportunities exist in the district, including

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s and

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. The 1934-built and 1964 expanded

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''Christkönig'' (English: Christ the King) church is located in the district, on the Pappelweg. An

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church, Saint Lucas, is located on the border between Hammerschmiede and Firnhaberau.

Transportation

The northern portion of the planning district is traversed by the

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, while the southern and eastern portions of the district contain the four spurs of the

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. North of the Bundesautobahn there is a purposely undeveloped plot of land (German: ''Naherholungsgebiet'') which is accessible by a pedestrian and bicycle only bridge. This area is named ''Autobahnsee,'' which translates to "highway lake" or "highway sea." In terms of public transportation, Hammerschmiede is connected to the city center via Augsburg bus route 23. Travel time to the

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is approximately twenty minutes. {{coord, 48.400, N, 10.911, E, display=title, source:dewiki Districts of Augsburg