Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Ingolstadt, Germany

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 3.1 km
Ascend 32 m
Descend 38 m

Experience Ingolstadt in Germany in a whole new way with our free 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.

Individual Sights in Ingolstadt

Sight 1: Lechner-Museum

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The Lechner Museum in Ingolstadt is dedicated to the work of the steel sculptor Alf Lechner. It was opened on February 20, 2000.

Wikipedia: Lechner Museum (DE), Website

438 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Neues Schloss

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The New Castle in Ingolstadt is one of the most important Gothic secular buildings of the 15th Century in Bavaria. The builders were Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Duke George the Rich of Bavaria-Landshut, both of the Wittelsbach dynasty. The neighboring Old Castle, a medieval fortress from the 13th Century, is today called Herzogkasten.

Wikipedia: New Castle (Ingolstadt) (EN)

7 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Bayerisches Armeemuseum

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The Bayerisches Armeemuseum is the Military History Museum of Bavaria. It was founded in 1879 in Munich and is located in Ingolstadt since 1972. The main collection is housed in the New Castle, the permanent exhibition about the First World War in Reduit Tilly opened in 1994 and the Armeemuseum incorporated the Bayerisches Polizeimuseum in the Turm Triva in 2012. Today, part of the former Munich Museum building is the central building of the new Bayerische Staatskanzlei.

Wikipedia: Bayerisches Armeemuseum (EN), Website

319 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Stadttheater

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Stadttheater

Stadttheater Ingolstadt is a theatre in Bavaria, Germany.

Wikipedia: Stadttheater Ingolstadt (EN), Website

159 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Herzogskasten

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The Herzogskasten in Ingolstadt, also known as the Old Castle, is a Gothic secular building from the 13th century and now houses the city library. The complex is listed under the file number D-1-61-000-156 as a listed architectural monument of Ingolstadt. It is also listed as a ground monument under the file number D-1-7234-0544 in the Bavaria Atlas as "underground foundations of predecessor buildings of the so-called ducal box of the Middle Ages".

Wikipedia: Herzogskasten (Ingolstadt) (DE)

252 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: St. Moritz

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St. Moritz

The Moritzkirche is a Catholic parish church in Ingolstadt in the Bavarian diocese of Eichstätt.

Wikipedia: St. Moritz (Ingolstadt) (DE)

187 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Pfeifturm

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Pfeifturm

The Pfeifturm is a Gothic tower in Ingolstadt, Germany, which served as a municipal watchtower. It is located in Moritzstraße, right next to the Moritzkirche.

Wikipedia: Pfeifturm (DE)

243 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Hohe Schule

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Hohe Schule

The High School is a secular building from the 15th century in the old town of Ingolstadt. The multi-storey building with a high gable roof has a north gable with a turret divided by cantilaster strips. The building served different facilities over time and was structurally slightly modified several times.

Wikipedia: Hohe Schule (Ingolstadt) (DE)

169 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Liebfrauenmunster

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The Cathedral of the Beautiful Unserer Lieben Frau or Liebfrauenmünster is a Catholic parish church in Ingolstadt in the Bavarian Diocese of Eichstätt. The late Gothic church of the 15th century is a borderline case of hall church and pseudo-basilica. The name Münster does not refer to a function as a monastery church, but to its size.

Wikipedia: Münster Zur Schönen Unserer Lieben Frau (DE), Website

187 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Kreuztor

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The Kreuztor, built in 1385, is the western gateway to the medieval city center of Ingolstadt. The tower's name is derived from the leper house belonging to the Church of the Holy Cross, which stood to the west of the city walls until its destruction in the Schmalkaldic War in 1546.

Wikipedia: Kreuztor (Ingolstadt) (EN)

365 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: German Museum for the History of Medicine

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Das Deutsche Medizinhistorische Museum (DMM) in Ingolstadt dokumentiert die Geschichte der Medizin von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart.

Wikipedia: Deutsches Medizinhistorisches Museum (Ingolstadt) (DE), Website

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Taschenturm

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The Pocket Tower, or more rarely the Pocket Gate Tower, is a side gate of the Ingolstadt city wall. It was built in 1390 as part of the expansion of the city in the second half of the 14th century. The name of the five-storey building probably goes back to the use of roof pockets for the gable roof, which extends between the stepped gables.

Wikipedia: Taschenturm (Ingolstadt) (DE)

664 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: Museum für konkrete Kunst

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The Museum of Concrete Art in Ingolstadt presents the diversity of Concrete Art since its beginnings in temporary exhibitions on around 800 m² of exhibition space. In addition, it is dedicated to selected aspects of design, which in the 20th century was often closely linked to Concrete Art.

Wikipedia: Museum für Konkrete Kunst (DE), Website

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