Regensburg

Regensburg, with its about 140,000 inhabitants, is the fourth largest city of Bavaria and has been rediscovered as a medieval gem after World War II. 
This independent imperial city, founded as a Roman camp during the 2nd century, became part of Bavaria in 1810 and was forgotten for almost 150 years afterwards. Fortunately, the mostly medieval buildings largely escaped the destructions of World War II. That is why this city is considered to be a unique cultural-historical monument in Europe. In July 2006 the Old Town of Regensburg and Stadtamhof were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Till today you can see almost 2,000 years of historical development on the facades of the Old Town.

The flair of Italy
The patrician towered houses and castles, which are characteristic for Regensburg are dated from the bloom of the Middle Ages. Today 20 of the originally 60 towers still exist, built according to Italian noble houses. Also the narrow lanes, backyards and squares with their southern ambiance create the typical flair of Italy in Regensburg and led to its byname “Italy’s northernmost city”.

       Churches

            The Regensburg Cathedral 
     (German: Kathedrale St. Peter or Regensburger Dom), dedicated to St Peter, is the most important church and landmark of the city of Regensburg. It is the seat of the Catholic diocese of Regensburg. The church is the prime example of Gothic architecture in Bavaria.

Die Regensburger Kathedrale ist die wichtigste Kirche und Wahrzeichen der Stadt Regensburg. Sie ist der Sitz der katholischen Diözese von Regensburg. Die Kirche ist das Hauptwerk der Gotik in Bayern.

 

Architectural Monuments

The Stone Bridge (Steinerne Brücke) in Regensburg, Germany, is a 12th-century bridge across the Danube linking the Old Town with Stadtamhof. For more than 800 years, until the 1930s, it was the city's only bridge across the river. It is a masterwork of medieval construction and an emblem of the city.

Die Steinerne Brücke stammt aus dem 12. Jahrhundert und verbindet die Altstadt mit Stadtamhof. Über 800 Jahre, bis in die 1930, war dies die einzige Brücke über die Donau. Sie gehört zu den bedeutendsten Brückenbauwerken des Mittelalters.

The Historic Sausage Kitchen of Regensburg (German: Die Historische Wurstkuchl zu Regensburg) is a kitchen in Regensburg, Germany. The 900-year-old building is notable for its role in catering for the workers who built the Stone Bridge, which the kitchen is next to.

The kitchen still operates today, and serves 6,000 sausages to guests daily. Sausages are the only item on the menu and come in portions of six, eight or ten, along with sauerkraut and mustard.

 

 

 

 

 

Thurn and Taxis Palace

St. Emmeram's Abbey (Kloster Sankt Emmeram or Reichsabtei Sankt Emmeram), now known as Schloss Thurn und Taxis, Schloss St. Emmeram, and St. Emmeram's Basilica, was a Benedictine monastery founded in about 739 in Regensburg in Bavaria (modern southern Germany) at the grave of the itinerant Frankish bishop Saint Emmeram.

In 1812 the monastic buildings were granted to the Princes of Thurn und Taxis, who had St. Emmeram's Abbey converted as a residence known from then on as Schloss Thurn und Taxis,sometimes called Schloss Sankt Emmeram.

 

 

 

 

 

Museums & Galleries

 

Art Forum East German Gallery

 

The Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie is a museum of modern art. It has a collection of works by German artists from the former eastern territories of Germany and the German settlement in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. The collections of Kunstforum are paintings, sculptures and graphic pictures.

Around Regensburg

There is also a possibility of boat trip from Regensburg to Walhalla - a Parthenon styled temple hosting more than 100 busts of famous German-tongue personalities.

 

For those who like sports we would suggest a cycling tour. You can rent a bike in the town center. There are lots of picturesque bike paths around Regensburg.

Für die sportlichen unter euch empfehlen wir einen Fahrradausflug. In der Innenstadt lassen sich Fahrräder mieten. Es gibt viele wunderschöne Fahrradwege in und um Regensburg.

For more tourist attractions please visit:
Weitere Touristenattraktionen sind hier zu finden:

www.regensburg.de

(All descriptions of places are taken from Wikipedia. All pictures are from the official website of Regensburg city (www.regensburg.de→Tourismus→Presse→Bilder).
Alle Beschreibungen stammen von Wikipedia. Die Bilder sind von der offiziellen Homepage der Stadt Regensburg.)