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| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 18.464 (2019) | |
| height | 422 m | |
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The former Roman and imperial city Weißenburg in Bavaria located in Middle Franconia in the Altmuehltal Nature Park between the Brombachsee and the Altmühl valley in the Franconian Lake District. Today the historical townscape with the largely preserved town wall, the Gothic town hall, the town church and the Ellinger Tor testify to the time as a trading town and the proximity to prosperous Nuremberg.
Map of Weißenburg in Bavaria
background
In Roman times, the Romans built that in the area of the current city Biriciana Castle with a small settlement and thermal baths, some of which have been preserved today. After the Romans left, the Merovingians founded the first mentioned in 867 Uuizinburc. Charlemagne presumably lived in the city in the 8th century to watch the construction of the Fossa Carolina south of Weißenburg. In 1296 Weißenburg was made by the emperor to Free imperial city, an independent city-state. During Weißenburg's heyday, Ludwig the Bavarian donated Ludwigswald, which still belongs to the city to this day, in 1338. In 1524 Weißenburg became one of the first imperial cities to become Protestant. Although shot at, looted and occupied, but still an imperial city, Weißenburg survived the Thirty Years' War. After the occupation of the city by Napoleon's troops, the city lost its imperial freedom in 1802 and, after some back and forth, became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Weißenburg has been the seat of the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district since 1972 and is involved in training Gunzenhausen the cultural and economic center of the region.
getting there
By train
Weißenburg has a train station opened in 1869 on the main line Nuremberg - Treuchtlingen - Augsburg. About the neighboring town Treuchtlingen, an important railway junction in Bavaria, the place can also be reached via the Würzburg - Treuchtlingen - Ingolstadt railway line. During rush hour, the trains stop in Weißenburg every half hour. However, from around 11 p.m., no trains stop in the entire district (including Weißenburg and Treuchtlingen).
In the street
Weißenburg has a connection to the federal highways B2 (Nuremberg - Augsburg) and B13 (Würzburg - Ingolstadt). The motorways A9 and A6 can be reached via these federal highways within 20 to 30 minutes.
By bicycle
- Cycle route Pleinfeld - Weißenburg - Altmühltal
- Limes cycle path
- approx. 10 km south Altmühltal cycle path
On foot
- Frankenweg
- Limesweg
- Main-Danube-way
mobility
The Weißenburg city bus (line 690) runs through the city every hour from Monday to Friday. There are three mornings on Saturdays.
Tourist Attractions
Roman Museum
Buildings
- 1 Ellinger Gate.
It dates from the 14th century and is one of the city's landmarks and is one of the most magnificent city gates in Franconia, which is why it has already graced two postage stamps from the German Federal Post Office. The building is not open to the public. - The well-preserved city wall with defensive towers and partial moats dates mostly from the 12th century.
- 2 Old Town Hall. The imperial city building (1470-80) is a three-storey sandstone block building in the Gothic style directly on the market square, the center of the northern old town. The building is not open to the public.
- 3 Blue house. The unicorn pharmacy and the pharmacy museum have been located in the building from 1767 since 1799.
St. Andrew's Church
- The fortress is located above the city Wülzburg (see below).
- 4 Bismarck Tower. From the Bismarck Tower you have a wonderful view of Weißenburg and the surrounding area, it is located on the 603 m high Rohrberg and was completed in 1911. The Bismarck Tower is open around the clock; Free entry. It is very difficult to get to by car via a dirt road. However, it is only about 700 meters on foot from the Naturfreundehaus restaurant (Am Rohrberg, Rohrwalk) via a hiking trail (fitness trail). Parking spaces are available at the Naturfreundehaus.
- 5 Weissenburg Castle. The Roman fort, called Biriciana in antiquity, is located on the western edge of today's Weißenburg. With the reconstructed north gate, it provides an insight into the architecture of Roman fortifications. The fort is located within a green area and can therefore be visited at any time.
- 6 Roman thermal baths. Tel.: 49 9141 907-124. They are probably built by legionaries as a civil bath. The well-preserved foundations and reconstructed rooms give a picture of the typical Roman baths. Discovered in 1977 and converted into a museum in 1983, it is one of the largest in southern Germany.Open: April and May 9 am-5pm; June to September 9 am to 6 pm; October to November 6th, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Price: Entrance fees: adults € 1.50; Children 1 €.
