REGENSBURG
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History I
Sightseeing I
Practical I Hotels in Regensburg
Regensburg lies in Bavaria at the confluence of the
Danube (Donau) and Regen
rivers. The city is a commercial, industrial, and transportation center
. Regensburg, which is one of the oldest German cities, is a cultural
center with many historic monuments. Dating back, as Radasbona, to
Celtic times, it was an important Roman frontier station, known as
Castra Regina.
Regensburg is often seen as the most beautiful and
best preserved medieval city of
Germany. It is a
historic city in a unique state of preservation, living witness to two
thousand years of rich and colourful history.
The look of the old city hasn’t changed much at all, however. It looks
much like it did during the 13th and 14th century, when the people of
Regensburg built it. Due to its location on the largest river in central
Europe, the Danube, it was always a good place for business, and it
still is. Regensburg was an important trading center for all sorts of
goods. With the money they earned, the Regensburger built unusually tall
houses by medieval standards.
Some of
the most important sightseeing
spots are : the
Gothic cathedral (13th–16th cent.); parts of the Porta Praetoria, a
Roman gate (built A.D. 179); the Schottenkirche St. Jakob, an
11th-century chapel (with later decoration in the rococo style); the old
city hall (14th–18th cent.), where the imperial diet met; and St.
Emmeram, the episcopal
residence (a former Benedictine convent founded
in the 7th cent.). The church of the Benedictine convent, with
foundations dating from the 8th cent. to the 12th cent. and with an
18th-century baroque interior, contains the tombs of Emperor Arnulf and
of Louis the Child.
Regensburg is the seat of a
university (founded 1965) and schools of engineering and church music.
Because of the presence of so many young students it is sometimes said
that Regensburg has, after Berlin, the highest number of pubs per capita
in Germany.
university (founded 1965) and schools of engineering and church music.
Because of the presence of so many young students it is sometimes said
that Regensburg has, after Berlin, the highest number of pubs per capita
in Germany.
The city was a residence of the
painter Albrecht Altdorfer and the astronomer
Johannes Kepler, both of
whom died there.
