Biberbach is a municipality in the northern part of the district of
Augsburg
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in
Bavaria
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in
Germany
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. A famous baroque
pilgrimage church (Holy Cross) is located on the hill above the village.
First mentioned in 1070, the village was part of the
Duchy of Swabia
The Duchy of Swabia (; ) was one of the five stem duchy, stem duchies of the medieval Kingdom of Germany, German Kingdom. It arose in the 10th century in the southwestern area that had been settled by Alemanni tribes in Late Antiquity.
While th ...
. In 1514 the lordship was purchased by
Jakob Fugger. Markt castle became the seat of the administration of the Biberbach district of the
Fugger
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county. Later it was owned by the counts and princes Fugger of
Babenhausen. In 1806 it became part of the
Kingdom of Bavaria
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.
File:Burg Markt Ostansicht 01.JPG, Remains of Markt Castle
References
Augsburg (district)
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