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town and the main centre of situated 14 km (9 miles) to the There is also an interesting small (around 1500). Overlooking the
power of the Dukes of Lower west. Its early 13th-century church, the Steinfelskirche Danube is a 14th–15th-century
Bavaria. In 1475 the town was Church of St Castulus features a (around 1700) inside a natural castle, formerly a ducal
the scene of a lavish medieval 14-m (46-ft) high Marian altar by rock cave. In Arnstorf, 30 km (19 residence. The Agnes-Bernauer
wedding, when Duke Georg of Hans Leinberger (1514). miles) to the east, is one of the Festival, held every four years,
the House of Wittelsbach few remaining Bavarian castles takes place in the courtyard of
married the Polish Princess + Burg Trausnitz & Kunst- on water. Known as the Oberes the castle. The Gäuboden-
Jadwiga. Since 1903 the town und Wunderkammer Schloß, the castle was probably volksfest is the second largest
has held regular re-enactments Tel (0871) 92 41 10. Open Apr–Sep: built in the 15th century and folk festival in Bavaria after the
of the wedding feast 9am–6pm daily; Oct–Mar: 10am–4pm. remodelled during the 17th and Munich Oktoberfest. The
(Landshuter Fürstenhochzeit). & ∑ burg-trausnitz.de 18th centuries. Gäuboden museum has a
Landshut has preserved its + Stadtresidenz magnificent collection of
medieval urban layout, with two Altstadt 79. Tel (0871) 25 142. Roman artifacts.
wide parallel streets, Altstadt Open Apr–Sep: 9am–6pm Tue–Sun; j Straubing
Arcaded courtyard of Neuburg Castle and Neustadt, with clusters of Oct–Mar: 10am–4pm Tue–Sun. Road map E6. * 45,000. £ Environs
historic 15th–16th century 8 obligatory. & In the tiny village of Aufhausen,
f Neuburg an reformation Marian church. buildings. Opposite the town n Theresienplatz 2 (09421- 21 km (12 miles) to the west, is
94460199).
der Donau The triple-nave hall-structure hall in Alstadt is the _ Agnes-Bernauer-Festspiel (Jul, the beautiful late-Baroque
has an exquisite interior decor- Stadtresidenz, a town house every four years, next in 2019), pilgrimage church of Maria
Road map D6. * 25,000. £ n ated in gold, white and grey. modelled on the Palazzo del Tè Gäubodenvolksfest (Aug). Schnee. Built by Johann Michael
Ottheinrichplatz 118 (08431-552 40). Among many old buildings in Mantua. Sometimes known Fischer in 1736–51, it includes
that survive in the town centre as the “Italian House”, this was This market town enjoys a magnificent wall paintings by
Perched on a promontory are the Graf-Veri-Haus and the the first Renaissance palace to picturesque setting on the river the Asam brothers and a statue
overlooking the river Danube, Baron-von-Hartman-Haus in be built in Germany. Danube. The 600-m (1,970-ft) of the Madonna. Commissioned
Neuburg is one of Bavaria’s Herrenstraße. To the east of The vast brick church of St long market square is arranged by Duke Wilhelm V of Bavaria,
loveliest towns. During the town stands the Grünau Martin (1385–1500) is a triple- into two sections, Theresien platz the Gnadenmadonna is
Middle Ages, it changed hands Castle (Jagdschloß), built for nave, narrow hall-church and Ludwigplatz, and is part of believed to pardon sins.
frequently but was Ottheinrich in 1530–55. featuring a presbytery, network the former trade route that led to In Oberalteich, some 10 km
eventually ruled by vaults (1459) and the tallest Prague. The area is lined with (6 miles) to the east, is the
Ottheinrich the Environs church tower in Bavaria. buildings in Baroque, Neo- beautiful church of St Peter and
Magnanimous, 18 km (11 miles) Landshut is dominated by Interior of St George’s Chapel in Classical and Secession styles. St Paul built in the early 17th
under whom the to the south, the fortified 13th–16th century Burg Trausnitz At the centre of the market century for the Benedictine
town grew and Schroben hausen Burg Trausnitz, featuring a square stands the landmark order. Inside, an unusual hanging
prospered on an is the birth place of medieval tower, a Renaissance h Dingolfing 14th-century municipal tower, staircase leads to the galleries,
unprecedented scale. the painter Franz palace (1568–78) and the which offers a splendid view while the vestibule is decorated
He was the founder von Lenbach, who Kunst- und Wunderkammer Road map E6. * 15,400. n Im over the towns of the Bavarian with stucco ornaments,
of the castle, built was born in 1836. (“room of arts and wonder”), Bruckstadel, Fischerei 9 Forest. At Ludwigplatz 23 is the depicting bird motifs.
