1598. In Russland steigt Boris Godunow auf den Zarenthron und mit dem Edikt von Nantes erhalten die Hugenotten die volle Religionsfreiheit. In Bayern regiert Kurfürst Maximilian I. Und das Fürstenhaus zu Oettingen-Wallerstein nimmt zum ersten Mal sein Braurecht wahr.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
‘Kinderzeche’ Armoury
‘Kinderzeche’ Armoury in a former silo is home to an accessible collection of equipment, costume and weapons from the historical…
Medieval town fortifications in Röttingen
Medieval town fortifications with seven well-preserved defence towers, Copyright Stadt Röttingen
Spitzer Turm
The ‘Spitzer Turm’ (36.5 metres high) was built in the 13th century as a watchtower and keep. It also served…
Old Schongau Castle
The old Schongau Castle was used by Duke Christoph the Strong in the 15th century as a Wittelsbach secondary residence,…
Kittsteintor
Kittstein Gate The view from the Kittstein Gate towards the Collegiate Church and the castle is one of the best-known…
Protestant Collegiate Church
The Romanesque church, predecessor of today’s three-naved Gothic basilica, was built and extended in 1383/4. A late Gothic canopy in…