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situated 14 km (9 miles) to the There is also an interesting small (around 1500). Overlooking the
west. Its early 13th-century church, the Steinfelskirche Danube is a 14th–15th-century
Church of St Castulus features a (around 1700) inside a natural castle, formerly a ducal
14-m (46-ft) high Marian altar by rock cave. In Arnstorf, 30 km (19 residence. The Agnes-Bernauer
Hans Leinberger (1514). miles) to the east, is one of the Festival, held every four years,
few remaining Bavarian castles takes place in the courtyard of
+ Burg Trausnitz & Kunst- on water. Known as the Oberes the castle. The Gäuboden-
und Wunderkammer Schloß, the castle was probably volksfest is the second largest
Tel (0871) 92 41 10. Open Apr–Sep: built in the 15th century and folk festival in Bavaria after the
9am–6pm daily; Oct–Mar: 10am–4pm. remodelled during the 17th and Munich Oktoberfest. The
& ∑ burg-trausnitz.de 18th centuries. Gäuboden museum has a
+ Stadtresidenz magnificent collection of
Altstadt 79. Tel (0871) 25 142. Roman artifacts.
Open Apr–Sep: 9am–6pm Tue–Sun; j Straubing
Oct–Mar: 10am–4pm Tue–Sun. Environs
8 obligatory. & Road map E6. * 45,000. £ In the tiny village of Aufhausen,
n Theresienplatz 2 (09421-
94460199). 21 km (12 miles) to the west, is
_ Agnes-Bernauer-Festspiel (Jul, the beautiful late-Baroque
every four years, next in 2019), pilgrimage church of Maria
Gäubodenvolksfest (Aug). Schnee. Built by Johann Michael
Fischer in 1736–51, it includes
This market town enjoys a magnificent wall paintings by
picturesque setting on the river the Asam brothers and a statue
Danube. The 600-m (1,970-ft) of the Madonna. Commissioned
long market square is arranged by Duke Wilhelm V of Bavaria,
into two sections, Theresien platz the Gnadenmadonna is
and Ludwigplatz, and is part of believed to pardon sins.
the former trade route that led to In Oberalteich, some 10 km
Prague. The area is lined with (6 miles) to the east, is the
buildings in Baroque, Neo- beautiful church of St Peter and
Interior of St George’s Chapel in Classical and Secession styles. St Paul built in the early 17th
Burg Trausnitz At the centre of the market century for the Benedictine
square stands the landmark order. Inside, an unusual hanging
h Dingolfing 14th-century municipal tower, staircase leads to the galleries,
while the vestibule is decorated
which offers a splendid view
Road map E6. * 15,400. n Im over the towns of the Bavarian with stucco ornaments,
Bruckstadel, Fischerei 9 Forest. At Ludwigplatz 23 is the depicting bird motifs.
(08731) 32 71 00. “Lion’s Pharmacy”, where the In Windberg, 22 km (14 miles)
famous Biedermeier painter east of Oberalteich, is a
The main tourist attraction in Karl Spitzweg worked as an Romanesque Marian church
this small town on the banks of apprentice in 1828–30. whose main portal (around
the river Isar is its Gothic castle. Turning from Theresienplatz 1220) features an image of the
Built in the 15th century by the into Seminargasse or Jakobs- Madonna in the tympanum.
Bavarian dukes, this vast edifice gasse, you will reach the
now houses the Regional monumental brick structure of E Gäubodenmuseum
Museum. It is also worth taking the parish church of St Jakob Fraunhoferstraße. Tel (09421) 974 110.
a stroll to see Pfarrkirche St (1400–1590). This triple-nave hall- Open 10am–4pm Tue–Sun. &
Johannes, a late-Gothic brick church, crowned with a network ∑ gaeubodenmuseum.de
building dating from the late vault, retains many
15th century. Although what original features, including
remains of its furnishings are stained-glass windows in
merely the poor remnants of its the chapels of Maria-Hilf-
former glory, nevertheless the Kapelle (1420) and St
church is still considered one of Bartholomew. The
the most beautiful Gothic so-called Moses’ Window
buildings in Bavaria. in the Chapel of St Joseph
was made in 1490 in
Environs Nuremberg, based on a
In Landau an der Isar, situated sketch provided by
13 km (8 miles) to the east of Wilhelm Playdenwurff. In
Dingolfing, stands the the Cobbler’s Chapel
picturesque Baroque church of (Schusterkapelle) hangs a
Mariä Himmelfahrt, dating from painting of Madonna and
the first half of the 18th century. Child, by Hans Holbein Main altar in Ursulinenkirche, Straubing

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