between 1534 and 1665, A museum in Ulrich- a branch of the Bayerisches (08731) 32 71 00. “Lion’s Pharmacy”, where the In Windberg, 22 km (14 miles)
whose massive round Heraldic crest on Peisser-Gasse is devoted Nationalmuseum (see p223). famous Biedermeier painter east of Oberalteich, is a
towers still dominate Neuberg Castle to his life and work. The main tourist attraction in Karl Spitzweg worked as an Romanesque Marian church
the town. Its earliest While there, it is worth Environs this small town on the banks of apprentice in 1828–30. whose main portal (around
part is the east wing. The visiting St Jacob’s Church, to From Landshut, it is worth the river Isar is its Gothic castle. Turning from Theresienplatz 1220) features an image of the
courtyard, which is surrounded see the fine 15th-century wall taking a trip to Moosburg, Built in the 15th century by the into Seminargasse or Jakobs- Madonna in the tympanum.
by arcades, features beautiful painting there. Bavarian dukes, this vast edifice gasse, you will reach the
frescoes by Hans Schroer. In now houses the Regional monumental brick structure of E Gäubodenmuseum
the tower is a staircase adorned E Schloßmuseum Neuburg Museum. It is also worth taking the parish church of St Jakob Fraunhoferstraße. Tel (09421) 974 110.
with paintings. The castle Residenzstraße 2. Tel (08431) 64 430. a stroll to see Pfarrkirche St (1400–1590). This triple-nave hall- Open 10am–4pm Tue–Sun. &
chapel, completed in 1543, Open Apr–Sep: 9am–6pm Tue–Sun; Johannes, a late-Gothic brick church, crowned with a network ∑ gaeubodenmuseum.de
is one of the oldest, purpose- Oct–Mar: 10am–4pm Tue–Sun. & building dating from the late vault, retains many
built Protestant churches ∑ schloesser.bayern.de 15th century. Although what original features, including
in Germany. remains of its furnishings are stained-glass windows in
In Amalienstraße, leading merely the poor remnants of its the chapels of Maria-Hilf-
down towards the town, stands g Landshut former glory, nevertheless the Kapelle (1420) and St
the former Jesuits’ College and Road map E6. * 57,000. £ church is still considered one of Bartholomew. The
the Court Church (Hofkirche). n Altstadt 315 (0871-92 20 50). the most beautiful Gothic so-called Moses’ Window
Work on the church began in _ Fürstenhochzeit (every 4 years, buildings in Bavaria. in the Chapel of St Joseph
the late 16th century and was next in 2021), Hofmusiktage (every 2 was made in 1490 in
completed in 1627. It was years, next in 2018), Frühjahrsdult Environs Nuremberg, based on a
intended to be a Protestant (Apr–May), Bartlmädult (Aug), In Landau an der Isar, situated sketch provided by
church, but the ruling family Haferlmarkt (Sep). 13 km (8 miles) to the east of Wilhelm Playdenwurff. In
converted back to Catholicism Dingolfing, stands the the Cobbler’s Chapel
during its construction and it The earliest records of Landshut picturesque Baroque church of (Schusterkapelle) hangs a
was taken over by the Jesuits date from 1150. One hundred Stained-glass window in Landshut Mariä Himmelfahrt, dating from painting of Madonna and
who turned it into a counter- years later this was already a depicting Duke Georg and Jadwiga the first half of the 18th century. Child, by Hans Holbein Main altar in Ursulinenkirche, Straubing
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp496–7 and pp519–22

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