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Münzstraße 1-3
86956 Schongau
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touristinfo@schongau.de
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A perfect symbiosis of new and old

The medieval townscape with its fortified walls, gateways and towers is living evidence of the town’s rich history. Granted certain rights at the end of the 12th century, the town was the administrative centre, a secondary residence of the Wittelsbach dynasty and a Bavarian fortif ication on the river Lech, the border between Bavaria and Swabia.

History

  • about 1060 AD First mention of the present day town (‘Scongoe’)
  • End of the 11th century The town begins to shift to a nearby hill, the Lechumlaufberg
  • 1331 Town and coin charter under Ludwig the Bavarian; economic upswing as a storage and transhipment place on the ‘Via Claudia Augusta’
  • 1419 Construction of the Town Hall, the ‘Ballenhaus’
  • 1445 Construction of the Holy Ghost Hospital Church of St. Erasmus, today the Town Museum
  • 1490 Secondary residence of the Wittelsbach family, Duke Christoph the Strong
  • 1753 Reconstruction of the Parish Church of St. Mary of the Ascension

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Eating and drinking

Historic wine bar in the Frauentor – evening restaurant within the ancient town walls offering ‘Flammkuchen’ specialities
Boot house on Lechsee lake in Schongau – terrace on the banks of the river Lech with regional and Mediterranean specialities. Open from May to September

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Tourist Information
Münzstraße 1-3
86956 Schongau
+49 (0) 8861 214-181
touristinfo@schongau.de
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