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About Regensburg

The city is situated on the right bank of the Regen River, south of the Bavarian Forest and north of Lake Walchen. The historic centre lies at a elevation (above sea level) between and above mean sea level; its geographical coordinates are . The city is located in the Upper Palatinate, about west from Munich. It straddles both banks of river Regen that flows through it. Regensburg's urban area covers , making it one-fifth larger than Cologne or Hamburg; more than twice as large as Düsseldorf; and three times larger than Stuttgart with its surrounding metropolitan area (including Fürth). With over 160,000 inhabitants (), Regensburg is Germany's 12th largest city (). In 2014, around 55 percent were Protestants and about 40 percent Catholics – compared to a 60–40 ratio in Berlin-Brandenburg overall – while almost 20 percent were unaffiliated people who either left or did not answer questions regarding their faith..