17 Sights in Passau, Germany (with Map and Images)
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Veste Oberhaus is a fortress that was founded in 1219 and, for most of its time, served as the stronghold of the Bishop of Passau, Germany. It is currently the site of a museum, a youth hostel, and a restaurant, as well as an open-air theatre dating to 1934.
2. Veste Niederhaus
The Niederhaus is a castle that stands in Passau on the top of the rocky headland at the confluence of the Ilz and Danube rivers below the Veste Oberhaus. The headland, as well as the right Ilzufer north of it, belongs to the district of Bschütt in the district of Altstadt. The complex is listed as a ground monument under the file number D-2-7446-0132 in the Bavaria Atlas as "underground medieval and early modern findings and finds in the area of the Veste Niederhaus". It is also listed under the file number D-2-62-000-90 as an architectural monument of Passau.
3. Burgruine Hals
The ruins of Hals Castle are located in the Hals district of Passau. The name Hals derives from the location of the castle on the neck, i.e. the narrow loop of the Ilz. On a narrow rocky ridge above the village lie the ruins of the once mighty spur castle. The complex is listed as a ground monument under the file number D-2-7446-0197 in the Bavaria Atlas as "underground medieval and early modern findings and finds in the area of the Hals castle ruins". It is also listed under the file number D-2-62-000-679 as an architectural monument of Hals.
4. Burg Reschenstein
Reschenstein Castle is located on a wooded ridge surrounded by the Ilz in a loop not far from the Passau district of Hals. The high medieval complex with a square keep was first mentioned in a written source in 1384 as the outwork of Hals Castle. The complex is listed as a ground monument under the file number D-2-7446-0018 in the Bavaria Atlas as "underground medieval and early modern findings and finds in the area of the Reschenstein castle ruins". It is also listed under file number D-2-62-000-686 as an architectural monument of Hals.
5. Schloss Freudenhain
Freudenhain Castle is located in the city of Passau in a park of the same name on the north bank of the Danube. The complex was built between 1785 and 1792 by the Prince-Bishop of Passau, Cardinal Joseph Franz Anton Graf von Auersperg, as a summer residence. The architect and master builder was Johann Georg von Hagenauer. The castle has been used as a school for over a hundred years. The complex is listed under the file number D-2-62-000-663 as an architectural monument of Passau.
6. RömerMuseum Kastell Boiotro - Passau
The Roman Museum Kastell Boiotro is a museum located in the Innstadt district of Passau, Germany. It was opened in 1982. The museum stands on the foundations of the late Roman fort of Boiotro, remains of the military fortification can be seen in the outdoor area of the museum. Saint Severin, missionary of Noricum, probably had a monastery built in the ruins of the Roman fort at the end of the 5th century, and his records have preserved the name Boiotro to the present day.
7. Oberhausmuseum
The Oberhaus Museum is housed in Passau in one of the largest preserved castle complexes in Europe, the Veste Oberhaus. The museum's exhibition area extends to 4000 m² in different parts of the building. The history of the city and region is presented here. A total of eight exhibition complexes and the Battery Linde viewpoint can be viewed by a circular route.
8. Passau Glass Museum
The Passau Glass Museum has the largest collections in the world of European art glass, Bohemian glass, and glass made by Johann Loetz. The museum is listed as a "Nationally Valuable Cultural Property". It is located at Schrottgasse 2, D-94032 on the Rathaus or town hall square in the old town of Passau. It is connected to the Hotel Wilder Mann.
9. Dackelmuseum
The Dachshund Museum in Regensburg is a private museum on the subject of dachshunds that is unique in Germany. It was founded by florists Josef "Seppi" Küblbeck and Oliver Storz. The museum was opened on 2 April 2018 at Residenzplatz in the old town of Passau. Since April 2023, it has been located in a listed building in Regensburg's old town.
10. Museum Moderner Kunst
The Museum of Modern Art Wörlen is an art museum in the old town of Passau, which was founded in 1990 by the architect and patron of the arts Hanns Egon Wörlen. It sees itself as a forum for modern and contemporary art at the gateway to neighbouring countries to the east and has set itself the goal of bringing East and West closer together.
11. Scharfrichterhaus
The Scharfrichterhaus in Passau, Germany, is designated as a national historical treasure and was built circa 1200. Located on "Milchgasse", it was the official residence for the Scharfrichter (executioner) of the city of Passau. It is now a jazz and cabaret stage on which political cabaret is performed.
12. Neue Residenz
The New Episcopal Residence of the Prince-Bishops of Passau was built from 1712 to 1730 in the style of the Late Baroque Vienna. The masters were probably Italian Domenico d’Angeli and Vienna Antonio Beduzzi. The plant is listed as a monument to Passau under file number D-2-62-000-486.
13. Kaiserin-Elisabeth-Brücke
The Kaiserin-Elisabeth-Brücke is a 201-metre-long railway bridge at kilometre 80.316 of the Wels–Passau railway, which spans the Inn River in Passau. It is located entirely on Bavarian territory and is named after Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who was born in Bavaria.
14. Altes Rathaus
The town hall is located in the old town of Passau on the Rathausplatz, near the banks of the Danube. The Passau Town Hall complex consists of three buildings on the Town Hall Square: the Old Town Hall, the New Town Hall and the Old Main Customs Office.
15. Sankt Severin
The church of St. Severin in the Passau district of Innstadt is surrounded by the cemetery of the Innstadt near the Inn. Today it is a subsidiary church of the Roman Catholic parish of Passau-Innstadt with the parish church of St. Gertraud.
16. Sankt Gertraud
St. Gertraud is a church in the Innstadt district of Passau, Germany. Since 1787 it has been the seat of the Roman Catholic parish of Passau-Innstadt, to which today's subsidiary church of St. Severin belongs.
17. St. Salvator
The former adjoining church of St. Salvator in Passau is located on the Ilzufer on the Georgsberg directly below the Veste Oberhaus. To the north of the church is the former provost's house from 1501.
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