7 Sights in Miltenberg, Germany (with Map and Images)
Explore interesting sights in Miltenberg, Germany. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 7 sights are available in Miltenberg, Germany.
List of cities in Germany Sightseeing Tours in Miltenberg1. Mainzer Tor
The Mainzer Tor (Spitzer Turm) is a late medieval gate tower first mentioned in 1379 on the western edge of the old town of Miltenberg and was at that time the extreme western boundary point of the city. Above the gate passage is the coat of arms of the Archbishop of Mainz, Adolf I of Nassau, in whose reign (1371–1390) the mighty tower was built. In the year of construction, the town of Miltenberg had an extension of 2.5 kilometers between the western and eastern gate towers.
2. Kastell Miltenberg-Altstadt
The fort Miltenberg-Altstadt was a Roman cohort fort of the Principate, whose garrison took over for security and surveillance tasks at the southern end of the Main Limes and at the northern beginning of the "Vorderes Limes", a section of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes" (ORL). The garrison, located in the Roman province of Germania superior, is now located in the district town of Miltenberg in Bavaria.
3. Stadtpfarrkirche Sankt Jakobus der Ältere
St. James' Church (German: St.-Jakobus-Kirche) is the Catholic parish church of Miltenberg am Main, Bavaria. It is dedicated to the Apostle James the Elder. The parish includes St. Josef in the outlying centre of Breitendiel, St. Katharina in Mainbullau and St. Vitus in Wenschdorf. The parish of St. Jakobus is part of the parish community of St. Martin. The parish belongs to the deanery of Miltenberg in the diocese of Würzburg.
4. Würzburger Tor
The Würzburg Gate is a late medieval gate tower first mentioned in 1379 on the eastern edge of the old town of Miltenberg. Originally, it carried a gun platform with a crenellation, as this side of the city was the most vulnerable. However, the tower was already roofed at the beginning of the 15th century. In the hook stones outside and inside, the drop gates ran up and down.
5. Greinbergschanze
The Ringwall Greinberg, formerly Ringwall Monbrunn or also called Römerschanze, are the remains of a prehistoric Celtic ring wall at about 430 m altitude around the summit of the 452 m high Greinberg above the Main valley, 1200 meters east of the church in Breitendiel, a district of Miltenberg in the district of Miltenberg in Bavaria.
6. Alter Bahnhof
Miltenberg Hbf was the first station in the Bavarian town of Miltenberg from 1876. Since it was a permanent operational obstacle as a terminal station, it was replaced in passenger traffic in 1977 by Miltenberg Nord station on the right bank of the Main and served from then until 2001 as a freight yard.
7. Museum Stadt Miltenberg
The Museum Stadt Miltenberg is located in "Haus Miltenberg", a building with richly decorated Renaissance oriels on the Schnatterloch in Miltenberg. For its conception and presentation, the museum was awarded the Bavarian Museum Prize in 1999.
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