Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Landshut, Germany
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2.3 km
148 m
Experience Landshut 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 LandshutSight 1: Theklakapelle
The Thekla Chapel is a side church of the parish of St. Martin in the Lower Bavarian town of Landshut.
Sight 2: Burghauser Tor
Landshut is a town in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany. Situated on the banks of the River Isar, Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free State of Bavaria. It is also the seat of the surrounding district and has a population of more than 75,000. Landshut is the largest city in Lower Bavaria, followed by Passau and Straubing, and Eastern Bavaria's second after Regensburg.
Sight 3: Jugendherberge Landshut
The Ottonianum is a former bourgeois palace and boarding school building in Landshut in Lower Bavaria. Today, the building houses the city's youth hostel.
Sight 4: Burg Trausnitz
Trausnitz Castle is a medieval castle situated in Landshut, Bavaria in Germany.
Sight 5: Königmuseum im Hofberg
The Koenigmuseum is a museum for sculptures in Landshut, Germany. It houses the work and collections of the sculptor Fritz Koenig (1924-2017), which he contributed to the Fritz and Maria Koenig Foundation in 1993.
Sight 6: Kriegerdenkmal
The war memorial of the city of Landshut "German Oak" was erected in memory of the soldiers who died in the First World War. It stands 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.
Sight 7: Jesuitenkirche Sankt Ignatius
The former Jesuit monastery church of St. Ignatius is located at the upper end of Landshut's Neustadt street. It literally forms the end of the new town towards the Hofberg. Attached to it is the former Jesuit College Landshut. The towerless church is a subsidiary church of the parish of St. Martin and is considered an architectural monument by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments as well as a protected cultural asset according to the Hague Convention. The patron saint of the church is St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order.
Sight 8: Basilika Sankt Martin
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).1
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