What a bear is to a Berliner, a hedgehog (“Stupfl”) is to a Schillingsfürst resident. It is the unofficial heraldic animal of the Middle Franconian town, a mascot, a figurehead.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Harburg coat of arms
Half-timbered Town Hall (15th century) and vicarage; former synagogue (1754) and Protestant parish church of St. Barbara (1612) with round…
Hohes Schloss
Hohes Schloss (1291 – 1503): the extensive late-gothic fortified castle was, for centuries, the summer residence of the Prince Bishops…
Sundial trail
Among other things, Röttingen is known as the “town of sundials”. This nickname is due to the town’s approximately 2-kilometer-long…
Bert Brecht Memorial Museum
Bert Brecht Memorial Museum: a survey of the life and works of Bertolt Brecht; documentation covering the Augsburg years.
Wallersteiner Rock
‘Wallersteiner Felsen’: approx. 65 m high rock offering a wonderful all-round view over the Ries district. It is the starting…
Parish church of St. Michael in Halblech
Parish Church of St Michael in Bayerniederhofen. The baroque church was built in 1701-03 by Thomas Natter and Joseph Miller;…