Straubing: Stadtturm Straubing
Straubing extends across the Danube plain in Lower Bavaria, where the river corridor helped it develop as a medieval market and trading town. Its Stadtturm, begun in 1316, rises 68 metres above Theresienplatz, the long central square of the planned Neustadt founded by Duke Ludwig I of Bavaria in 1218. The four-sided tower, marked by clock faces and twin green spires, remains the town’s defining vertical landmark. Theresienplatz is lined with gabled burgher houses and civic buildings, while the Danube floodplain and fertile Gäuboden countryside lie beyond the historic core. Straubing is also associated with the Gäubodenvolksfest, a major annual Bavarian fair.
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The Danube defines the setting of Straubing — its broad valley and the fertile Gäuboden plain have long supported a regional centre between Regensburg and Passau. The open lowland around the city contrasts with the Bavarian Forest farther north. Straubing’s compact old town is marked by the 68-metre Stadtturm, while the Gothic Basilica of St. Jakob reflects its medieval civic importance. Roman roots are preserved at the Gäubodenmuseum, known for the Straubing Roman Treasure. Each August, the Gäubodenvolksfest brings a major Bavarian fair tradition to the city. See how Straubing belongs to the Danube corridor and eastern Bavaria by browsing webcams nearby.
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