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| Neuburg on the Danube | ||
| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 29.682 (2019) | |
| height | 383 m | |
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Neuburg on the Danube was at the beginning of the 16th century the capital and residence of the then newly founded principality of Pfalz-Neuburg. The old town is in a picturesque location on a hill above Danube on the northern edge of Donaumoos in Upper Bavaria and will with the New lock and many other superbly preserved historical buildings from all style eras are among the most beautiful in Bavaria.
background
The Upper old town is the old town mountain with the historical buildings that Lower old town is the part around Oswaldplatz and Schrannenplatz on the east side in front of the Altstadtberg. The lower old town was the economic center of the city in the 18th and 19th centuries, today retail stores and trades / handicrafts are located here.
Little chronicle
The Neuburg old town mountain is easy to defend at approx. 20 meters above the Danube, has a good view and also safe flood protection. Due to its strategic importance for controlling the Danube trade route, the Jura hill on the southern bank of the Danube was settled around 3000 years ago. An island in the Danube also made it easier to cross the river for a land-based trade route.
Also the Romans used the strategically favorable location for their military road leading south of the city, they built the Venaxomodurum fort on the western spur of the city mountain in the 3rd century, which still bears the name of a Celtic fortification and predecessor settlement in the same place. In the early Middle Ages, a settlement as "Niwinpurg" is documented for the year 798.
From 742 to 802/807 is Neuburg Bishopric, then came to the Counts of in the 10th century Scheyern (later House Wittelsbach) and from the year 1000 it is the official residence of Duke Heinrich IV of Bavaria (later Emperor Heinrich II).
The City law received Neuburg from the Bavarian Duke Ludwig the Strict in 1273, making it one of the oldest cities in Bavaria.
The Ascent Neuburgs begins in 1505 as the "Young Palatinate", founded by Emperor Maximilian I, and Neuburg becomes a royal seat.
Under Count Palatine Ottheinrich, the first sovereign of the newly founded principality Pfalz-Neuburg (from 1522), one of the most brilliant Renaissance princes, a lively time begins for the city. The palace was expanded by three wings and the Count Palatine converted to Lutheranism in 1542, as evidenced by the palace chapel with frescoes by Hans Bocksberger. In 1544, Ottheinrich was banished from his creditors because of debts in the amount of over one million guilders, he then resided from 1556 to 1559 as elector of the Electoral Palatinate in Heidelberg.
Also the following Protestant Neuburg prince expanded the city further, from 1559 to 1685 Neuburg was the permanent residence of the Pfalz-Neuburg. The redesign of the town square began in 1603 under Count Palatine Philipp Ludwig (1569-1614). The town hall and court church were rebuilt, with the latter as a Protestant counterpart in direct competition with the Catholic Michael's Church in Munich was created, which was completed in 1597.
Under Duke Wolfgang Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg (1614-1653) Neuburg returned to the Catholic faith, in the course of the Counter-Reformation numerous monasteries were founded under the influence of the Jesuits. From 1690 to 1742 Neuburg and the Electoral Palatinate belonged to the noble clan residing in Heidelberg Palatinate-Neuburg, until 1777 Neuburg falls to the Electorate of Bavaria together with the Electoral Palatinate.
From 1778 Neuburg is the seat of one Regiment and remains a garrison town until after the end of the Second World War, at times a third of the population are military personnel. Today the Luftwaffe's 74th Fighter Wing (the alarm group for the southern German airspace: Eurofighter) is stationed in Neuburg.
In the Industry For a long time the city had only a few jobs, the only exception being the chalk businesses that were built around the turn of the century (Neuburg Kieselkreide, Hoffmann Mineral). Since the 1950s, in addition to small and medium-sized companies, several nationally and internationally successful industrial companies have settled in Neuburg, the focus here is on the construction and chemical industries, e.g. Europa-Carton, Eternit, Oberlandglas, Rockwool, Perlite and Leonische Drahtwerke.
Today Neuburg is the "large district town" in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen and the seat of the district administration.
tourism
The main tourist interest is, besides the castle, the old town ensemble of the upper town, which has been completely preserved without being destroyed during the war. In addition, thanks to the more than 200 active clubs, Neuburg has a rich cultural calendar and a wide range of leisure activities in and on the Danube.
| Distances | |
| Eichstatt | 22 km |
|---|---|
| Ingolstadt | 23 km |
| augsburg | 69 km |
| Munich | 95 km |
| regensburg | 113 km |
| Nuremberg | 120 km |
getting there
By plane
The nearest international airport is Munich Airport
(IATA: MUC)- "Franz Josef Strauss", 86 km, about an hour's drive). As the second largest airport in Germany, it is connected to a large number of cities.
