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Sights in Kelheim (44)
MapviewOld Canal Harbor
The old Ludwig Danube-Main Canal was inaugurated in 1846 after a construction period of eleven years. If you look south in the direction of the Danube, you can see lock number one, the harbor with ...The Old City Hall
The city of Kelheim built its city hall in the middle of the intersection of the two main avenues. It was demolished in 1824, and the City Council moved to what is known today as the "Altes ...Altmühltor
On the south side of the tower, you can see the coat of arms used by the city from 1410 until 1809. In the lower half of the crest, there are branches of blue grapes that represent the wine ...Altmühl Valley Archaeological Park
An exciting trip through time awaits you in the Altmühl Valley between Kelheim and Dietfurt. Enter the world of the Neanderthals and Celts. How did people living in the Ice Age 50,000 years ago ...Archeological Museum in the Herzogkasten
The Archeological Museum located in the Gothic "Herzogkasten" (Ducal Warehouse) is a bridge to the great Celtic past of Kelheim and the Celtic town "Oppidum Alkimoennis". The exhibits display ...Archäologisches Museum der Stadt Kelheim
Das Archäologische Museum im spätgotischen Herzogkasten schlägt eine Brücke in die große keltische Vergangenheit Kelheims und zu ihrer bedeutenden Keltenstadt "Oppidum Allkimoennis". Die ...Abbey Weltenburg
The Benedictine Abbey at Weltenburg was founded around the year 600 by Columba monks and stands on the site of an earlier Bronze Age temple in the vicinity of the Danube Gorge. The abbey, as it ...Liberation Hall
Commissioned by King Ludwig I, this memorial to victorious battles against Napoleon in the Wars of Liberation from 1813-1815 was begun by Friedrich Gärtner, who based his design on central ancient ...Abbey Weltenburg
The Benedictine Abbey at Weltenburg was founded around the year 600 by Columba monks and stands on the site of an earlier Bronze Age temple in the vicinity of the Danube Gorge. The abbey, as it ...Deutscher Hof
King Ludwig I. was among the guests of the "Deutscher Hof". He was in Kelheim for the ceremonial laying of the cornerstone for the Liberation Hall on October 19, 1842. The King stayed here ...