Landshut
Landshut is the capital and the biggest city of Lower Bavaria in the German federal state of Bavaria. The city is best known for the Landshut Wedding, a quadrennial re-enactment of the actual medieval wedding, including knights' tournaments.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trausnitz Castle and St. Martin’s Church.
Trausnitz Castle
Castle
Trausnitz Castle is a medieval castle situated in Landshut, Bavaria in Germany. It was the home of the Wittelsbach dynasty, and it served as their ducal residence for Lower Bavaria from 1255–1503, and later as the seat of the hereditary rulers of the whole of Bavaria.
St. Martin’s Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St. Martin is a medieval church in Landshut, Bavaria. St. Martin's Church, along with Trausnitz Castle and the celebration of the Landshuter Hochzeit, are the most important landmarks and historical events of Landshut.
Landshut Hauptbahnhof
Railway station
Photo: Flummi-2011, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Landshut Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Landshut in the German State of Bavaria. There is also the halt of Landshut Süd on the Neumarkt-Sankt Veit – Landshut railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kumhausen and Ergolding.
Kumhausen
Village
Photo: Konrad Lackerbeck, Public domain.
Kumhausen is a municipality in the district of Landshut in Bavaria in Germany.
Ergolding
Town
Photo: Konrad Lackerbeck, Public domain.
Ergolding is a municipality in the district of Landshut, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Isar, 5 km northeast of Landshut. Ergolding is situated 4½ km north of Landshut.
Landshut
- Type: Locality with 71,900 residents
- Also known as: “09261000” and “Stadt Landshut”
- Location: Kreisfreie Stadt Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.5359° or 48° 32′ 9″ northLongitude
12.1523° or 12° 9′ 8″ eastPopulation
71,900Elevation
400 metres (1,312 feet)Open location code
8FWJG5P2+8WGeoNames ID
6556450
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