Sights from A to Z

The Gate "Donautor" was built in the 13th century. On the north side of the tower gate, you can see Kelheim’s first coat of arms with the Bavarian lozenges suspended between the Tower ...

The Erasmus Tower (“Erasmusturm”) is another one of Kelheims medieval towers. It is located in the northeast of the city. Despite originally having been constructed as a defensive tower in the ...

The Tower "Erasmusturm" was converted to a church in the 15th century. At the time, it was a defensive tower incorporated into the city wall. Simultaneously it served as a meeting room for the ...

This church was built in 1888. The interior is beautifully decorated with stained glass and paintings. The church stands on the site of a large, 15th century inn, part of which is now used as the ...

The abbey church was built between 1461 and 1506. The church was desecrated after the Secularization in 1802 and all of the property was auctioned off. Today the church houses the organ museum. ...

Along the footpath from Kelheim to Weltenburg lies the former hermitage, the Klösterl, or Little Monastery. In 1450, the monk Antonius von Siebenbürgen converted a cave in the cliff into a ...

When the river was converted into a national water transport route, the old Altmühltor bridge had to give way to a new pedestrian bridge. An international design prize was awarded for the ...

An idyllic courtyard with beautiful gardens and outdoor seating. In the courtyard are replicas of bronze age burial mounds, 13 m original remains of the originally 10 km-long Celtic city wall of ...

The Grinder Tower (“Schleiferturm“) was built in 1467 using the remains of Louis the Wittelsbacher’s Castle. It used to play a crucial role in the defensive wall of the town. Where exactly ...

According to local legend, blood, wax and oil rained on this spot. There is also a version that says that a blood red stream sprang from this spot, where the church is today. These stories had ...