Facts in brief:
Located at junction of Wertach & Lech rivers at tip of plain; was site of Bronze Age & Roman settlements; destroyed by Alemanni 5th cen.,
rebuilt by Franks; was leading medieval commercial center; was important site in development of Lutheranism 16th cen.
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