Regensburg is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers, Danube’s northernmost point. It is the capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the fourth-largest city in the State of Bavaria after Munich, Nuremberg and Augsburg and the 8th largest of all cities on the Danube river. From its foundation as an imperial Roman river fort, the city has been the political, economic and cultural centre of the surrounding region. Later, under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, it housed the Perpetual Diet of Regensburg.
[Music] rensburg is a city in eastern Bavaria in Germany at the Confluence of the danu nav and Regan Rivers Dan’s northernmost point it is the capital of the upper palatinate sub region of the state with more than 150,000 inhabitants rensburg is the fourth largest city in the state of Bavaria after Munich nurburg and Augsburg and the eighth largest of all cities on the danu River from its foundation as an imperial Roman River Fort the city has been the political economic and cultural center of the surrounding region later under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire it housed the Perpetual diet of Regensburg the medieval center of the city was made a UNESCO world heritage site in 2006 because of its well-preserved architecture being the biggest medieval city site north of the Alps and the city’s historical importance for assemblies during the Holy Roman Empire in 2014 Regensburg was among the top sites and travel attractions in Germany [Music] [Music] at the medieval Old Town Hall of rensburg on the town hall Square three buildings built at different times can be distinguished in the South the Imperial hall building with a bay window followed by the portal building with staircase and gate passage and to the east of the passage the oldest town hall building in the style of a patrician house with the town hall Tower in this oldest building is the seat with reception hall of the mayor and other rooms for Associated offices and for the registry office the remaining offices of the city Administration and also the citizens office are located in the new town hall onto [Music] shoplet PA plats is one of many squares in regensburg’s Old Town as a particularly large Square now in the center of the Old Town the square gained particular importance over the years of the Early Middle Ages due to increasing settlement soon after the Romans left the neighboring Roman Camp to the east in the late Middle Ages the square was surrounded by large medieval buildings and thus gained particular importance for public events [Music] the rensburg Museum of History currently resides in a former minite Monastery is a museum of the history art and culture of rensburg and Eastern Bavaria from the Stone Age to the present day the former Monastery of Street Salvador located in in the city’s to shoplet District was founded in 1221 by the bishop of Regensburg Conrad for of Fronton Housen count auto8 of Bavaria and King Henry 7 [Music] Collegiate Parish Church of St cashian the Collegiate Parish Church of St cashian and rensburg is the second oldest church in the city after the Collegiate Church of the old chapel and is one of the earliest documented Church buildings in Bavaria the listed church has a rich architectural history and has been subject to radical changes in various eras today the interior and the north fod are dominated by the Roco style the church has been continuously cared for by the Collegiate of Our Lady of the old chapel since 1225 n [Music] [Applause] [Applause] a [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] the Goliath house is an imposing battlemented early Gothic former house Castle from the period 1,22 30ths in the old town of Regensburg the house lies in a north south Direction between the streets goath strass in the north and what marked in the south [Music] P of Pretoria in rensburg the port of ptor refers to the visibly preserved remains of the north gate of the former Roman legionary Camp castra Regina which was built in the 2 Century ad the remains of the gate had been preserved as invisible fittings in the walls of a brewery building east of The Bishop’s Court which had been built after 1,650 it was not until 1885 when the brewery buildings were demolished that the considerable remains of the Roman Camp gate were rediscovered and uncovered along with the larger Port of in Trier and the Port St Ander and the port daru in otun the port of ptor is one of the few preserved Roman Gate Systems north of the Alps [Music] Regensburg Sausage Kitchen the historic Sausage Kitchen of Regensburg is a restaurant in rensburg this is notable as perhaps the oldest continuously open public restaurant in the world in 1135 at a building was erected as the Construction office for the Regensburg Stone Bridge until C at 1800 the specialty was gadin fles boiled meat but when the family who currently own the restaurant took over in 1806 charcoal grilled sausages were introduced as the main dish [Music] offered the rensburg Museum of danub shipping is a Maritime Museum of River shipping on the river danu and other rivers situated in the city of rensburg it also contains art collections on that topic along with material on boatman’s work and training its main exhibits are the steam Tugboat rudoff re sand D and the diesel tug [Music] fudo the world heritage Visitor Center Regensburg introduces visitors of all ages to the attractions services and unique history of the Town modern media installations and interactive displays provide delightful insights into regensburg’s Heritage and Spark curiosity to explore the world heritage City the exhibition space is found on two floors in the salt Warehouse the permanent exhibit is on the first floor and contains an interactive array of media installations and displays the ground floor has room for traveling exhibits and for group activities [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Stone Bridge the stone bridge in gburg is a 12th century Bridge across the danu linking the old town with stad tamof for more than 800 years until the 1930s it remained the city’s only Bridge across the river it is a Masterwork of medieval construction and an emblem of the city the south end of the bridge may have been the location of an ancient city gate the early 16th century Amberg salt store and the early 17th century Regensburg salt store were built against it the stone bridge is an arch bridge with 16 arches at the South End the first Arch and first Pier were incorporated into the rensburg salt store when it was built in 1,616 – 20 but remain in place under the approach road to the bridge an archaeological investigation was performed in 2009 and revealed fire damage during the Middle Ages the bridge and the cathedral are the two major emblems of the city however the bridge has been seriously damaged by heavy traffic in recent decades and by water and salt damage from poor drainage and lack of sealing of the masonry the bridge has been under restoration since 2010 completion was originally expected in 2014 but then postponed until 2017 at the earliest temporary bridges are being used to enable the over 120,000 annual users of the bridge to bypass the section being rebuilt [Music] [Music] [Music] the silica of the Nativity of Our Lady rensburg the Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady also Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady to the ancient Chapel or Alton capella it is the oldest Catholic place of worship in Bavaria and one of the most important churches in the city of Regensburg in the south of Germany the Collegiate Church and smaller Basilica is part of an Old Abbey dedicated to the Virgin founded by the Emperor Henry 2 ruler of the Holy Roman Empire in the 10002 with a baroque style of the 18th century it is one of the masterpieces of the roko decoration in Europe in the style dictated by the school of renowned weson oh [Laughter] [Music]
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