Streets and squares
- 7 Marketplace with the "old" town hall and the
- 8 Schweppermannsbrunnen
- 9 Luitpoldstrasse. It is surrounded by houses from the late Gothic to the Baroque. Its previous name was Holzmarkt and is due to the fact that the firewood and construction wood for handicrafts used to be stored here.
Museums
- 10 Roman Museum. Finds from numerous excavations in the Weißenburg area illustrate the long history. The highlight of the exhibition is the Roman treasure, which was buried between 233 and 259/60 because of an impending danger and was only rediscovered in an asparagus patch in 1979. The most valuable of the statuettes is the Hercules statuette. The Roman treasure contains a total of around 150 individual parts, 17 of which are bronze statuettes, which makes the Roman treasure the largest treasure trove in Germany.Open: March, November, December: daily from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., April until the end of the bay. Autumn holidays: daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed in January and February and December 24th and 25th.Price: Adults: € 2.00, children (6 to 16 years): € 1.50, children under 6 years free; Family ticket: € 3.00 (2 adults, 1 child, each additional child free).
- 11 Central Bavarian Limes Information Center. The information center provides comprehensive information on the entire Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes between the Rhine and Danube, but also specifically on the Roman heritage in the Franconian Lake District and the Altmühltal Nature Park. Tel .: 49 9141 / 907-124; Opening times: March, November, December: daily from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., April until the end of the bay. Autumn holidays: closed daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., January and February and December 24th and 25th; Free entry.
- 12 Imperial City Museum. The town's local museum.Open: April to the end of bay. Autumn holidays: Mon-Sun 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., otherwise daily from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., closed in January and February and on public holidays.Price: Entrance fees: Adults: 1.50 €, children (6 to 16 years): 1.00 €, children under 6 years free. The entrance tickets for the Imperial City Museum must be bought in the neighboring Roman Museum.
Blue house with the pharmacist museum
- The Apothecary Museum In the cellar vault of the Blue House is the unicorn pharmacy on Rosenstrasse and shows a pharmacy facility from the end of the 19th century.
- 13 House Kaaden. Museum for the expulsion and integration of the expellees (especially the Silesians and Sudeten Germans); Weißenbrug is the godfather town of Kaaden an der Eger (today: Kadaň). Opening times: Mon-Thu 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Fri 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., closed on public holidays; Admission prices: Adults: 1.50 €, children (6 to 16 years): 1.00 €, children under 6 years free.
- Brewery Museum in the cellar of the Gasthof Bräustüberl “Zur Kanne” (see below).
In addition to the admission prices shown above, you can also a Buy admission ticket for various museums: Museum ticket: € 4 / reduced € 3 (Roman Museum, Römische Thermen, Reichsstadtmuseum); Combination tickets: € 3 / reduced € 2 (Roman Museum, Reichsstadtmuseum); Family ticket: € 19.50 (as of 2019, Römermuseum Römische Thermen, Reichsstadtmuseum, valid for 1 month)
Churches
Hospital Church
- 14 St. Andrew's Church. Tel.: 49 9141 9746-0. Late Gothic hall church from 1327. The town church of Weißenburg on Dr.-Martin-Luther-Platz has one of the highest Gothic hall roofs in southern Germany. The facade and furnishings are very rich in valuable treasures such as statues and frescoes. Are worth seeing Andrew Altar (around 1500), the well-known denomination picture (1606) and the so-called treasury, in which a processional cross (12th century), several Tonapostel (15th century), a head reliquary (16th century) and many other objects can be viewed. In the Andreasturm, which is the tallest building in the city with a height of 65 m, is the old room of the former city tower. For free ascent of the tower, ask for the key in the neighboring Roman Museum (opening times below).Open: The treasury is open on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in summer.
- 15 Hospital Church of the Holy Spirit. The Protestant church is rich in statues, frescoes and baroque paintings. It was built in the 15th century on the filled in first city moat with a city gate in the tower and redesigned in Baroque style in 1728/29.
- 16 Carmelite Church. The profaned baroque Carmelite Church from the 14th century in Luitpoldstrasse 9 is now an urban cultural center.
- 17 St. Willibald. Tel.: 49 9141 8586-0. This Catholic church at Holzgasse 1 is a neo-Gothic building.
- 18 Holy Cross Church. The modern, listed building of the Catholic Church at Jahnstrasse 41 was consecrated on August 30, 1964.
