The construction of the castle “Fridberch” was first mentioned around 1257 to secure the Wittelsbach borders. For a short time, the castle was repeatedly inhabited by high-ranking personalities due to its favorable location to Augsburg and was thus renamed a castle. After a fire in 1541, the castle was given a two-storey arcaded courtyard in Renaissance architecture; the arcades on the upper floor were walled up in the 18th century to improve the quality of living. The four-winged complex is surrounded by a moat. It is also home to the famous Köpfhäusl, a bastion tower next to which a place of execution was located.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Leutnantschanze
Nature on the ramparts: the Leutnantschanze and the Ziegelschanze are a reminder of Rain’s fortifications that were so important right…
Frauenbrünnerl Pilgrimage Chapel
Frauenbrünnerl Pilgrimage Chapel (1708): small octagonal building with Madonna (14th century).
Steam engine monument
Class 50 locomotive, installed in 1978 at the “interface” between the old town and the newer buildings
Parish Church of St. Jacob
Parish Church of St. Jacob, ‘Maria Alber’, Plague Church of St. Stephan and Church of St. Afra in the Field…