Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Landshut, Germany

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 3.4 km
Ascend 188 m
Descend 119 m

Experience Landshut in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Landshut

Sight 1: Heilig Geist

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Heilig Geist kandschwar / CC BY 3.0

The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit in Landshut's old town is a subsidiary church of the parish of St. Martin. It is owned by the city of Landshut. The three-nave, late Gothic hall church was built between 1407 and 1461 according to the plans of Hans von Burghausen. Since the completion of a major renovation project in 1998, it has been used as a venue for exhibitions of the museums of the city of Landshut, but is not profaned. The patronage is celebrated every year with a mass on Whit Monday. Otherwise, no services will take place in the Holy Spirit Church.

Wikipedia: Heilig-Geist-Kirche (Landshut) (DE)

231 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Das Kleine Theater

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Kleines theater – Kammerspiele Landshut is a theatre in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany.

Wikipedia: Kleines theater – Kammerspiele Landshut (EN), Website

531 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: St. Jodok

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St. Jodok, also known as the Jodokskirche, is the second oldest parish church in Landshut after the parish church of St. Martin. Along with St. Martin's Church and the Church of the Holy Spirit, it is one of the three large Gothic brick churches in Landshut's old town. Still begun in the High Gothic period, the construction was completed in the second half of the 15th century, i.e. during the late Gothic period, like several other Landshut churches. Most of the current furnishings date from the neo-Gothic period in the 19th century.

Wikipedia: St. Jodok (Landshut) (DE)

639 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: Königmuseum im Hofberg

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Königmuseum im Hofberg Toni Ott / CC-by-sa 3.0

The Koenigmuseum is a museum for sculptures in Landshut, Germany. It houses the work and collections of the sculptor Fritz Koenig (1924-2017), which he contributed to the Fritz and Maria Koenig Foundation in 1993.

Wikipedia: Koenigmuseum (DE), Website

457 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Kriegerdenkmal

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The war memorial of the city of Landshut "German Oak" was erected in memory of the soldiers who died in the First World War. It stands in the middle of Landshut's Neustadt at the intersection of Steckengasse in the direction of the old town and Barfüßergasse in the direction of the Freyung district.

Wikipedia: Kriegerdenkmal (Landshut) (DE)

209 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Jesuitenkirche Sankt Ignatius

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Jesuitenkirche Sankt Ignatius Klaus Graf / CC BY 3.0

The former Jesuit monastery church of St. Ignatius is located at the upper end of Landshut's Neustadt street. It literally forms the end of the new town towards the Hofberg. Attached to it is the former Jesuit College Landshut. The towerless church is a subsidiary church of the parish of St. Martin and is considered an architectural monument by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments as well as a protected cultural asset according to the Hague Convention. The patron saint of the church is St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order.

Wikipedia: St. Ignatius (Landshut) (DE)

204 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Basilika Sankt Martin

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The Church of St. Martin in Landshut is a medieval church in Bavaria. St. Martin's Church, along with Trausnitz Castle and the celebration of the Landshuter Hochzeit (wedding), are the most important landmarks and historical events of Landshut. The Brick Gothic building features Bavaria's tallest church tower, and this steeple is also the 2nd tallest brick structure in the world made without steel supports. St. Martin's church's bell tower has a height of 130.6 metres (428 ft).1

Wikipedia: St. Martin's Church, Landshut (EN), Website

299 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Herzog Ludwig der Reiche

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The monument to Duke Ludwig den Reichen is a bronze scale in the Lower Bavarian city of Landshut.

Wikipedia: Denkmal für Herzog Ludwig den Reichen (DE)

189 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Theklakapelle

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The Thekla Chapel is a side church of the parish of St. Martin in the Lower Bavarian town of Landshut.

Wikipedia: Theklakapelle (Landshut) (DE)

230 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Jugendherberge Landshut

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The Ottonianum is a former bourgeois palace and boarding school building in Landshut in Lower Bavaria. Today, the building houses the city's youth hostel.

Wikipedia: Ottonianum (Landshut) (DE)

424 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Burg Trausnitz

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Trausnitz Castle is a medieval castle situated in Landshut, Bavaria in Germany.

Wikipedia: Trausnitz Castle (EN)

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