- 19 Christ Church. Tel.: 49 9141 923980. The church community calls itself Evangelical because the gospel of Jesus Christ is its foundation. In the first half of the 18th century, the term Methodist came up.
Wülzburg fortress
- 20 Wülzburg. Tel.: 49 9141 907-124. The Ansbach Hohenzollern Fortress Wülzburg is one of the top attractions in Weißenburg. It is located on the 643.8 meter high Wülzburger Berg and was originally a Benedictine monastery, which was founded in 1588 under Margrave Georg Friedrich the Elder. Ä. by Brandenburg-Ansbach was converted into a fortress. In addition to the Jülich Citadel (1549) and the Spandau Citadel (1560), the Wülzburg is one of the three closely related fortresses that have been preserved in German-speaking countries. In a one-time sequence, they illustrate the typical Renaissance fortifications. From 17th to 19th In the 19th century, the fortress served as a state prison, where, among other things, the great Franconian gang of thieves and robbers was held. In 1806 the Wülzburg fell to the Kingdom of Bavaria. The Bavarian War Ministry had extensive renovations carried out so that the fortress could be used by the army. In 1882 the city of Weißenburg bought almost the entire fortress. During the First World War, the Wülzburg was used as a prisoner of war camp, in which the future French President Charles de Gaulle was imprisoned in 1918. In 1929 Bavaria's first school camp was opened on the Wülzburg. During the Second World War, Wülzburg was an internment camp where 40 Soviet soldiers and the famous Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff died. They were buried in the fall garden below the fortress in the so-called Russian cemetery. After the Second World War, the Wülzburg became a mass refugee camp with tens of thousands of residents. As a very well-preserved Renaissance fortress, the Wülzburg offers many prime examples of the architecture of the time, with crazy names such as casemates, glacis and covered path. At 143.2 m, the deep well in the west wing is one of the deepest wells in Germany. It was laid out around the year 1600 and, as a top product of engineering, has a proud diameter of 2.5 m. The St. Nikolaus Palace Chapel was built in 1605 and, with just under 20 church members, is the smallest parish in Bavaria. This and much more motivated the Bavarian Monument Office to give the Wülzburg the status of a nationally significant architectural monument in 1968, which puts the fortress on the same level as the Wieskirche or Neuschwanstein Castle brings.Open: Opening times: Inner courtyard and protective moat accessible free of charge at any time during the day; Guided tours for groups by appointment. Times of the tours: May to October: every Saturday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays and public holidays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., additional during the bay. Whitsun and summer holidays Monday-Friday 1 p.m.-5 p.m.Price: adults: € 2.00, children: € 1.00; Fountain visit: € 0.50.
activities
- The Weissenburger Kirchweih (Kerwa) takes place from the 3rd to 4th Sunday in August and is the largest festival in southern Franconia with 70,000 visitors a year. The festival, first mentioned in 1455, is so popular that it was celebrated by emigrants in New York City in the 19th century.
- Every year takes place in Bergwaldtheater a festival summer takes place. The theater has a total of 1232 seats in three blocks; in the rear there are so-called root places. Information about this: http://www.weissenburg.info/bergwaldtheater/
shop
Large supermarkets can be found outside the city center. Kaufland is easily accessible from Bundesstraße 2 (crossing Eichstätter Straße). Marktkauf is located in Schwärzgasse. There are many smaller shops in the old town.
kitchen
Löwen Brewery Inn
- 1 Bräustüberl Zur Kanne, Bachgasse 15, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 9141 3844. This inn could also be listed as a sight, the guest room is essentially as it was in 1890.Open: Tuesday to Sunday from 10.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. to midnight, closed on Mondays.
- 2 Mai Thai, Bismarckanlage 16, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 995759.
- 3 Löwengarten Greek restaurant, West Ringstrasse 36, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 8731963.
- 4 Steakhouse El Toro, Obertorstr. 5, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 922730.
- 5 Silbermühle - vino y tapa restaurant, Silbermühle 4, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 9744001, Email: [email protected].
- 6 Al Forno Ristorante, Northern Ringstrasse 37, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 920420.
- 7 Hotel Restaurant Black Bear, Marktplatz 13, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 92426, Fax: 49 (0)9141 92443.
- 8 Hotel Restaurant Goldener Adler, Marktplatz 5, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 85560, Fax: 49 (0)9141 855633. with beer garden.
