Neuburg Castle, Christoph Rodt’s Deposition from the Cross group, and the Three Valleys Tour show how architectural history, church art, and landscape differ in Neuburg a.d.Kammel. When choosing a destination, you can consider which focus you would like to give more attention to: historic buildings, sacred art, or cycling. The town’s history spans several centuries; around Neuburg, hills, orchards, old stands of trees, and river valleys add to the picture.
Castle, Chapel, and Church Art
Neuburg Castle was built between 1562 and 1567. The leper chapel on Bahnhofstraße was built around 1883; the Lourdes grotto between Neuburg and Halbertshofen was built in 1992/93. This means the local buildings date from periods spanning the 16th century to the late 20th century. These three construction periods offer different points of reference for the town’s history.
Another cultural highlight is Christoph Rodt’s Deposition from the Cross group, a treasure of the parish church of the Assumption of Mary. Rodt created the group around 1628. The period when the castle was built and the period when the group was created offer two different points of reference within local history; the church adds an art-historical focus to the selection.
Landscape and Cycling
A stone-linden avenue runs along the eastern and southern slopes of Castle Hill, in an area known as the Platte. The Three Valleys Tour around Neuburg offers a different perspective on the landscape: it passes through gentle rolling hills, colorful orchards, centuries-old stands of trees, and the river valleys of the Kammel, GĂĽnz, and Haselbach. The avenue is a single landscape feature; the tour takes in several types of landscape. This lets you weigh up a specific place against a tour featuring a variety of natural scenery.
The market town of Neuburg is connected to the regional cycling network via the Kammel and GĂĽnz Valley cycling routes. This adds a connection to the wider network to the landscape character of the Three Valleys Tour. If you are planning a ride, check the current route conditions beforehand.
In the wider GĂĽnzburg destination
The wider GĂĽnzburg destination also offers distinct themes to consider when planning a further trip. The DonAuwald Hiking Trail is the first premium hiking trail in Bavarian Swabia and runs for around 60 kilometers between GĂĽnzburg and Schwenningen. The Bavarian School Museum in Ichenhausen presents the development of schooling over thousands of years; its historic classroom once accommodated around 50 children. A longer hiking route and a museum about the history of schooling thus appeal to different interests. Check the current opening hours before visiting the museum and the route conditions before going hiking.
In the wider GĂĽnzburg destination, Turncable Wakepark in Thannhausen offers wakeboarding and water skiing. Courses are available for beginners and advanced participants, as well as for individuals and groups. If you would like to include this activity, check the operating days and course availability in advance.
Maria Vesperbild is considered the largest pilgrimage site in Bavarian Swabia within the wider Günzburg destination. More than 1,000 votive tablets bearing words of thanks and accounts of help received from the Mother of God stand at the Fatima Grotto near Maria Vesperbild. This is another religious highlight in the region, distinct from Neuburg’s church and architectural history themes.
Discover more destinations: Offingen, Kötz, Thannhausen, Ziemetshausen, Kammeltal, Haldenwang, Krumbach, Bubesheim
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