Regensburg

Historic and commercial city in Bavaria, Germany, on the River Danube at its confluence with the Regen, 100 km/63 mi northeast of Munich; population (2005 est) 129,900. It has mechanical and electrical engineering, pharmaceutical, and food-processing industries. It has many medieval buildings, including a Gothic cathedral (1275-1530), and is a ‘living museum’ of German culture and architecture from the early Middle Ages.

History

Features The Gothic cathedral contains beautiful stained glass. The Gothic Rathaus was formerly the meeting-place of the Reichstag. The palace of the Princes of Thurn and Taxis was formerly an abbey; its chapel is partly 8th century. The Danube here is spanned by a 12th-century bridge. There are numerous medieval churches, and 13th-14th-century tower houses, which are found nowhere else north of the Alps. There is an early music festival held in May.