- 9 Andreas Stuben, Rosenstrasse 18, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 8737919, Fax: 49 (0)9141 8737920.
nightlife
- Irish Pub O'Keys, Pflastergasse 16, 91781 Weißenburg.
- NAPO Tapas Café Bar, Gunzenhausener Strasse 9, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: (0)9141 997837. Open: Tue-Sat 14: 00-24: 00.
- Cafe Mocambo, Luitpoldstrasse 3, 91781 Weißenburg.
- Mexican restaurant Cancun, Luitpoldstrasse 20, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: (0)9141 9974574. Open: 17: 30-24: 00.
movie theater
- 1 Kino Center Weißenburg, Northern Ringstrasse 18, 91781 Weissenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 84927, Email: [email protected].
accommodation
- 1 Weissenburg Campsite "At the old bathing pond", Eichstätter Landstrasse 10, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 5222, Mobile: 49 (0)170 4432864, Fax: 49 (0)9141 5222, Email: [email protected]. The place with its bathing pond is on the edge of the forest near the city of Weißenburg.Price: from € 5.50.
hotel
- 2 At the Ellinger Tor, Ellinger Str. 7, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 86460, Fax: 49 (0)9141 - 86 46 50, Email: [email protected]. 3-star hotel with 27 rooms and 56 beds.Price: single room from € 60, double room from € 79.
- 3 Golden Eagle, Marktpl. 5, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: 40 (0) 91 41 8 55 60, Fax: 49 (0) 91 41 85 56 33, Email: [email protected]. The "Goldene Adler" is operated in the old Weißenburger brewery on the market square.Price: Single € 45.00, Double € 72.00 / per night.
- 4 Hotel Krone, Rosenstrasse 10, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 3012. 4-star hotel on the outskirts of the city center.
- 5 Hotel-Gasthof Schwarzer Bär, Marktpl. 13, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 92426, Tel. Toll-free: 49 (0)9141 92443. 3-star hotel in a historic building.Price: single 50 €, double 70 €.
- 6 Inn - Hotel Brandenburger Hof, Niederhofener Str. 18, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 974100, Mobile: 49 (0)171 9578789, Fax: 49 (0)9141 9979755, Email: [email protected]. Hotel with 6 double rooms, 2 single rooms and 1 triple room.Price: single room from € 44, double room from € 72.
- 7 Andreasstuben, Rosenstrasse 18, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 8737919. Hotel in the city center.Price: from 50 €.
pension
- 8 Pension Reßler, Huttergasse 15, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 995398, Mobile: 49 (0)16099037552, Email: [email protected]. The double rooms have an adjoining living room with a sofa bed. One single room and one double room are on the 2nd floor.Feature: pension.Price: from 22 €.
- 9 Pension Osiander, Dinkelsbühler Strasse 29 91781 Weißenburg i. Bay. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 70903. Pension in a quiet location. On the 1st floor there is 1 double room. DG with apartment for 2-4 people.Feature: pension.
Holiday apartment
- 10 Apartment Lux, Rosenbühl 1, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 2886, Fax: 49 (0)9141 69 34, Email: [email protected]. Apartment 90 square meters in the heart of the old town is on the 1st floor.Price: from 60 €.
- 11 Apartment "Zum Hexenhäusle", Industriestraße 1, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Mobile: 49 (0)178 7874345, Email: [email protected]. 4-star holiday apartment is an open gallery apartment over 2 floors in the entire roof area.Price: from 90, - € / night up to 4 adults.
- 12 Holiday apartment Enzenhofer, Kreuzweg 44, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 82013, Mobile: 49 (0)1512 1322754, Fax: 49 (0)9141 82015, Email: [email protected]. Apartments 1 and 2 are located at Kreuzweg 44. Apartment 1 has a terrace, but only has one bedroom, and apartment 2 on the 1st floor as well. Apartments 4, 5 and 6 are located at Weiboldshausner Strasse 9 and 9a. Apartment 4 on the ground floor. has 2 bedrooms, the apartment 5 on the 1st floor also, the apartment 6 on the ground floor. of 125 m² and has a separate entrance and has 3 bedrooms.Price: from 35 €.
- 13 Apartment Haass, Emetzheimer Str. 15, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 70457, Email: [email protected]. The apartment for 2 people is on the top floor.Price: 40 €.