The can also be reached quickly Nuremberg Airport(IATA: NUE), 132 km, approx. A good hour's drive.
By train
1 railway station Neuburg an der Donau can be reached via the Nuremberg-Munich ICE route. In Ingolstadt you have to change to the regional train (railway line regensburg-Ulm) to Neuburg an der Donau required.
- Selected travel times: Nuremberg: approx. 55 min .; Munich: approx. 1 hour; Frankfurt am Main: about 3 1/2 hours; Hamburg: approx. 5 1/4 hours; Berlin: approx. 5 1/4 hours; Cologne: approx. 4 3/4 hours
- Bahn-Service-Neuburg (Timetable and price information, tickets), Bahnhofstrasse B 126, 86633 Neuburg. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 64 00 64, Fax: 49 (0)8431 64 04 94.
In the street
- Of north / south via the federal motorway A9 Nuremberg-Munich, Departure
Manching, Neuburg an der Donau (south of Ingolstadt) and further on the well-developed federal highway 16 about 23 kilometers to Neuburg an der Donau.
- Of west via the federal motorway A8 Stuttgart-Munich, Augsburg Ost, and further on the state road 2035 about 50 kilometers to Neuburg an der Donau.
- The city center is traffic-calmed, parking spaces around the center are designated.
By bus
Line bus traffic to Rennertshofen, Bertoldsheim, Weichering, Ingolstadt, Wellheim, Konstein, Nassenfels.
Line bus traffic to Ehekirchen, Pöttmes, Karlshuld, Ludwigsmoos, Obermaxfeld, Schrobenhausen, Ingolstadt.
mobility
- City bus routes
- Information desk: Public utilities; Telephone 08431/5 09-1 51.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
Catholic
- Court Church "Our Dear Women": the church is an important building of the late renaissance.
- The court church was built in 1607/1608 according to plans by Josef Heintz as the Protestant court church of the residence, the stucco comes from the Castelli brothers from Rovereto, the baroque furnishings were carried out by Joh. Jakob Breitenauer. The tower and west facade were completed by Johann Alterthal and Antonio Serro in 1624-27.
- Holy Spirit: Hospital and parish church.
- Hirschenstrasse C 156.
- Parish church St. Peter, the church is the successor to the episcopal church that was built from 740-804 and was built in the early baroque style in the years 1641/46;
- The altar sculptures by J. M. Fischer from Dillingen are particularly worth seeing.
- Amalienstraße A 40.
- St. Augustine, Church of the former Ursuline monastery;
- St. Ursula, built in 1700/01 according to plans by builder Valerian Brenner, the stucco was made by Nikolaus Perti.
- Ortisei
- Berliner Strasse 102.
- former monastery St. Wolfgang: Founded in 1623 in the course of the Counter Reformation and the first German monastery of the Brothers of Mercy from Spain. The monastery survived the secularization and was only dissolved in 1980. Today is in the plant Geriatric Center Neuburg housed.
- Information on the history of the monastery as pdf at www.hdbg.de (House of Bavarian History);
Evangelical
- Apostle Church
- Martin-Luther-Platz 1; www.apostelkirche-neuburg.de
- Christ Church
- Am Graben B 173 1/2.
- Ev.-Reformed
- Kurfürstinstrasse 30 (Neuburg-Marienheim) Tel .: 08431/8553.
Others
- Free evangelical community
- Donauwörther Strasse 5a, 08431/1646.
- New Apostolic Church
- Rohrenfelder Strasse 27.
Castles, chateaux and palaces
Neuburg Castle
1 lock The first Agilolfinger castle from the early Middle Ages came into the possession of the Wittelsbach family in 1247.
The renovation into the Renaissance castle that is visible today begins in 1527, initially with an increase in the existing building, from 1534 to 38 the north wing (also known as the New Building or Keißlbau), followed by the west wing (Ottheinrichsbau) with the chapel and the ballroom and from 1537 to 45 In 1665, under Phillip Wilhelm, the east wing with the two characteristic round towers and the terrace facing the Danube and the Blue Grottoes were built.
Particularly worth seeing in and around the castle are:
- The Castle chapel (in the Ottheinrichsbau) with the frescoes by Hans Bocksberger the Elder from Salzburg. The church was built from 1537 to 1543. Since Neuburg became Lutheran in 1542, the castle chapel is the oldest Protestant church building in the world.
- The Knight hall (in the new building), it was equipped in 1575 by Hans Pihel with a wooden coffered ceiling and wall paneling.
