%B%CB%S4The old townhall and other Passau, Germany Things to Do Tips

The old townhall of Passau

The old townhall dates back to the year 1393, but the neo-gothic tower was added end of the 19th century,just as well as the beautiful frescos at the front-facade.
Inside you may see beautiful baroque halls and when you stand in front of the tower you may see the marks for the regular floods, sometimes getting higher than 2 meters above the street-level.

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Address: Rathausplatz
Directions: The old townhall is just opposite of the new townhall, next to Hotel Wilder Mann, on Rathausplatz - next to the Danube.
Website: www.passau.de

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Things To Do: St.Stephen - The Dom of Passau

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on Mar 12, 2005

St.Stephen - The Dom of Passau

St.Stephen - The Dom of Passau is one of the highlights you should not miss ! The old cathedral was destroyed in the year 977 and in 1407 it was rebuilt in gothic style, it burned down in 1662 and was rebuilt again in Baroque style.
St.Stephen cathedral is the church with the biggest interior north of the alps.Inside it is beautifully decorated with stucco-works, frescoes and paintings.The cathedral also has the biggest organ in the world.

On the right of my picture you see the cathedral , on the left is a seperate court that you may enter from outside - it shows some great tombs and old inscriptions.

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Address: Domplatz
Directions: The Dom of Passau is on Domplatz - you may see it's high spires from almost any place in town.

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Things To Do: The biggest organ in the world

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I was lucky when I was inside St.Stephen's ,the cathedral of Passau, as the German Television had a rehearsal for an organ-concert and all of the church was professionally lighted.
The organ has 17388 pipes and 231 registers.
In summer you may attend a daily organ-concert at lunchtime !
For the concerts you have to pay a small entrance-fee, but all the other time, the church is open for visitors without restrictions during the day.

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Address: Domplatz
Directions: You may see the cathedral of St.Stephen from almost any place in Passau.

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Things To Do: The golden pulpit of St.Stephen cathedral

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The pulpit of St.Stephen cathedral

The golden pulpit is another highlight of the cathedral of St.Stephen in Passau and dates back to 1726. It as built by an unknown artist in Vienna.
Take your time, when visiting the cathedral, as here are also plenty of great side-altars with excellent paintings.

Churchservice in St.Stephan is
every sunday and holidays:
07.00 + 08.00 + 09.30 + 11.00a.m.

The "Domschatz- und Diözesanmuseum" (treasury)
of the cathedral is open Mon-Sat:
10.00 a.m. - 04.00 p.m.(april-October)
Tel.: 0851 - 393374

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Address: Domplatz
Directions: You cannot miss the cathedral - you will see it from almost any place in the city.

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Things To Do: Passauer Glasmuseum

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Passauer Galsmuseum in hotel Wilder

Mann

The Passauer Glasmuseum is another famous highlight for all of you, beeing interested in ancient glass-production.
In Passau you may see the world's biggest collection of Bohemian Glass, with more than 30.000 exhibits. The museum is next to the old townhall, inside the same building as Hotel Wilder Mann. Exhibits are mainly of the time between 1680 and 1950, including baroque, Rokoko, Empire, Art Nouveau and modern designs.
Besides glass-products you may as well see the world's biggest collection of cooking-books !

The museum is open daily :
01.00p.m. - 05.00p.m.
5 Euros entrance-fee
or 3,50 Euros for passengers of Danube-ships by Wurm&Köck !!

Friedrich Dürrenmatt said about this museum :
This is the most beautiful Glasshouse in the world !!

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Phone: 0851-35071 FAX:-37112
Address: D-94032 Passau, Am Rathausplatz
Directions: The museum is next to the old townhall, inside the same building as Hotel Wilder Mann
Website: www.glasmuseum-de
Other Contact: info@rotel.de

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Things To Do: Veste Oberhaus - Oberhaus castle

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Veste Oberhaus, high above Passau

"Veste" Oberhaus is the old expression that is still officially used for the german word Festung (castle) in Passau. The castle dates back to the year 1219 and was the fortified residence of the prince-bishops of Passau.
Today it is a great place to have a perfect panorama-view on the city and inside you may find several museums and exhibitions about the history of Passau.
For more details, please see my tips under "off the beaten path" or click on my link below ! (unfortunately only a german-webpage )

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Address: High above Passau
Directions: Veste Oberhaus (upper-house castle ) is high above the city of Passau.
Website: http://www.oberhausmuseum.de/

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Things To Do: Veste Unterhaus / Unterhaus castle

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Veste Unterhaus / Unterhaus castle

in Passau

Veste Unterhaus / Unterhaus castle was built exactely at the place, where the small river ILZ joins the Danube on the left shore and only about 100 meters from the place, where also the river INN flows into the Danube from the other side.
This castle was once the lower part of the bishop's castle and certainly had an excellent place to charge taxes to all ships passing by in medieval times.
On the left of my picture you may see the steps leading up to the Veste Oberhaus and on the left you see the place , where the Ilz meets the Danube. The river on my picture is the Danube.

Today the castle is private and not accesible for the public.

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Address: Veste Niederhaus / Ilzbrücke
Directions: You cannot miss this lovely castle, built at the place, where the small river Ilz joins the Danube.
Website: www.passau.de

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Things To Do: The old residence of the bishop

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the old residence of the bishop

Next to the cathadral you may see this lovely entrance-gate to the old residence of the Bishop of Passau. The diocese of Passau once was a lot bigger than today, including also a big part of Austria, Bavaria and Bohemia, and of course such power had to be shown by beautiful palaces.
This palace dates back to the year 1775 and shows the coat of arms of the bishop and an interesting and colorful facade.

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Address: Am Domplatz
Directions: This old residence of the bishop is on the left of the cathedral, when you stand in front of it.

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Things To Do: The old gothic gate to the cathedral

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The old gothic gate to the

cathedral

Between the cathedral and the old residence of the bishop you will see this lovely, old gothic gate, and you may enter it in order to get inside a big court with several small chapels with tombs.
All of the walls of that court are covered by old tomb-stones and sculptured stone slabs.
You may get inside freely and without restrictions during the day.

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Address: Am Domplatz
Directions: This gothic gate and the court with the tombs is between the cathedral and the old residence of the bishop .

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Things To Do: The Trennbach - Kapelle

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The Trennbach - Kapelle