Why visit Schongau
Townapedia lists 28 museums and landmarks, 27 parks and trails, 80 places to eat, 11 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Biohof Jocher, Museum im Klösterle, Stadtmuseum and Schongauer Märchenwald und Tierpark.
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About Schongau
Schongau (German pronunciation: [ˈʃoːnɡaʊ] ) is a town in Bavaria, southern Germany, near the Alps. It is located along the Lech, between Landsberg am Lech and Füssen. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Schongau has a well-preserved old wall around the center.
From the Wikipedia article Schongau, Bavaria (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do8
Museums and landmarks28
16 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds27
Freibad Altenstadt
Sports field and stadium · 2.5 km
May-Sep: Mo-Su 10:00-19:00
15 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes80
Gasthof Janser
Restaurant · International · 3.4 km
2 Burgstraße, Altenstadt
Mo 17:00-22:00; Tu,Th-Su 11:00-14:00,17:00-22:00
Madam Curry
Restaurant · Indian · 2.6 km
9 Hauptplatz, Peiting
11:00-14:00,17:30-22:00; Tu,Sa 17:30-22:00
Oafach Schea Deko-Cafe
Cafe · Breakfast, Coffee Shop, Cake · 4.1 km
31 Hoheneggstraße, Hohenfurch
We-Fr 09:00-12:00,14:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-12:30
Pizzaexpress Schongau
Restaurant · Indian, Italian, Pizza
13 Lechvorstadt, Schongau
Mo-Fr 11:00-14:00,17:00-22:30; Sa 17:00-23:00; Su 11:30-22:30
Hotel Restaurant Dragoner/Grubers Steak-Stube
Restaurant · Steak House · 2.8 km
Mo-Fr 11:30-13:45,17:00-20:45
KeGo
Restaurant · Vietnamese
21 Bauerngasse, Schongau
Tu-Th 11:00-14:30,17:00-22:30; Fr,Sa 11:00-14:30,17:00-23:00; Su...
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68 more on the map.
History
Schongau originated from the town currently known as Altenstadt (lit.: old town). In the 13th century, a large number of the inhabitants moved only a few kilometres into a new settlement founded on the Lech and took the name Schongau with them. The hillside was far better situated to defend it. The town of Schongau is located in close proximity to the former Roman road to Augsburg, Via Claudia Augusta (47 AD), and got its name from the Romans. In the Middle Ages, it was an important hub and commercial centre on the Verona-Augsburg-Nuremberg route and on the salt road from Berchtesgadener Land into the Allgäu.
Lechrain, populated by the Alemanni, was under the rule of the Swabian Welfs until the 12th century. After the death of Welf VI in 1191, the Welf territories in Swabia changed hands to the Hohenstaufen. Emperor Frederick Barbarossa gave it to the Hohenstaufen. When the last Staufer ruler Conradin moved to Italy in 1267 to defend his power against Charles of Anjou, his ally Duke Ludwig II of Bavaria unexpectedly denied his help and demanded the payment of debts, which is why Conradin had to give away a large part of his possessions as the Duke of Swabia (called the Konradinian donation). In this way, the Bavarian dukes of Wittelsbach, who were ambitious to extend their influence into the Alamannian settlements up to Lech, came to rule the Lechrain in 1268.
From the History section of Schongau, Bavaria on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay11
Churches and places of worship26
Basilika Sankt Michael
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.1 km
2 Sankt-Michael-Straße, Altenstadt
Heilig Kreuz Schwabniederhofen
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.3 km
1 Burgstraße, Altenstadt
Heilig-Geist-Kirche
Church · Roman Catholic
6 Karmeliterstraße, Schongau
Mariä Himmelfahrt
Church · Roman Catholic · 4.2 km
2 Kirchberg, Hohenfurch
Stadtpfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt
Church · Catholic
23 Marienplatz, Schongau
Wallfahrtskapelle Hl. Kreuz
Church · Roman Catholic
7 Am Maxtor, Schongau
Shopping30
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries16
Ganztagsbetreuung, Alfons-Peter-Grundschule
School · 3.1 km
Kampfgartenweg, Peiting
Healthcare11
Map of Schongau
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sonderflughafen Oberpfaffenhofen (OBF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 42 km away.
