12 Sights in Passau, Germany (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Passau, Germany! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Passau. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in PassauActivities in Passau1. Schloss Freudenhain
Schloss Freudenhain 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 from 1785 to 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.
2. 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 branch church of the Roman Catholic parish of Passau-Innstadt with the parish church of St. Gertraud.
3. 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, like the right Ilzufer north of it, belongs to the Bschütt district of the Altstadt district. The site 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.
4. Burgruine Hals
The Hals castle ruins are located in the Hals district of Passau. The name Hals is derived from the location of the castle on the Hals, 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 site 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Neue Residenz
The New Episcopal Residence of the Prince-Bishops of Passau was built between 1712 and 1730 in the style of the Viennese late Baroque. The master builders were probably the Italian Domenico d'Angeli and the Viennese Antonio Beduzzi. The complex is listed under the file number D-2-62-000-486 as an architectural monument of Passau.
8. RömerMuseum Kastell Boiotro - Passau
Das Römermuseum Kastell Boiotro ist ein im Passauer Stadtteil Innstadt angesiedeltes Museum. Es wurde 1982 eröffnet. Das Museum steht auf den Fundamenten des spätrömischen Kastells Boiotro, Reste der Militärbefestigung sind im Freigelände des Museums zu besichtigen. Der Heilige Severin, Missionar des Noricum, ließ Ende des 5. Jahrhunderts in den Ruinen des Römerkastells wahrscheinlich ein Kloster errichten, durch seine Aufzeichnungen wurde jedenfalls der Name Boiotro bis in die Gegenwart erhalten.
9. Sankt Gertraud
St. Gertraud is a church in the Passau district of Innstadt near the banks of the Inn. Since 1787, it has been the seat of the Roman Catholic parish of Passau-Innstadt, to which today's branch church of St. Severin also belongs.
10. 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.
11. 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 1384 in a written source as an outpost of Hals Castle. The site 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 the file number D-2-62-000-686 as an architectural monument of Hals.
12. 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 in Passau. It is located entirely on Bavarian territory and is named after Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who came from Bavaria.
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