Swabian baroque corner - Schwäbischer Barockwinkel

The Swabian baroque corners is a region in Central Swabia. The numerous baroque church towers with their onion-shaped dome have probably led to this name. The area is not clearly delimited. In a broader sense, it means the area between Iller and Lech. The focus of the baroque sights is in the district of Günzburg, which uses this term in its tourism marketing.

Regions

The article essentially describes the area of ​​the district of Günzburg. This is mostly south of the Danube and geologically belongs to the Iller-Lech gravel plates. The area is traversed by the to the west Gunzthat at Gunzburg flows into the Danube. In the east it is that Mindelthat at Gundremmingen flows out. In between the flows Comb from south to north, it joins Offingen in the Mindel. While the northern part is still used intensively for agriculture, forestry and pasture farming predominate in the south. Some too Leipheim and Gunzburg belonging areas are north of the Danube and belong to Donauried.

places

Map of Swabian Baroque Corner
  • 1 GunzburgWebsite of this institutionGünzburg in the encyclopedia WikipediaGünzburg in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGünzburg (Q489685) in the Wikidata database, Large district town, located on the Danube
  • 2 BurgauWebsite of this institutionBurgau in the encyclopedia WikipediaBurgau in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsBurgau (Q505896) in the Wikidata database
  • 3 GundremmingenWebsite of this institutionGundremmingen in the encyclopedia WikipediaGundremmingen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGundremmingen (Q507819) in the Wikidata database
  • 4 IchenhausenWebsite of this institutionIchenhausen in the encyclopedia WikipediaIchenhausen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsIchenhausen (Q503202) in the Wikidata database
  • 5 Jettingen-ScheppachWebsite of this institutionJettingen-Scheppach in the encyclopedia WikipediaJettingen-Scheppach in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsJettingen-Scheppach (Q505985) in the Wikidata database
  • 6 KammeltalWebsite of this institutionKammeltal in the encyclopedia WikipediaKammeltal in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKammeltal (Q503467) in the Wikidata database
  • 7 Krumbach (Swabia)Website of this institutionKrumbach (Schwaben) in the encyclopedia WikipediaKrumbach (Swabia) in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKrumbach (Schwaben) (Q504803) in the Wikidata database , second largest city in the district
  • 8 LeipheimWebsite of this institutionLeipheim in the encyclopedia WikipediaLeipheim in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLeipheim (Q504354) in the Wikidata database
  • 9 OffingenWebsite of this institutionOffingen in the encyclopedia WikipediaOffingen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsOffingen (Q507245) in the Wikidata database
  • 10 ThannhausenWebsite of this institutionThannhausen in the encyclopedia WikipediaThannhausen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsThannhausen (Q266156) in the Wikidata database
  • 11 ZemetshausenWebsite of this institutionZemetshausen in the encyclopedia WikipediaZemetshausen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsZemetshausen (Q199053) in the Wikidata database

Other goals

background

language

getting there

  • The highway A8 Ulm-Augsburg crosses the area from west to east, the B16 goes from north to south through the region
  • Günzburg is a station on the Ulm-Augsburg railway line, from here the Danube Valley Railway goes to Ingolstadt as well as the Mittelschwabenbahn Mindelheim

mobility

Tourist Attractions

  • Legoland Günzburg
  • Pilgrimage church Maria Vesperbild
  • Bavarian School Museum Ichenhausen
  • Wettenhausen Monastery

activities

kitchen

nightlife

security

climate

literature

Web links

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