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| Kelheim | ||
| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 16.714 (2019) | |
| height | 345 m | |
| Tourist info | (0)9441 701-234 kelheim.de | |
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Kelheim is a city in Lower Bavaria. It is located at the mouth of the Altmühl in the Danube.
Map of Kelheim
background
getting there
By plane
The nearest major airports are Munich (90 km) and Nuremberg (110 km northwest). Munich Airport is around one hour away by car and Nuremberg just under 1½ hours away. Unfortunately, there are no quick and easy connections by public transport: from Nuremberg Airport you have to change trains three times and take at least two hours, from Munich Airport even longer.
By train
Kelheim itself does not have a passenger train station. Arrival is possible via the train station Hall (Danube)who is on the railway line regensburg–Ingolstadt lies. The Agilis from Regensburg (journey time 25 minutes) and Ingolstadt (35 minutes) stops there twice an hour. Five times a day there is a continuous train from Ulm (2: 35–2: 55 hours) via Donauwörth (1½ hours). From the Danube train station in Saal there is a bus to the center of Kelheim, the journey takes about 15 minutes. The closest ICE train stations are Ingolstadt and Regensburg. You have to change trains twice from Munich and need (depending on the connection) 1:40 to over 2 hours, from Nuremberg 1½ – 2 hours.
In the street
Coming from the north Highway 93 exit Bad Abbach / Kelheim, then B16 towards Ingolstadt, Kelheim exit, or Autobahn 9 exit Denkendorf, Direction Riedenburg, then in Riedenburg over the canal bridge, right to Kelheim
Coming from the south Highway 93 exit Abensberg / Kelheim, then left, after 200 m right through Ober- / Unterschambach, at the Reissing junction, right towards Kelheim, on federal road 16 to the Kelheim exit.
By boat
Kelheim is on Main-Danube Canal and the Danube.
By bicycle
Kelheim is on Altmühltal cycle path (43 km from Beilngries, 86 km from Eichstätt) and am Danube cycle path (50 km downstream from Ingolstadt, 34 km upstream from Regensburg). Not an officially designated cycle path, but a popular unofficial route is the “Main-Danube Canal Cycle Path”. B. from Nuremberg (103 km) to Kelheim.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Old town
View to the Donautor
View to the Altmühltor
- The Historical old city with parts of the city fortifications from the 13th and 14th centuries
- The Ludwigsplatz with the 1 Old Town Hallwhich was built in 1598 and 2 New town hall with the curved gable
- The 1 City pharmacy with bay window and Hebrew gravestone from 1249
- 3 Danube author
- 4 Mid gate
- 5 Altmuehltor
- 6 Grinding tower
- 7 Erasmus Tower
- 1 Weisses Bräuhaus (Schneider Weisse), Emil-Ott-Str. 1-5. The oldest still existing wheat beer brewery in Bavaria, founded in 1607. Brewery tour including wheat beer tasting Tuesday and Thursday at 2 p.m. (from January to mid-April only on Thursdays).Price: Entry € 10.
- The Catholic Church 8 Assumption Day
in downtown - The Protestant Church 9 St. Matthew in the city center (Ludwigstrasse 2)
- The historical one Ludwig Canal once did Danube in Kelheim with the Main at Bamberg connected. The 10 Lock 1 is one of the few remaining locks on the more than 170 km long route.
Monuments
Liberation hall from the outside
Interior view of the Liberation Hall
- 11 Liberation Hall, Befreiungshallestrasse 3, 93309 Kelheim (1 km west of the city center, steep ascent of a good 100 meters). Tel.: 49 9441-68207-0, Fax: 49 9441- 68207-20, Email: [email protected]. The Liberation Hall on Michelsberg is high above the Danube. The monument was built in 1842-43 on the initiative of the Bavarian King Ludwig I. The memorial hall commemorates the liberation of Germany from Napoleonic rule between 1813-1815, which was only possible as an all-German achievement. From the 60 m high monument you have a beautiful view over the region. When you take the passenger ferry to or from Weltenburg Abbey, you also have a good view of the Liberation Hall shortly before the end of the Danube breakthrough from the Danube. How to get there: One runs from the ship mooring in Kelheim between April and October Tourist train up to the Liberation Hall.Open: mid-March-Oct 9-18, Nov-mid-March 9-16, daily except Jan 1st, Shrove Tuesday, Dec 24th, 25th, 31st.Price: € 3.50, reduced € 3.
Museums
- 12 Archaeological Museum, Lederergasse 11.
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- Organ museum in the 13 Franciscan Church
Danube breakthrough with Weltenburg Abbey
Weltenburg Abbey
- 14 Weltenburg Abbey, OT Weltenburg, Asamstrasse 32 (7 km southwest of the city center, approx. 140 m altitude difference). Benedictine abbey, founded in the 7th century, making it one of the, possibly even the oldest monastery in Bavaria. Picturesquely situated on a loop of the Danube. Today's image of the monastery is baroque, most of the buildings date from the first half of the 18th century or were redesigned during this period.
