By Train

Regensburg Hauptbahnhof central station is connected to lines to Munich, Nuremberg, Passau, Hof and Ingolstadt and Ulm.It can easily be reached from Munich by train, which takes about 1.5 hours.Regensburg is thus no longer cross-distance transport.Regional rail routes to Alling, were to Valhalla and to Falkenstein already shut down in the postwar period.

By Road

The city lies also on two motorways the A3 from Cologne and Frankfurt to Vienna, and the A93 from Munich to Dresden.The city is also connected by "Bundesstraben", namely the B8, B15, and B16.With the decline of rail was accompanied by a revaluation of the road access.Until the 1980s, all federal highways led to Regensburg in-roads.In the aftermath of Regensburg was gradually fully connected to the German motorway network.

By Bus

Public transport (LPT) to supply 70 buses to the Transport Services GmbH in Regensburg (RVB), belonging to the local bus service (RVV).Between 1903 and 1964, ran the city a small tram network.The early 1980s, the failure of a project to tunnel under the Old Town section of the city buses.It plans to run for the construction of a rail transit system.Are already being kept free for paths and designed buildings such as the Nibelungen bridge accordingly.

Regensburg Cathedral, Regensburger Dult, Regensburg Marathon, Historical Museum of Regensburg, Theater Regensburg

Regensburg Cathedral

is dedicated to St Peter.Is the most important church and landmark of the city Regensburg, Germany.It is the seat of the Catholic diocese of Regensburg.The church is the prime example of Gothic architecture in southern Germany.A first bishop's church was built around 700, at the site of the present-day cathedral parish church Niedermünster (St. Erhard's tomb).Around 739, St. Boniface chose the area of the Porta Praetoria (North Gate of the old Roman fort) for the bishop's seat, and the site of the cathedral has remained there since.The Cathedral was rebuilt in Carolingian times and expanded in the early 11th century with an approximately 15-meter-wide transept two towers and an atrium.

Regensburger Dult

is a folk festival at the Europe channel in the Regensburg district Stadtamhof, which takes place annually in May and September.Since it was intended to erect at the fairground, a cultural and congress center, have been recently repeatedly made proposals, the folk festival on the present site of Purkelgutes move to the southwest of the city.After the abolition of the two Fairs Regensburg Dult Stadtamhof still took a much stronger recovery.Even the perimeter of their visitors from Velburg to Roding or Straubing illustrates this.Not only is the terrain on Protzenweiher was used as a fairground, but also included the main street of Stadtamhof in the carnival. Also there were, like, older visitors may remember, set up the booths of dealers.

Regensburg Marathon

is a marathon in Regensburg, which was first held in 1990 and since then every year with the exception of 1994 takes place (since 1997, always the weekend after the Ascension ).Start and finish are at Westbad.Besides the marathon is also a half marathon offered, since 2008 a 10-km run.The route is flat and fast.Since 2006 instead of twice so far to pass through 21-km route for the marathon runner, a large circular route of the Danube River to Walhalla and offered back.On the way medieval sights of Regensburg for example are the Stone Bridge and the Gothic Ostentor of 1300 to see.

Historical Museum of Regensburg

is a museum shows history, art and culture of Regensburg, Eastern Bavaria from the Stone Age until today. Founded in 1931, the museum is housed in a former Franciscan monastery of St. Salvator.The ground floor houses an archaeological collection of finds on the basis of the development of urban space in prehistory, Roman and early medieval documents.The museum houses the first floor of the departments of history and folklore, including a model of Regensburg in 1700 on a scale of 1:4000 further in 1930 and models and maps, paintings with views of the city and surrounding area of Leo von Klenze and Josef Ostermayr, presentation of history of the church, guilds, economy and culture of city living, collections of furniture, costumes, and votive glass painting from the East Bavarian region.

Theater Regensburg

is the municipal theater in Regensburg.The present building of 1852 was re-designed by Emanuel Herigoyen built.On 12 October 1852 was the house with a performance of Giacomo Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots, reopened under the name of the municipal theater.Municipal property in the theaters but went on until 1859.1898 was a first modernization of the theater, it was supported by Albert I.von Thurn und Taxis, he put his free Oberbaurat Max Schultze available.In the 1950s and 1960s, the demolition and construction of the building was discussed but not implemented for lack of money. End of the 1990s was a comprehensive renovation.Since 1999, the theater is run as an independent utility companies.Today, there's also the stage sites at the Velodrome at the Tower Theater and Haidplatz.director since 2002 Erno Because the commercial management has held Henrik Huyskens.

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