Upper Palatinate

Upper Palatinate (German: Oberpfalz) is a region in Bavaria, Germany.

Cities
  • Regensburg — the capital of Upper Palatinate on the banks of the river Danube (Donau)
  • Amberg
  • Cham
  • Neumarkt i. d. Obpf.
  • Neustadt (Waldnaab)
  • Schwandorf
  • Tirschenreuth
  • Weiden i. d. OPf.
  • Grafenwöhr — known through its military training area which is the largest multinational training area in Europe
Other Destinations
Sights
Itineraries

Amberg amberg.eu old city center, the new castle and the armoury (´Zeughaus´, ´Klösterl´ and ´Regierungskanzlei´seat of the government of ´Upper Palatinate´ till 1810), the town wall and gates (´Stadtbrille´, ´Nabburger Tor´), the gothic city hall, church (´St. Martin´, ´Schulkirche´), the pilgrimage church (´Mariahilfberg) and ´Bergfest´ late June, early July

Neumarkt www.neumarkt.de old city centre (´Marktplatz´), the old city hall, castle ´Burg Wolfenstein´, gothic castle ´Pfalzgrafenschloss´, church (´St. Johannes´), the town wall and towers (´Pulverturm´)

Regensburg www.regensburg.de old city centre, patrician towered houses, the cathedral (Cathedral Boys' Choir Regensburger Domspatzen), old city hall (´Perpetual Imperial Diet´, 1663-1806), the Stone Bridge, the Porta Praetoria (Roman), the Scottish Church of St. James (portal), castle (Thurn und Taxis), ´Stadtamhof´

Schwandorf www.schwandorf.de old city centre (´Marktplatz´), the town towers (´Blasturm´), church (´Jakobskirche´), castle (´Fronberger Schloss´), ´Färberhaus´, historic cellars (´Historische Felsenkeller´), pilgrimage church (´Kreuzberg´)

Weiden www.weiden-oberpfalz.de old city centre, ´Marktplatz´, the Old City Hall, the town wall and gates (´Oberes Tor´), Church St. Michael, International Ceramics Museum (´Waldsassener Kasten´)

Eating

Eichmühle Regenstauf www.spital.de, Zur Roten Amsel, Kallmünz www.zur-roten-amsel.de

Drinking

Café Zentral Amberg www.cafezentral.de, Gasthaus Kneitinger Regensburg www.kneitinger.de

Safety

Hotel Bischofshof Regensburg www.hotel-bischofshof.de, Hotel-Orphee Regensburg www.hotel-orphee.de Hotel Burg-Wernberg.de burg-wernberg.de

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