- The patio of the castle with the surrounding Renaissance arcades and the valuable sgraffito paintings (1560 to 1569, wikipedia: sgraffito-Scratch plaster) with motifs on subjects from the Old Testament.
- The terrace with the baroque “blue grottoes” and a view of the Danube.
opening hours: Apr.-Sept .: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; October-March: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Closed on Mondays. The terrace and inner courtyard are freely accessible.
Information on the web: at the Bavarian palace administration and at wikipedia: Neuburg Castle (Bavaria).
More palaces and castles
- Grünau Castle, built by Ottheinrich from 1533 to 1555 as a hunting lodge in the Renaissance style for his wife Susanna of Bavaria; originally designed as a moated castle, but the moats have now silted up.
- today the seat of the "Auenzentrum Neuburg" and location for cultural events.
- Location about 7 km east of Neuburg, on the Danube; Info: www.auenzentrum-neuburg.de.
- 2 Old castle
, high medieval castle ruins, the remains of the wall and the deep ditch are still preserved.
- Location: about two kilometers west of Neuburg on the southern, wooded steep bank of the Danube.
- 3 Weveld House, Baroque aristocratic palace, built in 1517 and seat of the Neuburg City Museum.
- Amalienstraße A 19.
Buildings
- Upper gate, built as a city gate in 1530; Coin with origins as a defense system in prehistory, in the Middle Ages Vogteburg, knight's house, mint and casting house; Witch house.
- lower gate: Gate construction at the castle, also known as the "eye of the needle" because of its narrowness.
- City Theatre in the former ducal grain bin.
- Residenzstrasse 67.
- Court pharmacy, furnished in 1837 in the Fürstenherberge built in 1713 by the Neuburg master builder Johann Puchtler.
- Princely stables: built in 1594 by Hans Hauch, Amberg, as a three-aisled hall with a remarkable ribbed vault. Today used as an event room (Neuburg Wine Exchange).
- Ottheinrichplatz A 118.
- Parts of the City fortifications with remains of the bastion in the south of the old town.
- The first structure of the Elisen Bridge as a stone arch bridge over the Danube was built under the reign of Prince Luitpold of Bavaria. The current structure consists of precast concrete parts and was renovated in 1948/49 and 1988/89. The busy bridge (through traffic) provides a beautiful view of the Danube.
Monuments
 Provincial Library (right) |  Weveldhaus / City Museum |
Museums
- city Museum, Amalienstraße A 19. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 49334. Open: The. to Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Jan and Feb. closed.
- State Museum in the castle, Residenzstrasse 2. Tel.: (0)8431 6443-33.
- Staatsgalerie Neuburg "Flemish Baroque Painting in the Castle" (almost 160 masterpieces of the era with works by Peter Paul Rubens, van Dyck, Brueghel the Elder.), Residenzstrasse 2. Tel.: (0)8431 6443-33. Open: Apr-Sept: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct-March: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., closed on Mondays.Price: Adults: 5.- €.
- Provincial Library (Regional library of the Free State of Bavaria for the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen), Karlsplatz A 17, 86633 Neuburg an der Donau. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 91 06, Fax: 49 (0)8431 91 16, Email: [email protected].
- The provincial library building was built in 1730/31 according to plans by Franz Moritz von Loew and was initially used as a prayer room for the “Brotherhood of the Sorrowful Mother of God under the Cross”. The library has been located here since 1804. Worth seeing in the building is the baroque hall on the upper floor, the magnificent baroque cupboards come from the former imperial monastery of Kaisheim.
- The Biohistoricum (Research Center for Historical Biology) is from Neuburg after Bonn moved and since summer 2008 part of the "Museum Alexander Koenig";
 Karlsplatz, on the left "Hofapotheke" |  Patrician house on Karlsplatz |
Streets and squares
- 5 Karlsplatz, is one of the most beautiful Renaissance ensembles in Bavaria with its buildings and the lime trees that are over 200 years old.
- Marienbrunnen;
- Court pharmacy, furnished in 1837 in the Fürstenherberge built by the Neuburg master builder Johann Puchtler in 1713; Birdland Jazz Club in the vaulted cellar.
- 6 town hall: The Renaissance building with the striking outside staircase was built between 1603 and 1609 by the builder Gilg Vältin from Graubünden according to plans by Josef Heintz and Alexander Pasqualini.
- 6 town hall
- Schrannenplatz, in the 18th century marketplace for the grain trade.
Parks
- English garden in the west of the city, created in 1803 based on the English garden in Munich; Info flyer as pdf.
