Donauwörth Travel Guide

 BruceDunning Says:  This gabled roof line is from 1236, and still used today for administrative duties, but was renovated to present day look in 1853, but in between it had its tragedies with fires and destruction a couple of times. The crenellation and pinnacles are from the 1853 rework. In... 

 BruceDunning Says:  There are about 12 buildings that have been renovated within the last half century in order to preserve them. Many are still owned by wealthy families that made money in old times from being merchants and affiliated with the Fruggers, who influenced the town direction. The... 

 BruceDunning Says:  This is the main feature along the Reichstrasse-or one of them. It has the archaeological museum and also the stadt museum. It dated back from 1400 period, and was last renovated in 1973. Besides the museums, there are shops inside, plus a dance house and theater. The... 

 BruceDunning Says:  This kloster is part of a monastery that is still active and schools children. The church and buildings are to the end of Reichstrasse, just past Fuggerhaus. Go down the hill a bit-like half a block to see it. The inside is a nice sight. The church complex dates back to 1034... 

 BruceDunning Says:  This is the main and big church in the middle of the main town street. First it was a church in 1444, it is in Gothic style and called Parish Church of our Lady. The inside is much more decorative than the outsid, and while we were there, the tower was under "wraps" for... 

 BruceDunning Says:  AT the one end of Reichstrasse is the Fugger house. It today is a District Council office, and it appears you cannot enter the building. The Fuggers were w wealthy banking and merchant family, and they brought a lot of enterprising commerce to the town with their influence.... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The Teutonic Order settled in Donauwörth already in 1214, so this is one of the earliest settlements as the order was only founded in 1197. From the 14th century on the place became one of the order's centres in Germany. The buildings, just round the corner from the town... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  For a romantic walk with some photo options, don't miss the trail along Kleine Wörnitz. The so-called "Small Wörnitz" is the narrow branch of the river between Ried island and the old town. The trail leads along the river bank and the outward side of the town wall. It must... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  In 1704, during the Spanish Heritage War, the hill above Donauwörth saw the Battle on Schellenberg between Bavarians and French on one side, the Emperor and his allies and the English on the other. Bloody as it was - 16,000 soldiers were killed in this battle -, the adjacent... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The smaller Wörnitz meets the big Danube at the eastern end of the old town. Cross the bridge over the Wörnitz (nice view of Ried island and the skyline of the old town) and you reach the point between the rivers. It bears a little park with some benches, a nice spot to... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The island of Ried is surrounded by two branches of the river Wörnitz. (Again, this river is not the Danube.) A narrow canal named Kleine Wörnitz separates the island from the old town.The first settlement that later became the town of Donauwörth was located here on the... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The main street of the town, rather a wide street market that substitutes a central square, extends between the town hall at the lower end and the parish church and Fugger House at the top end. It is lined by the gables of the (rebuilt) houses of the wealthy citizens of past... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The "Promenade" is a walking and biking path in a park along the northeastern flank of the old town. It runs parallel to the well-preserved town wall and offers some nice views of the old town. Along the way you pass a number of sights: Ochstentörl (photo 2) - the "ox... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  "Uncle Ludwig", actually Ludwig Auer (1839 - 1914), founded the Cassianeum, the catholic school in the former convent buildings, in 1875. His aim was education in Christian, i.e. catholic piety, way of life and values. He also founded a publishing house for religious and... 

 Gili_S Says:  The city is that small that you do not even need local transportation. If you drive a car, leave it somewhere at the outskirts, there is hardly any parking places in the city and most of the time we walk anyway on the narrow streets and alleys.