Rennertshofen combines architectural history in the market town with a signposted historical walking tour; the wider municipal area also includes the Wellheim Dry Valley and the Bertoldsheim Danube barrage. When planning a trip, it is therefore useful to distinguish clearly between locations: some attractions are in the town, others are in the village of Mauern or elsewhere in the municipal area. This makes it easier to choose a stay based on whether you are interested in local history, cycling routes or nature.
Historical traces in the market town
Several periods of construction can be distinguished along Marktstraße in Rennertshofen. The rectory dates from 1680, the town houses on Marktstraße from the 16th to the 18th century, and the schoolhouse from the 17th century. The dates of these specific buildings bring the range of periods in the town’s history to life. Since April 2010, a signposted “Historical Walking Tour” has also led through the market town of Rennertshofen. While each building represents a particular period of construction, the walking tour leads through the market town and offers a different way to explore its history.
In Mauern: pilgrimage and orientation
In Mauern, a village within the municipality of Rennertshofen, a traditional pilgrimage and information about the landscape and nature are the main focus. After the plague years of 1632 and 1649, the people of Burgheim vowed to make an annual pilgrimage to Mauern; the tradition continues to this day. The “Mauerner Höhlen” information centre offers another way to explore the village’s themes, with its information panels. The panels provide information about the Mauerner Höhlen, the ancient Danube valley, Mauern, the adjacent nature reserve and the natural monument “Steinerner Mann.” This offers a way to understand the pilgrimage tradition and the natural history topics as distinct aspects of the village.
Dry valley, cycling route and waterways in the municipal area
The Wellheim Dry Valley runs in broad loops from Rennertshofen via Hütting to Dollnstein. In Mauern, the Altmühl Cycle Route passes directly by the “Mauerner Höhlen” information centre, providing a clear landmark for cyclists. The Bertoldsheim Danube barrage is also within the municipal area and has long been used for sailing. The Bertoldsheim reservoir is also of European importance as a wintering site for waterbirds. The municipality thus encompasses both a broad valley landscape and distinctive connections with cycling, water sports and birdlife.
Culture in the wider destination of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
In the wider destination of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Neuburg Residence Palace adds its own cultural and historical highlight. Count Palatine Ottheinrich had this important Renaissance complex built between 1530 and 1545. The palace chapel is one of the oldest Protestant church buildings in the world and features frescoes by Hans Bocksberger from 1543. GrĂĽnau Hunting Lodge is also an example of Renaissance architecture. Together, these buildings broaden the view of historical architecture in the destination of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen.
Landscape in the wider destination of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
The landscape of the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen region ranges from rock formations in the north to the Danube floodplain forest and the Donaumoos, and on to the asparagus fields of the Schrobenhausen region in the south. The wet meadows in the meadow-bird conservation areas of the Donaumoos and the Paar Valley are important habitats for the Eurasian curlew, northern lapwing, meadow pipit, corn bunting, whinchat, corncrake and common snipe. The entire area of Antoniberg is protected as a natural monument. An avenue of old lime trees leads to a viewpoint overlooking the Danube and the surrounding Danube floodplains. The “Durchblick” installation, built in 2015, makes it possible to experience the exact location of the 500-metre-long bridge across the Danube, built by the Romans and documented in the riverbed.
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