Willibaldsburg, Eichstätt

Name: Willibaldsburg
Address: Burgstr. 19, Eichstätt, 85072, Germany
Telephone: +49 8421 4730

#3 among attractions in Eichstätt

Top attraction, Forts and castles, Baroque architecture

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The Willibaldsburg is a spur castle, built around the year 1353, in Eichstätt in Upper Bavaria. Until the middle of the 18th century, it was the representative castle and seat of Eichstätt's prince-bishops. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1070 (954 years ago)Coordinates: 48°53'41"N, 11°10'11"E

Address

Burgstr. 19Eichstätt 85072 Germany

Contact

+49 8421 4730

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Willibaldsburg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Altes Stadttheater Eichstätt, Eichstätt Cathedral, Jura-Museum, Diözesanmuseum.

0.7 miE
Cinema, Nightlife
Altes Stadttheater Eichstätt, Eichstätt
18 min walk • Altes Stadttheater Eichstätt is a theatre in Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany.
0.7 miE
Church, Town, Gothic architecture
Eichstätt Cathedral, Eichstätt
17 min walk • Eichstätt Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Willibald and St. Salvator is an 11th-Century Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Eichstätt, Bavaria, in Southern Germany.
~320 ftNW
Expansive collection of Jurassic fossils
Jura-Museum, Eichstätt
2 min walk • The Jura Museum located in Willibaldsburg castle in the town of Eichstätt, Germany, is a natural history museum that has an extensive exhibit of Jurassic fossils from the quarries of Solnhofen and surroundings, including marine reptiles, pterosaurs, and one specimen of the early bird Archaeopteryx.
0.7 miE
Specialty museum, Art museum, History museum
Diözesanmuseum, Eichstätt
18 min walk • The Eichstätt Cathedral Treasury and Diocesan Museum in Eichstätt is the diocesan museum of the Diocese of Eichstätt.
0.7 miNE
Park
Altmühl Valley Nature Park, Eichstätt
19 min walk • The Altmühl Valley Nature Park is a nature park, 2,962 km² in area, in the south German state of Bavaria. The area of the park is almost coextensive with that of the natural region major unit of the Southern Franconian Jura.
~300 ftW
Museum
Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Eichstätt
2 min walk • The Museum of Prehistory and Early History at Willibaldsburg Castle is an archaeological museum in Willibaldsburg Castle in Eichstätt in Upper Bavaria.
0.7 miE
Church
Church of the Redeemer, Eichstätt
19 min walk • The Church of the Redeemer in Eichstätt is an Evangelical Lutheran church in the district and university town of the Upper Bavarian district of Eichstätt and in the Evangelical Lutheran Deanery of Pappenheim.
0.9 miSE
Park
Hofgarten, Eichstätt
24 min walk • Hofgarten Eichstätt is located in Eichstätt in the district of the same name in Upper Bavaria. Its size is 22,480 m².
0.6 miE
Church, Historical place, Historic walking areas
Klosterkirche St. Walburg, Eichstätt
16 min walk • St. Walburg Abbey is an abbey of the Benedictine nuns in Eichstätt in the Bavarian diocese of Eichstätt.
0.6 miE
Church
Maria-Hilf-Kapelle, Eichstätt
15 min walk • The Mariahilf Chapel in the western suburbs of the episcopal city of Eichstätt is a baroque furnished sacred building that served as a craftsmen's and pilgrimage chapel.
0.7 miSE
Church, Park
Frauenbergkapelle, Eichstätt
19 min walk • The Frauenberg Chapel is located on the 500 meter high Frauenberg above Eichstätt.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Willibaldsburg?

Nearby attractions include Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Eichstätt (2 min walk), Jura-Museum, Eichstätt (2 min walk), Maria-Hilf-Kapelle, Eichstätt (15 min walk), Klosterkirche St. Walburg, Eichstätt (16 min walk).

How to get to Willibaldsburg by public transport?

The nearest stations to Willibaldsburg:

Bus

Elias-Holl-Straße / Oettingenstraße • Lines: 140 (4 min walk)
Gundekarstraße / Stadtwerke • Lines: 140 (8 min walk)

Train

Rebdorf-Hofmühle (5 min walk)
Eichstätt Stadt (12 min walk)