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Danube breakthrough with liberation hall
- The 15 Danube breakthrough becomes official Weltenburger narrow called. At the breakthrough, the rock walls are up to 80 m high. At the narrowest point between the Stillen Wand and the Lange Wand, the Danube narrows to 110 meters and has a water depth of 20 m. Between Kelheim and Weltenburg there is the so-called Wipfelsfurt, the shallowest part of the Danube between Regensburg and Ingolstadt.
- 1 Passenger shipping Kelheim - Danube Gorge - Weltenburg Abbey. A boat trip from Kelheim through the rugged Danube Valley to Weltenburg Abbey is attractive. Travel times: Upstream towards Weltenburg: 40 min. Downstream: 20 min. If you want, you can also hike a distance (7 to 8 km easily with around 200 meters in altitude), preferably on the north side (using the ferry in Weltenburg). There are vantage points here and the Liberation Hall can be integrated into the tour.Open: Hourly in summer (sometimes even every half hour during peak times). For timetable see website.Price: one way: € 6.50, children (6-16 years): € 5.50, bike: € 3; Round trip: € 11.50, children: € 10, bike: € 5.50.
activities
- Keldorado. Indoor and outdoor pools.
- Kelheim cinema center
- Cycle paths, e.g. Altmühltal cycle path, Danube cycle path, trail return tour (for mountain bikes), Limes cycle path
- Altmühltaltherme
- 1 Monte Kaolino. Dump from kaolin mining, redesigned into a leisure park since the 1950s: outdoor pool, sand ski course, high ropes course, inline course, summer toboggan run, golf course, color forest, adventure and adventure playground, geopark and camping site.
- Water hiking on the Altmühl or the Danube
- The Altmühltal around Kelheim is also a well-known climbing region.
- Adventure trail "Jura landscape"
- Golf: Bad Abbach golf course - Deutenhof
shop
- Weltenburger monastery liqueur and Weltenburger Klosterbitter are two specialties that are made in the monastery tavern according to old recipes and are well suited as souvenirs.
kitchen
Beer garden of the Weisses Bräuhaus
Breweries
- 2 Weisses Bräuhaus Kelheim, Emil-Ott-Strasse 3, 93309 Kelheim, Germany. Tel.: 49 (0)9441 3480. The Weisse Bräuhaus is located on the premises of Schneider Weisse, the oldest wheat beer brewery in Bavaria. Beer has been brewed on the site since 1607.Open: From April to October it is open daily from 10 a.m. to midnight and from November to March it is closed on Wednesdays, hot meals from 11 a.m. to 9.30 p.m.
- 3 Weltenburg monastery tavern, Asamstrasse 32, 93309 Kelheim, Germany. Tel.: 49 (0)9441 67570. Inn in the historic walls of the Weltenburg monastery at the Danube breakthrough.Open: Open from April 1st to October 31st daily from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with the exception of days with special events, in winter Monday and Tuesday are closed and sometimes completely closed.
- 4 Brewery and inn fresh iron, Regensburger Strasse 69, 93309 Kelheim. Tel.: 49 (0)9441 50490. Pils, Urtyp Hell, Affeckinger Schloß-Dunkel and a Märzen are brewed. There are also overnight accommodations in the inn.
Restaurants
- 1 HAZIENDA restaurant, at the carathotel Wittelsbacher Hof Kelheim, Donaustraße 22-26, 93309 Kelheim. Tel.: 49 9441 177050, Email: [email protected]. Typical from Tex-Mex cuisine (steaks, spare ribs, nachos, fajitas and much more. Bavarian delicacies menu with regional specialties).Feature: Mexican cuisine.Open: noon: Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., evening: 5:30 p.m. to midnight (hot meals from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.), “Rosengartl” beer garden: from 11 a.m. when the weather is nice.
nightlife
- Bulls & Bears Bar, at the carathotel Wittelsbacher Hof Kelheim, Donaustraße 22-26, 93309 Kelheim. Tel.: 49 9441 177050, Email: [email protected]. Open: 7:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m., Friday and Saturday until 2:00 a.m.
accommodation
- Wittelsbacher Hof Kelheim, Donaustraße 22-26, 93309 Kelheim. Tel.: 49 9441 177050, Fax: 49 9441 1770599, Email: [email protected]. Four-star hotel.Price: Single room from € 69, double room comfort from € 99, double room superior from € 139, double room deluxe from € 159, suite from € 179, per room and night including breakfast.
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Practical advice
trips
- The various stations of the Altmühltal archaeological park between Kelheim and Dietfurt an der Altmühl can be best explored by bike along the Altmühlradweg. The stations, reconstructions of sites from the Stone Age and Bronze Age or from Celtic settlements are all located directly on the Altmühl. So drivers always have to park in the nearby towns and walk to the river.
- Travel with the passenger ships through the Danube breakthrough to the Weltenburg Abbey (from Easter to the end of October).
Panorama Danube breakthrough
- From Weltenburg Abbey, Zillen (traditional fishing boats) run from the upstream gravel bank. With them you can cross the Danube, or through it Weltenburger narrow drive, get out and walk back or drive back to the monastery. Costs per person € 4 (as of 2018) one way.
literature
Web links
- https://www.kelheim.de/ - Official website of Kelheim
