Sights from A to Z

Die grüne Lunge Bad Abbachs lädt zum Spazieren und Verweilen ein. Aber auch Aktive finden hier das Passende. Der Kurpark ist zu jeder Jahreszeit reizvoll. Direkt neben dem Kurhaus und den ...

At Altmühlstrasse 13, you can see a memorial plaque to Leonhard von Eck, born here in 1480. He was a political pioneer and founder of the early absolutionist movement in Bavaria. He became a very ...

The first person who wanted to build a Connection between the Danube and the Rhein was Charlemagne in 793. This trench was called "Fossa Carolina". After the attempt, it was given up soon ...

"Ludwigsplatz" serves as the town plaza. It stretches in an easterly direction from the main intersection to the Old City center. The two main streets form a cross, dividing the city into four ...

In 1905 a memorial was erected near the Danube Gate dedicated to Matthias Kraus. In 1704, Kraus, a 33 year old master butcher from Kelheim, rose against the oppressive Austrian occupation forces ...

The statue across the street, near the castle, is of King Maximilian II of Bavaria, portrayed as a Grandmaster of the Order of St. George. The statue was erected as a sign of gratitude for the ...

Michael’s Church, built in the 12th century in the Romanesque style, has a relatively tall tower for its size. The church has often been targeted for destruction (in its history), but due to the ...

The original Gate was built in the 13th century. In 1809 all three defensive towers were reconstructed to look alike, and the gabled roof was replaced with the current form. In 1868 the old gate ...

The nature reserve "Klamm und Kastlhänge" built the counterpart to the sunny side of the nature reserve "Schloss Prunn" on the northern side of the Altmühltal. This saves the steep slopes of the ...

The castle on the coral reef! 150 million years ago the bigger part of Germany was covered from a flat, warm sea. Its coast was along the nothern part of Ratisbona. In the shallow water of the ...