Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Landshut, Germany

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 1.8 km
Ascend 36 m
Descend 14 m

Explore Landshut in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Landshut

Sight 1: St. Jodok

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St. Jodok, also known as Jodokskirche, is the second oldest parish church in Landshut after the parish church of St. Martin. Along with St. Martin's Church and the Church of the Holy Spirit, it is one of the three large Gothic brick churches in Landshut's old town. Begun in the High Gothic period, the building, like several other churches in Landshut, was completed in the second half of the 15th century, i.e. during the late Gothic period. Most of the current furnishings date back to the neo-Gothic period in the 19th century.

Wikipedia: St. Jodok (Landshut) (DE)

426 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Kriegerdenkmal

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The war memorial of the city of Landshut "Deutsche Eiche" was erected in memory of the soldiers who died in the First World War. It is located in the middle of Landshut's Neustadt at the intersection of Steckengasse in the direction of the old town and Barfüßergasse in the direction of the Freyung district.

Wikipedia: Kriegerdenkmal (Landshut) (DE)

254 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Rathaus Landshut

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Landshut Town Hall is a town hall in the old town of Landshut, Germany.

Wikipedia: Rathaus (Landshut) (DE), Website

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Museen Stadtresidenz

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The Landshut Residence is a palace in Landshut, Lower Bavaria.

Wikipedia: Landshut Residence (EN), Website

311 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Basilika Sankt Martin

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The Church of St. Martin in Landshut is a medieval church in Bavaria. St. Martin's Church, along with Trausnitz Castle and the celebration of the Landshuter Hochzeit (wedding), are the most important landmarks and historical events of Landshut. The Brick Gothic building features Bavaria's tallest church tower, and this steeple is also the 2nd tallest brick structure in the world made without steel supports. St. Martin's church's bell tower has a height of 130.6 metres (428 ft).

Wikipedia: St. Martin's Church, Landshut (EN), Website

299 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Herzog Ludwig der Reiche

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The monument to Duke Ludwig the Rich is a bronze statue in the Lower Bavarian town of Landshut.

Wikipedia: Denkmal für Herzog Ludwig den Reichen (DE)

189 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Theklakapelle

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The Thekla Chapel is a church in the parish of St. Martin in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany.

Wikipedia: Theklakapelle (Landshut) (DE)

230 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Jugendherberge Landshut

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The Ottonianum is a former citizen palace and boarding school building in Landshut in Lower Bavaria. Today the city's youth hostel is housed in the building.

Wikipedia: Ottonianum (Landshut) (DE)

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