Donauworth Attractions

A little way west of the Reichstrasse in Donauwörth is the former Benedictine abbey of Heiligkreuz, now occupied by a school.

The Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche (1717-22) in Donauwörth is a handsome Baroque building by Josef Schmuzer, with rich stucco ornament and frescoes.

Neuburg an der Donau (pop. 26,000) is a trim little princely capital, perched on a high Jurassic crag above the Danube thirty km/19mi downstream from Donauwörth). In the walled upper town is the massive Schloss (1530-50; fine inner courtyards). In Karlsplatz are handsome buildings of the 16th-19th centuries.

On the banks of the Görnitz in Donauwörth stands the Riedertor, now housing a museum on the history of the town. A bridge leads on to the island of Ried, on which is the Hintermeierhaus (Heimatmuseum).