The ducal town of Straubing

The ducal city Straubing can look back on an old history. Numerous sights show this. Go on a journey of discovery on your own or let competent tour guides lead you. The Hotel Bergknappenhof will be happy to help you. In Straubing you will find a number of places of worship worth seeing, for example the Basilica of St. Jakob, a three-aisled hall church, a late Gothic masterpiece, or the Church of St. Peter, a three-aisled pillar basilica, the pilgrimage church Frauenbrünnl, a former Jesuit church or the Church of St. Veit. The landmark of the city is the Straubinger City tower with its carillon. The town hall was a former Gothic trading house. The town square with fountain and the Holy Trinity Column are worth seeing. The ducal castle houses the tax office, the town library, the town archives and the picture library. The Knights' Hall is one of the largest banquet halls in Germany, where festive events and the Agnes Bernauer Festival take place every four years.

The world-famous Straubing Roman treasure, jewelry and weapons of the Bavarians can be found in the Gäubodenmuseum. For those interested in history, Straubing offers the Sorviodurum Roman Park, in which parts of the fortifications of the stone fort of the first Canaanite cohort and parts of the camp village can be seen. The Gäuboden folk festival, the second largest folk festival in Bavaria after the Oktoberfest in Munich, takes place in August. Here you can also visit the East Bavaria show. The water park awaits you all year round. AQUAtherm, an indoor and outdoor swimming pool with different pools. The zoo with its over 1700 native and exotic animals is also worth the trip. It takes about an hour to get from the Hotel Bergknappenhof, either via Deggendorf or St. Englmar. Straubing has a lot to offer in terms of sport. Two golf courses, in Kirchroth and Fruhstorf, Nordic walking routes, hiking trails, cycle paths along the Danube, ice skating in the ice rink are just a few examples. For those interested in ice hockey, a game of the "Straubing Tigers" is a must. Many cultural events take place in the "old slaughterhouse", in the Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Halle or in the Theater am Hagen. The team at the Hotel Bergknappenhof will be happy to advise you.

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