The Arrival and Residence of the Salzburg Emigrants in Augsburg

Augsburg was an important stop along the migration route of many Salzburg Protestants. In the Augsburg pastor and theologian Samuel Urlsperger, who leaned towards Pietism, they found an eloquent advocate whose firm commitment and good contacts with European Protestants enabled hundreds of Salzburg Protestants to immigrate to the colony of Georgia.

Unknown artist, watercolour depicting the arrival and residence of Salzburg Protestants in Augsburg, 1732; photographer: Studio Lang; source: courtesy of the Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirchengemeinde St. Anna Augsburg.