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c Street-by-Street: Passau Passauer Glasmuseum VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Opposite the old town hall is
Passau, whose long history goes back to Roman times, lies on a the beautiful patrician Hotel Practical Information
peninsula between the rivers Danube and Inn, near the Austrian Wilder Mann, which now Road map: E6. * 50,000. n
houses the Glasmuseum. The
border. During the second half of the 5th century, St Severinus museum’s vast collection Rathausplatz 3 & Bahnhofstraße
28, Passau (0851 95 59 80). _
established a monastery in Passau as well as several more nearby. includes valuable examples Festival Europäische Wochen
In 739, an Irish monk called Boniface, known as “Germany’s of Bohemian, Austrian and (Jun–Jul) –music and theatre
Apostle”, founded a bishopric here and for many years this was the Bavarian glasswork. . Veste Oberhaus events, plus exhibitions by
largest diocese of the Holy Roman Empire. Large parts of the town This former castle of the European artists; Ilzer Haferlfest
(Jul); Europäisches Jugend-Musik-
were destroyed by fires in 1662 and 1680. Reconstruction was prince-bishops now houses Festival (Oct). ∑ passau.de
the Oberhaus-Museum,
carried out by Italian artists, who gave the town its Baroque, with displays on local and Transport
Rococo and Neo-Classical façades. However, Passau retains a regional history and the £
medieval feel in its narrow alleys and archways. work of local artists.
Deggendorf A N G E R S T R A S S

A N G E R S T R A S S E E

PRINZREGENT
LUITPOLD BRŰCKE
. Dom St Stephan
St Stephan’s Cathedral is a true
masterpiece of Italian Baroque,
built by Italian architect Carlo Passau- SCHROTTGASSE SCHROTTGASSE
Lurago to replace the original Hauptbahnhof GROSSE MESSERGASSE
Gothic structure, which was DOMPLATZ Schaiblingsturm
largely destroyed by fire in the On the bank of the river Inn are
17th century. the remains of Passau’s Gothic
town walls. They include this
tower, built in 1250.
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University
INNK AI

M ARIEN–
. Altes Rathaus BR Ű CKE 0 metres 100
Dating from the 14th–15th 0 yards 100
century, the old town hall
was created by combining
eight patrician houses. The
structure features a Neo-
Gothic tower.

. Wallfahrtskirche
Neue Bischofsresidenz Mariahilf
Built by Domenico High above the banks of
d’Angeli and Antonio the river Inn stands this
Beduzzi in 1713–30, the early-Baroque abbey
Neue Residenz has a complex dating from
pilaster façade with Key 1627–30. It includes a
protruding balconies pretty twin-towered
and roof balustrade. Suggested route pilgrimage church.
The entrance to the harbour Lindau on Lake Constance For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp496–7 and pp519–22

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