Burghausen in Upper Bavaria
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Burghausen is the largest
town in the
Altötting district of
Upper Bavaria in
Germany . It is situated on the
Salzach river, near the border with
Austria .
Burghausen Castle rests along a ridgeline, and is the longest castle in the
world (1,043 m).
The oldest mention of Burghausen is documented in the year 1025 as Imperial real property . Emperor Conrad II would later appoint the Counts of Burghausen as the financial administrators of the locality. But, as latest excavations have shown, the area around the main court of Burghausen’s castle has at least been inhabited since the Bronze Age . With Archaeologists finding artifacts of the pre-metal Celtic , Iron Age , and Roman era, it is hard to pinpoint a “founding” date. The town has developed over thousands of years, but it is not yet possible to say how long there has been a permanent settlement.
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The main sight of Burghausen besides
Burghausen Castle is the picturesque Old Town in southern Inn-Salzach style. The parish church St. Jakob was consecrated in 1140, reconstructed after a fire in 1353 but the dome of the spire was created only in 1778/81. The ancient
Regierungsgebäude (former Government Building) was built in the 16th century with three decorative Renaissance-turrets. The town hall with its Neo-classical facade originates already from the 14th and 15th century. These buildings are all situated at Burghausen’s grand central square Stadtplatz, same as the baroque Guardian Angel Church. To the north of this square is the former Jesuit church St. Joseph (1630/31), to the south the Holy Spirit Church (1325/30) which was altered during the Baroque. Above the Old Town sprawls the gothic
Burghausen Castle . The Wöhrsee lake is located between the Old Town and the castle. The baroque pilgrimage church St. Maria Himmelfahrt is situated in Marienberg a little distance to the southwest of Burghausen, not far away from the baroque church of the ancient Raitenhaslach Abbey. The city’s education and cultural centre hosts adult education classes in photography and
jazz as well as crafts and jazz events.
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