Former Benedictine monastery (1034) with Holy Cross Monastery Church (1717-20, supervised by Joseph Schmuzer): classic example of the late Baroque ‘Wessobrunn’ school; crypt chapel (end of the 17th century) with double altar and relic of the Cross from the Byzantine Imperial Treasure (11th century); numerous historical treasures inside the church.
Former Benedictine monastery and Holy Cross Monastery Church
Heilig-Kreuz-Str. 19
86609 Donauwörth
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Old town hall
Old Town Hall (after 1567, 19th century), Copyright Stadt Weikersheim/Christel Nowak
Ottmar Mergenthaler Memorial
Ottmar Mergenthaler Memorial in Hachtel., Copyright Holger Schmitt
Parish Church of St Andreas
Parish Church of St Andreas in Trauchgau. The hall church was built in 1818 by Mathias Left from Schongau.
Juliusspital
Juliusspital (Hospital – endowed in 1576): Baroque, castle-like complex with an original Rococo pharmacy, the ‘Alte Anatomie’ (1705-14), and renowned…
Medieval town wall
Completely preserved medieval town wall (14th century) with numerous towers and gates; approx. 2.5 km of walkable battlements
Roman ‘Villa Rustica’
Roman “Villa Rustica” (100 A.D. – Roman country house of antiquity), uncovered remains of the bath building under an all-round…