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
Fugger City Palace
Fugger City Palace (1512-15): home and business premises of Jakob Fugger with charming Renaissance-style inside courtyards (Damenhof)., Copyright Regio Augsburg…
Vantage points
Vantage points: Niederbleick (1589 m) and Eckberg (962 m) with a view over the foothills of the Alps. Mühleck (926…
Parish Church of St Kilian
Romanesque/early Gothic Parish Church of St Kilian with 13th century tombstones and Hospital Church (17th century), Copyright Stadt Röttingen
Gothic St. Wolfgang’s Bridge
Gothic St. Wolfgang’s bridge with statue of St. Nepomuk, and St. Wolfgang’s Church, Copyright Holger Schmitt
Steam engine monument
Class 50 locomotive, installed in 1978 at the “interface” between the old town and the newer buildings
Residenz Würzburg (UNESCO)
Residenz: residence of the Prince Bishops (1720-1744): major work of South German Baroque built according to plans by Balthasar Neumann;…