"Living community with old Wealth" Donauwörth by BruceDunning

Donauwörth Travel Guide: 31 reviews and 180 photos

Town Hall - Donauwörth
Town Hall
View of the street in town

Town hall from 1236 is at the end of the main street, and today has administrative offices here, with the tourist office next door-left.
The town was supposedly founded by two fishermen who lived on Reid Island. The Wornitz river split into two channels, making it easier to ford and a bridge put over it.

Reider Tor
View of entry from the island to main street - Donauwörth

View of entry from the island to main street

This is the arched gate leading to an island separated by the Wornitz river. It has some restaurants and gift shops, but also meant to be a living environment for the locals to to be off the main street of town.

Grid of town
Concise town layout - Donauwörth

Concise town layout

Layout of the town main streets. The main street is Reichstrasse that is about two blocks long. There is basically only one street in the town that has commerce and commercial venue. In the heart of town is the Town Hall dating back to 1236.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Many beautiful and ornate buildings
  • Cons:After walking tow blocks-not much else here
  • In a nutshell:A short stay of a few hours is fine.
  • Last visit to Donauwörth: May 2012
  • Intro Updated Jul 23, 2012
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Reid Island - Donauwörth Reid Island Things to Do (7)

There are shops, restaurants, and a museum beside just nice looking buildings on the island. It is entered through... more travel advice

Spiel Freizit - Donauwörth Other Reichstrasse buldings Things to Do (7)

There are about 12 buildings that have been renovated within the last half century in order to preserve them. Many are... more travel advice

View of decorated building - Donauwörth Tanzhaus Things to Do (7)

This is the main feature along the Reichstrasse-or one of them. It has the archaeological museum and also the stadt... more travel advice

View of Town hall at end of Reichstrasse - Donauwörth Rathaus-Town Hall Things to Do (7)

This gabled roof line is from 1236, and still used today for administrative duties, but was renovated to present day... more travel advice

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    balhannah's Profile Photo
    Apr 3, 2013 at 2:00 AM

    Even though not a lot here, what you saw was quite good. Thanks for sharing.

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