- 14 RefuKium in the old town, Huttergasse 6, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9142 9688-0.
renovated old town apartment on the old city wall.Price: from € 75. - 15 Apartment Irmgard, Am Grasigen Weg 15, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 5684, Mobile: 49 (0)176 52346156. Bungalow style holiday home in a quiet location.Price: from € 39.50 per night.
- 16 Holiday home Weps, Augsburger Strasse 38, 91781 Weissenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)8421 906330. Holiday house with 2 bedrooms in a central, easily accessible location.Price: from € 50.00 per night.
- 17 Holiday apartment Haus Gertraud, Ansbacher Strasse 1, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 6470. The apartment has 40 square meters and is located near the city center.Price: € 35.00 per night.
- 18 Holiday apartment Moritz, Eichenweg 2a, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 2244. Apartment in the attic with 70 sqm.Price: from 40 €.
- 19 Holiday home Aßmus (Römerstrasse 55, 91781 Weißenburg i.Bay.). Tel.: 49 (0)9141-9133159, Mobile: 49 (0)1523 3609015, Email: [email protected]. Small house with balcony and garden on the outskirts.Price: from 95 €.
- 20 Apartment König, Seeweihermauer 19, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 72333, Mobile: 49 (0)160 3240327. Apartment (90 sqm) with 2 separate bedrooms on the 1st floor of a half-timbered house that is connected to the historic city wall. It is located in a quiet central old town.Price: from € 36.00.
- 21 Apartment Amann, Krankenhausstrasse 16, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 81229, Mobile: 49 (0)171 6893011, Email: [email protected]. The apartment with 35 square meters is on the 2nd floor.Price: from € 40.00.
- 22 Apartment Faltermeier, Wildbadstrasse 9, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: 49 (0)9147 390, Mobile: 49 (0)171 7702885. Apartment with 3 bedrooms in the center.Price: from € 60.00.
- 23 Apartment Brunnacker, Westliche Ringstrasse 17, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 72367. Apartment 50 sqm on the 1st floor.Price: from € 32.00.
- 24 Apartment carpenter, Glaserhaus 1, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 70126. Small, self-contained apartment 39 with sqm in the outbuilding on the ground floor. Quiet location on the edge of the forest.Price: from € 27.00.
- 25 Apartment Konrad, At Ludwigshöhe 35, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 1635, Mobile: 49 (0)160 2610355. Completed apartment of 95 sqm with 2 bedrooms.Price: from € 34.00.
- 26 Apartment Goppel, Rennweg 19, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 921755. The apartment with 64sqm is on the 1st floor.Price: from € 34.00.
- 27 Apartment Kemmelmeyer, Frühlingstrasse 20, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 70761, Email: [email protected]. 3-room apartment on the ground floor with 60 square meters.Price: from € 26.
- 28 Holiday apartment Schmidt, Voltzstrasse 28, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 71272, Fax: 49 (0)9141 71272, Email: [email protected]. Apartment on the 2nd floor (attic).Price: from € 30.00.
- 29 Apartment Heil, Seeweihermauer 2, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 72202, Mobile: 49 (0)160 94644246, Email: [email protected]. Apartment on the ground floor of an old building in a quiet location directly behind the historic city wall.Price: from € 42.00.
- 30 Vacation home father, Inner Türkengasse 13, 91781 Weißenburg. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 4473. Apartment in the heart of the old town with 35 sqm on the ground floor.Price: from € 36.00.
health
- 1 Altmühlfranken Clinic in Weißenburg, Krankenhausstrasse 1, 91781 Weißenburg in Bavaria. Tel.: 49 (0)9141 903-0. General Hospital.
Practical advice
A post office with Postbank is located at Westliche Ringstrasse 2, near St. Andrew's Church. Public telephones can be found in the post office and on Plärrer, opposite the Al Forno restaurant.
trips
- Brombachsee in the north, 3-part reservoir with many leisure facilities and swimming areas.
- Gunzenhausen with the nearby Altmühlsee
- Residence Ellingen in Ellingen, former Teutonic Order Palace, today the Bavarian Palace Administration
- Altmuehltal Nature Park
- Altmuehltal
- Fossa Carolina, also known as Karlsgraben, was a water connection between the Altmühl and the Swabian Rezat, the water of which leads into the Main. In the year 793 Charlemagne left digging in what is now the place where it is today Treuchtlingen dig an approximately 3,000 m long canal.