- Courtyard garden and Hutzeldörr, the terraced former prince-bishop's garden below the city guard and south of the castle.
various
- Leopoldineninsel the only inhabited Danube island;
- Finkenstein nature reserve is about 4.8 hectares and one of the oldest nature reserves in Bavaria, located in the nature park Altmuehltal.
- The Riffelfelsen Finkenstein has particular ecological importance as the world's only site of Bavarian feather grass and is also the site of many other rare butterflies and reptiles, e.g. the smooth snake.
- Approx. 5 km west of Neuburg steeply above the Danube in the area of the district of Bittenbrunn with viewing rocks. Approach via the state road St2214 through Bittenbrunn towards Riedensheim, designated parking lot.
activities
- In the nearby climbing garden in Konstein (Danube Valley) you can climb.
movie theater
- Cinema Palace Neuburg, Längenmühlweg 57, 86633 Neuburg an der Donau. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 644 642.
theatre
- Neuburg City Theater, Residenzstrasse 67, 86633 Neuburg an der Donau. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 55230.
- Neuburg Volkstheater. E-mail: [email protected].
- Neuburg Boulevard Theater, Am Kreuzberg 2, 86633 Neuburg an der Donau. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 41115, Email: [email protected].
- pop & pop theater (Innovative children's and youth theater), Amalienstraße A19, 86633 Neuburg an der Donau. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 38756, Fax: 49 (0)8431 41828, Email: [email protected].
swim
- Brandlbad outdoor pool, Am Unteren Brandl, 86633 Neuburg. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 509146. Open: May: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. June, August: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sept .: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.Price: day ticket € 3.00.
- Park pool (Sauna area) (At the English Garden). Tel.: 49 (0)8431 6198-0.
Regular events
- Danube swimming, largest winter swim in Europe.
- annually on the last Saturday in January; Info: www.wasserwacht-neuburg.de.
- Fischergasslerfest with historical jousting on the Danube.
- At the end of May, in Fischergasse and on the Danube Quay.
- Castle Festival: Renaissance spectacle in Renaissance costumes: stick rider dance, equestrian games, dance games, fireworks over the Danube and a large parade with up to 100,000 visitors.
- every 2 years on 2 weekends in summer; Info: www.schlossfest.de.
- Neuburg Folk Festival
- on Karlsplatz for 10 days from the last Friday in July.
- Neuburg Baroque Concerts, At the end of September / beginning of October in the congregation hall.
- Neuburg potato market, every year the first weekend in October at Schrannerplatz.
- Neuburg Wine Exchange, every year on the last weekend in October in the stables.
- Leonardi ride in the village of Laisacker, on the Sunday after November 6th (patronage day).
- Christmas Market on the Schrannnenplatz during the Advent season.
- Christmas market on Karlsplatz on the 2nd and 3rd weekend in Advent;
Nordic Walking Park
Route 1: English garden: Total length: 4.5 km, degree of difficulty: easy, blue route; Duration: approx. 40 min.
- Starting point 1: Parkbad parking lot; Tour variant 1: Parkbad parking lot >>> TSV sports grounds >>> Danube >>> Danube Rowing Club >>> Parkbad parking lot.
- Starting point 2: TSV sports grounds <: Tour variant 2: TSV sports grounds >>> Danube >>> Danube rowing club >>> TSV sports grounds.
Route 2: Around the Danube: Total length: 7.25 km, degree of difficulty: easy, blue route.
- Starting point 1: Elisenbrücke: Tour variant 1: Elisenbrücke> Brandlbad> Barrage> Bittenbrunn> Danube> Elisenbrücke.
- Starting point 2: Brandlbad: Tour variant 2: Brandlbad> Bittenbrunn barrage> Danube> Elisenbrücke> Danube> Brandlbad.
shop
- The Business center with shops and stores is in the Lower town the pedestrian area around the Schrannenhalle, Spitalplatz, Färberstrasse.
- Pottery market (and more) in the Marstall (upper old town), on the 3rd weekend in September.
- Neuburg Südpark: Shopping center, various shopping and wholesale markets.
kitchen
The kitchen can be classified as inexpensive.
- Cafe timeless, At Schrannenplatz C 45.
- Old town cafe, Amalienstrasse 44, 86633 Neuburg. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 2786.
- Gasthof Neuwirt brewery, Färberstrasse 88.
- To the courtyard garden (Restaurant, beer garden), Weinstrasse 122, 86633 Neuburg a. d. Danube. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 41199, Email: [email protected].
- Cafe vocabulary, Oskar-Wittmann-Strasse 3.
