Abensberg, used to be a spa town in Germany, in Bavaria, on the
Abens, a tributary of the Danube, 18 m. S.W. of Regensburg,
with which it is connected by rail and motorway (A93). Pop. (2004) about 12500. It has a small
spa, and its sulphur baths are resorted to for the cure of
rheumatism and gout. The water is not used any more. The town is the Castra Abusina of the
Romans, and Roman remains exist in the neighbourhood. Here,
on the 20th of April 1809, Napoleon gained a signal victory
over the Austrians under the Archduke Louis and General Hiller.
Abensberg is the birthplace of Johannes Aventinus.