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
Neuschwanstein Castle
In place of the two castle ruins, Vorderhohenschwangau and Hinterhohenschwangau, King Ludwig II had Neuschwanstein Castle built between 1869 and…
Minster of St George
One of the finest late-gothic hall churches of South Germany, with a Romanesque tower gate (1220-30), built 1448 to 1499…
Bock mountain
Bock (570 m): highest hill in this part of the Swabian Jura with a good view over the Ries crater.
Medieval town fortifications in Tauberbischofsheim
Remains of the medieval town fortifications, numerous parks and fountains, shrines to the Virgin Mary, statues of saints and memorials,…
Market square with fountain
Half-timbered town hall (15th century) with fountain on the market square in Harburg
Leopold Mozart House
Mozart House: reopened on 27 January 2006, the renovated house contains an impressive presentation on Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus and…