Augsburg Water Management System (2019). Augsburg’s water management system is unique in the world and an iconic example of progress, aesthetics and sustainability. As a result of its continued use and constant extension, it was a crucial influence on Renaissance waterworks, as well as on the technological developments of the industrial revolution.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Gothic Minster
Minster ‘Zu Unserer Lieben Frau’: Gothic brick hall church with three naves (1444-67); late Gothic frescos; tabernacle (1503), ‘Regelsches Epitaph’…
Old town with half-timbered houses
Old town with a fine ensemble of half-timbered houses, e.g., ‘Kirchenstaffel’, ‘Schlosserbuck’, ‘Romschlössle’, Copyright Tourist Information Creglingen/Klaus Hein
Town Hall and Golden Hall
Town Hall (1615-20): one of the most attractive secular Renaissance buildings north of the Alps, built by Elias Holl; magnificent…
Upper Gate
Upper Gate (1496) and Powder Tower – remains of the medieval town fortifications
Chapel of St. Ursula
Late Gothic chapel of St. Ursula: The chapel is located on a green hill south of Hohenfurch (east of the…
St. John’s Church Feuchtwangen
St. John’s Church (about 1257) with Baroque altar (about 1680) and late Gothic tabernacle.