- Weilheim 20 km east, about 20 min by car
- Starnberg 39 km northeast, about 39 min by car
- Wolfratshausen 41 km east, about 41 min by car
- Schwabmünchen 42 km north, about 42 min by car
- Sonthofen 56 km southwest, about 56 min by car
- Taufkirchen 60 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Unterhaching 61 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Stadtbergen 62 km north, about 1 h by car
- Munich 62 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Augsburg 62 km north, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Schongau Muenzstr, Bbb, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schongau Christophstrasse 57, Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau, Mariä Himmelfahrt, Inneres, Uttinger, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Prozessionsstange diverse Schongau, Klaus Littmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schongau Kirchenstraße Mai 2014, Karl432, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Prozessionsstange Schneider Schongau, Klaus Littmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Prozessionsstange Zimmerer Schongau, Klaus Littmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Prozessionsstange Schreiner Schongau, Klaus Littmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Prozessionsstange Bäcker Schongau, Klaus Littmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schongau, Kirche Mariae Himmelfahrt, die Kanzel, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Schongau, Kirche Mariae Himmelfahrt, die Orgel, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Schongau, Kirche Mariae Himmelfahrt, Hochaltar, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Schongau Marienplatz 22, Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Marienplatz 18, Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Muenzstrasse 10, Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Christophstrasse 16, Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Loewenstrasse 3 (5), Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Loewenstrasse 3 (3), Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Loewenstrasse 3 (6), Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Loewenstrasse 3 (2), Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Loewenstrasse 3 (4), Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau, Rentamtstr 1, Finanzamt v NW, 1, Renardo la vulpo, CC0
- Schongau Marienplatz 14, Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau, die Kirche Mariae Himmelfahrt, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Schongau Christophstrasse 33, Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Christophstrasse 33 (2), Angela Huster, CC0
- Ballenhaus in Marienplatz, Schongau - geo.hlipp.de - 2203, James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Schongau, das Ballenhaus, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Schongau Marienplatz 15, Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Kanzleistrasse 1, Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau, Marienplatz mit Kirche Mariä Himmelfahrt, Uttinger, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Schongau Dominikus-Zimmermann-Strasse 10 (2), Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Dominikus-Zimmermann-Strasse 10, Angela Huster, CC0
- Unterer Kupferschmied (Schongau), Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau, Ursula Jaeger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schongau Marienplatz 11-Portal (2), Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Marienplatz 11-Portal (3), Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Marienplatz 11-Portal, Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Marienplatz 11-Portal (5), Angela Huster, CC0
- Altenstadt-St Michael-10-Suedansicht-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Altenstadt, WM - Schwabniederhofen - Kirche v O, Flodur63, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hohenfurch, Thomas Springer, Public domain
- PeitingStMichaelMarch2011, Thmsfrst, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Peiting Herzogsägmühle Dorfplatz1 Ev Kirche StMartin 001, K.Baas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schongau-107-Marienplatz 19-Alte Post-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Am Maxtor 7 Kapelle Hl. Kreuz Schongau-1, Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schongau-Mariae Himmelfahrt-08-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schongau Heilig-Geist-Spitalkirche St. Anna mit Stadtmauer von Südosten, Karl432, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Museum im Klösterle Peiting, Stefan Karl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sebastianskirche Schongau-1, Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schongau, Dreifaltigkeitskirche, 2, Renardo la vulpo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lageplan von Burg Peiting, Burgstall Schlossberg (Schongau) und Abschnittsbefestigung Peiting, Königreich Bayern, Public domain
- Villa rustica Peiting (1), Stefan Karl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schongau Maxtor (2), Angela Huster, CC0
- Schongau Lindenplatz 1 Schild Polizeidienerturm, Angela Huster, CC0
- Street-level photo, rausk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hansfampf1987, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rausk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rausk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rausk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rausk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rausk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rausk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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