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| Dollnstein | ||
| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 2.867 (2019) | |
| height | 395 m | |
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Dollnstein is a market place in Altmuehltal.
getting there
By train
Dollnstein has a train station on the route Munich–Ingolstadt–Treuchtlingen–Nuremberg. Regional trains from Munich (travel time 1:35 hours), Ingolstadt (30–35 minutes) and Treuchtlingen (15 minutes) stop every hour. A regional train comes from Nuremberg every two hours (1:10 hours). The closest ICE train station is Ingolstadt, and long-distance trains also stop occasionally in Treuchtlingen.
In the street
Dollnstein is on the state roads 2047 and 2230 and between Treuchtlingen, Eichstatt, Weissenburg and Neuburg on the Danube. There is a connection to federal highways 9 km to the northeast, at Eichstätt, to the B13 (Würzburg – Ansbach – Ingolstadt – Munich) and 17 km to the east, at Treuchtlingen, to the B2 (Nuremberg – Augsburg). The nearest motorway junction is Altmuehltal on the A9 (Nuremberg – Munich).
By bicycle
The Altmühl cycle path leads through Dollnstein. It is 28 km from Treuchtlingen to the north-west, 20 km from Pappenheim, and 16 km from Eichstätt to the south-east.
Furthermore, the Amper-Altmühl cycle path through the Urdonautal in 23 km from Rennertshofen on the Danube to Dollnstein.
Tourist Attractions
The picturesque market town, situated in the valley of the Altmühltal and Urdonautal, captivates with its preserved late medieval city wall.
It is worth seeing 1 Castle
with its building fabric dating back to the 11th century. The information center is located in an outbuilding of the castle from 1445.
Some of the medieval houses have the Schlossfels or the Kirchenberg as a back wall.
Those interested in art will enjoy the Gothic frescoes in the catholic choir 2 Parish Church of St. Peter and Paul.
activities
- Cycling, hiking, climbing (Burgsteinfelsen), outdoor swimming pool in the district of Breitenfurt
- Water hiking on the Altmühl
shop
Supermarket, butcher's shop, bakeries, canoe and bicycle rental, banks, pharmacy, doctor, dentist, veterinarian, post office, drawing shop, craft businesses, etc.
kitchen
several restaurants
- To the church blacksmith
- Zur Post, excursion restaurant with beer garden right on the banks of the Altmühl
- Bavarian court
nightlife
Only at Mardi Gras. Dollnstein adorns itself with the oldest mention of a women's carnival in German-speaking countries in Wolfram von Eschenbach's epic Parzival (around 1200).
accommodation
in restaurants, camping sites, apartments and rooms
DSL available
trips
Dollnstein lies in the middle of the Altmuehltal nature park. You can do this well on a bike tour on the Altmühltal cycle path, a canoe tour on the Altmühl or hikes along the 200 km long Altmühltal-Panoramaweg.
- Solnhofen (12 km west; 5 min by train), place of origin of the famous plate limestone, place of discovery of the Archaeopterix (reptilian ancestor of birds) and place of origin of the lithography (stone printing)
- Baroque city Eichstatt (16 km east; 7 min by train)
- Pappenheim (18 km northwest; 10 minutes by train), ancestral castle of the Pappenheimers known from Schiller's Wallenstein
- Medieval Weissenburg (26 km northwest; 28 min by train)
- Renaissance city Neuburg (26 km southeast)
Web links
- http://www.dollnstein.de/ - Official website of Dollnstein
- Tourist Association
- History culture (Dollnstein)
