Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Reichstrasse is around 10 minutes' walk north of the train station. Turn right onto
Bahnhofstrasse and cross the bridge onto Ried Island.
Sights
CHURCH
Liebfraukirche
(Reichstrasse)
At the western end of Reichstrasse rises this 15th-century Gothic church
with original frescos and a curiously sloping floor that drops 120cm. Swabia's largest
church bell (6550kg) swings in the belfry.
Käthe-Kruse-Puppenmuseum
(Pflegstrasse 21a; adult/child €2.50/1.50; 11am-5pm daily May-Sep, 2-5pm Tue-Sun
Apr & Oct, Wed, Sat & Sun Nov-Mar,)
This nostalgia-inducing museum fills a former
monastery with old dolls and dollhouses by world-renowned designer Käthe Kruse
(1883-1968).
MUSEUM
Rathaus
(Rathausegasse)
Work on Donauwörth's landmark town hall began in 1236, but it has
seen many alterations and additions over the centuries. At 11am and 4pm daily, the caril-
lon on the ornamented step gable plays a composition by local legend Werner Egk
(1901-83) from his opera
Die Zaubergeige
(The Magic Violin). The building also houses
the tourist office.
HISTORIC BUILDING
Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche
(Heilig-Kreuz-Strasse)
Overlooking the grassy banks of the shallow Wörnitz River, this
soaring baroque confection has for centuries lured the faithful to pray before a chip of
wood, said to come from the Holy Cross, installed in the ornate-ceilinged Gnaden-
kappelle.
CHURCH
Sleeping & Eating
Drei Kronen €€
( 706 170;
www.hotel3kronen.com
; Bahnhofstrasse 25; s/d €82/115; )
Situated
opposite the train station a little way along Bahnhofstrasse, the 'Three Crowns' has the
HOTEL