Bookstore with cafe - or cafe with bookstore. delicious cakes also vegan.
nightlife
- Birdland Jazz Club, Am Karlsplatz A 52, 86633 Neuburg (in the historic building of the court pharmacy). Tel.: 49 (0)8431 41233, Fax: 49 (0)8431 46387, Email: [email protected].
- E1 night cafe, Am Donaukai, 86633 Neuburg an der Donau. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 901160, Fax: 49 (0)8431 42582, Email: [email protected].
accommodation
- Hotel on the river, Ingolstädter Str. 2. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 6768-0, Fax: 49 (0)8431 6768-30.
- Hotel Restaurant Kieferlbräu, Eybstraße B239, 86633 Neuburg. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 67340, Fax: 49 (0)8431 673444, Email: [email protected]. Price: Single room from 40 €.
health
| Brief information | |
| Phone code | 08431 |
|---|---|
| Post Code | 86633 |
| Mark | ND |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency call | 112 / 110 |
- Pharmacy emergency service of the region: www.bruederapotheke.de/neusob.htm.
- St. Elisabeth Clinics, Müller-Gnadenegg-Weg 4, 86633 Neuburg. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 540, Fax: 49 (0)8431 541009, Email: [email protected]. Open: Visiting hours: daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Geriatric Center Neuburg, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, 86633 Neuburg. Tel.: 49 (0)8431 580107.
Practical advice
- Tourist Information Neuburg an der Donau: Ottheinrichplatz A 118, 86633 Neuburg an der Donau; Tel .: 49 (0) 8431 552 40;
- Opening times: Good Friday to October: 9 am to 6 pm; Nov. to Good Friday Mon to Thu 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Fri 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Tourist Information District Neuburg-Schrobenhausen: Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, 86633 Neuburg an der Donau; Tel .: 49 (0) 8431 572 37.
- Lost property office: Registration office, Amalienstr. A54 (Harmonie building, ground floor); Tel .: 49 (0) 8431 55-318.
- Regional daily newspapers with up-to-date information are those Neuburger Rundschau (www.neuburger-rundschau.de, an offshoot of the Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung), and the Danube Courier (www.donaukurier.de, from Ingolstadt).
- Toilets : Since there were only three public toilet facilities in the extended inner city area of Neuburg an der Donau and complaints from the population about their cleanliness and opening times were repeated, the "Nice Toilet" was introduced in 2005: Ten restaurants open their toilets to the public available during business hours. This has the advantage that regularly cleaned and well-equipped toilets are available in a quickly accessible location. The participating restaurants and cafés are marked with the "Nice toilet" sticker.
- German postal service:
- Münchener Str. 38; Tel .: 0180/3040500;
- Münchener Strasse 3; Tel .: 0180/23333;
- Adlerstrasse 239; 0180/23333.
trips
- Barge rides on the Danube with the Neuburg Fischergasslers. The barges are fishing boats built according to historical models. Info at: www.fischergassler-neuburg.de.
- to Schrobenhausen with the asparagus museum.
literature
- : The castle chapel in Neuburg on the Danube - one of the earliest Protestant church rooms in the mirror image of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. Konrad, 2016, ISBN 978-3-87437-572-6 ; 72 pages.
- : Neuburg an der Donau - city of the Renaissance and the Baroque. Konrad, 1992 (2nd edition), ISBN 3874373177 ; 60 pages.
- : The late Roman burial ground of Neuburg an der Donau. Let live, 1979, ISBN 978-3784750408 ; 40 pages.
- ; Karl Heinz Rieder, Andreas Tillmann (Ed.): Neuburg an der Donau, archeology around the Stadtberg. Publishing house Marie Leidorf, 1993, Collection of materials on archeology in Bavaria, ISBN 3-924734-11-9 . in the antiquarian bookshop
- : City and district of Neuburg an der Donau. Munich: Oldenbourg, 1958, The art monuments of Bavaria, administrative region of Swabia. in the antiquarian bookshop
cards
- Topographic maps of Bavaria, sheet L7332: Neuburg a. d. Danube;
Web links
- http://www.neuburg-donau.de - Official website of Neuburg an der Donau
- SBND (state library Neuburg an der Donau): neusob.de/STABI
- district Neuburg-Schrobenhausen: www.neuburg-schrobenhausen.de
- Old Bavarian Donaumoos e. V.: www.altbayerisches-donaumoos.de
- Citizens' network Neuburg-Schrobenhausen: www.neusob.de
Webcams
- three cameras from the city of Neuburg - different cityscapes.
- www.neuburg-webcam.de - side with controllable camera;
