Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Augsburg, Germany
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Experience Augsburg in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in AugsburgIndividual Sights in AugsburgSight 1: Erhard-Wunderlich-Sporthalle
The Erhard-Wunderlich-Sporthalle is a multi-purpose hall in the Antonsviertel district of Augsburg, Bavaria. The listed building is located on the southern edge of the Wittelsbach Park and was built between 1963 and 1965 at a cost of around 3.95 million DM. It is the first large hall built in Augsburg after the Second World War. Since 2012, the former Augsburg sports hall has borne the official name "Erhard Wunderlich Sports Hall" in honour of the Augsburg-born national handball player Erhard Wunderlich (1956–2012).
Sight 2: Wittelsbacher Park
The Wittelsbacher Park is one of the largest green spaces in Augsburg. It is 18 hectares in size and has been a landscape conservation area since 10 March 1980. The total area of the protected area is 20.8 hectares.
Sight 3: St. Anton
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The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Anton in the Antonsviertel in Augsburg was consecrated on 26 May 1927 by Auxiliary Bishop Karl Reth. The church, a bare brick building with a two-tower façade, is located directly next to the Wittelsbacher Park and stands out for its modern architecture and the unusual building material clinker. St. Anton is considered one of the most important sacred buildings of the first half of the 20th century in Germany. The architect Michael Kurz even gained international attention for the building. The building, which was undamaged in the Second World War, is now an architectural monument.
Sight 4: Kongress am Park
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The Kongress am Park is an event venue in Augsburg, Germany. It is located in the northeastern area of the Wittelsbacher Park in the Antonsviertel and was opened in 1972. The multifunctional venue is used as a congress centre, for sales exhibitions as well as for concerts and other cultural events. Since 2009, the hall has been managed by Kongresshalle Augsburg Betriebs GmbH and marketed by Regio Augsburg Tourismus GmbH. The multi-part building complex is registered as an architectural monument in the Bavarian List of Monuments and is one of the "important buildings of post-war modernism" in Augsburg.
Sight 5: Heilige Barbara
The 4th Field Artillery Regiment "König" was an artillery regiment of the Bavarian Army.
Wikipedia: Königlich Bayerisches 4. Feldartillerie-Regiment „König“ (DE)
Sight 6: Basilika St. Ulrich und Afra
The Basilica of SS. Ulrich and Afra is a Catholic parish in Augsburg in Bavaria, which originated from the Roman tomb of Saint Afra, who was martyred in 304.
Sight 7: St. Ulrich
The Protestant Church of St. Ulrich is a parish church in Augsburg, Germany, located right next to the Catholic Basilica of St. Ulrich and Afra. This ensemble of the two churches, which are very unequal in size and at right angles to each other and form a structural unit, is unique in its kind. The parish of the Protestant St. Ulrich Church also includes the Holy Spirit Chapel in the Holy Spirit Hospital.
Wikipedia: Evangelische Ulrichskirche (Augsburg) (DE), Website
Sight 8: Martini-Palais
The Martini-Palais is a former town house in Augsburg's city centre. It is located on the west side of Ulrichsplatz and is registered as an architectural monument in the Bavarian List of Monuments.
Sight 9: St. Margareth
The Church of St. Margareth in Augsburg is a former convent church of the Dominican nuns and is now used by the Priestly Brotherhood of St. Peter. The church is an architectural monument that is entered in the Bavarian List of Monuments.
Sight 10: Heilig-Geist-Kapelle
The Chapel of the Holy Spirit in Augsburg is located in the Holy Spirit Hospital in Spitalgasse, right next to the upper fountain master's house at the Red Gate. It is also known as the hospital chapel. It is an architectural monument in the Augsburg-Lechviertel district, eastern Ulrichsviertel.
Sight 11: Oberes Brunnenmeisterhaus
The upper fountain master's house in Augsburg, also known as the "Haus bei den Fischen", served as the official residence of the Augsburg fountain masters. Today it is part of the historic waterworks at the Red Gate, which is a listed building.
Sight 12: Freilichtbühne Augsburg
The open-air stage at the Red Gate is one of the most renowned open-air theatres in Germany. With the Red Gate, the ramparts and the Holy Spirit Hospital in the background, it has a picturesque medieval backdrop.
Sight 13: Historic water towers
The water towers in Augsburg are monuments to Augsburg's historic water management. Of the preserved water towers in Augsburg, four have been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Augsburg Water Management System" since 2019. One of them is considered the oldest water tower in Germany.
Sight 14: Rotes Tor
Book Ticket*The Red Gate was part of Augsburg's former city fortifications and was not demolished during the demolition of the city wall in the 19th century.
Sight 15: Augsburger Puppenkiste
The Augsburger Puppenkiste is a marionette theater in Augsburg, Germany.
Sight 16: Kastenturm
The Kastenturm, also known as the Spitalturm, is a water tower in Augsburg and a monument to Augsburg's historic water management. It is located at the Heilig-Geist-Spital, which is adjacent to the waterworks at the Red Gate.
Sight 17: Schwäbisches Handwerkermuseum
The Swabian Crafts Museum in Augsburg is a museum run by the Chamber of Crafts for Swabia, in which faithfully reproduced workshops of old crafts are exhibited.
Sight 18: Schäfflerbrunnen
The Schäfflerbrunnen is located in the Schäfflerhof in Augsburg's Lechviertel at Schwibbogengasse 9.
Sight 19: TIM Staatliches Textil- und Industriemuseum
The Augsburg textile and industry museum, known by its acronym tim, is a museum in Augsburg a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Augsburger Kammgarnspinnerei, a former worsted spinning mill. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
Wikipedia: Augsburg textile and industry museum (EN), Website
Sight 20: Färberturm
The dyer's tower, which was used in the 18th and 19th centuries by the guild of bleachers and dyers, was used to hang out and dry dyed lengths of fabric. One such testimony to the flourishing textile industry has been preserved in the textile city of Augsburg: a dyeing tower on the site of the former Augsburg worsted yarn spinning mill (AKS) has been placed under monument protection.
Sight 21: Kammgarn-Selimiye-Moschee
The former wash and bath house at Schäfflerbachstraße 30 in Augsburg is an architectural monument of the Am Schäfflerbach district. In 1997 it was placed under monument protection.
Wikipedia: Wasch- und Badehaus Schäfflerbachstraße Augsburg (DE)
Sight 22: Feuerwehrerlebniswelt
The Fire Brigade Experience World in Augsburg is an exhibition that has been in existence since May 2021 and deals with the topic of fire protection.
Sight 23: Turbinenmuseum
The Turbine Museum Augsburg deals with the technology and history of the turbines of the former Mechanical Cotton Spinning and Weaving Mill in Augsburg's textile district.
Sight 24: Skimuseum
The Augsburg Ski Museum is located in Augsburg's textile district and deals with the history and development of modern skiing. It exhibits various historical and contemporary exhibits on an area of 300 m².
Sight 25: Fabrikschloss
The Mechanische Baumwollspinnerei und Weberei is a cotton mill in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It was founded in 1837 and was considered one of the oldest textile manufacturing companies in Germany. It was closed in 1989.
Wikipedia: Mechanische Baumwollspinnerei und Weberei Augsburg (EN)
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