Collegiate Church (13th / 14th century): replaced the Romanesque monastery church with Gothic choir, Altar to the Virgin Mary (1483) with altar wing paintings by Michael Wolgemut and carved choir seats (about 1500).
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Spitzer Turm
The ‘Spitzer Turm’ (36.5 metres high) was built in the 13th century as a watchtower and keep. It also served…
Historic old town of Füssen
Historic old town centre Late gothic streets and squares (Schrannenplatz, – where corn was stored and sold and Brotmarkt –…
Monastery Rottenbuch
Former Augustinian monastery: founded by Duke Welf I in 1073. The ‘Fohlenhof’, the gate building and brewery wing (now the…
Town hall with Marienbrunnen fountain
The historic town hall (1674) on the centrally located Marienplatz with the fountain of the same name characterizes the Friedberg…
St. Kilian’s Cathedral
St Kilian’s Cathedral (approx. 1040): the fourth biggest Roman Catholic church in Germany with a cruciform plan; extended, rebuilt and…