Harburg, Bavaria

Harburg
Coat of arms
Harburg
Location of Harburg within Donau-Ries district
Coordinates: 48°46′N 10°40′E / 48.767°N 10.667°E / 48.767; 10.667Coordinates: 48°46′N 10°40′E / 48.767°N 10.667°E / 48.767; 10.667
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Donau-Ries
Government
• Mayor	Wolfgang Kilian (CSU)
Area
• Total	73.17 km2 (28.25 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,463
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	86655
Dialling codes	09080
Vehicle registration	DON
Website	www.stadt-harburg-schwaben.de

Harburg

Harburg is a city of around 6,000 inhabitants on Bavaria's Romantic Road with one of the most impressive remaining medieval castles in Germany. It is in the Donau-Ries district.

The castle was first mentioned in 1150 and has never been seriously damaged by war. Unlike many other German castles which were built in the last 200 years or rebuilt after World War II, Harburg Castle retains the feel of the Middle Ages. Singer Michael Jackson called it "the castle of my dreams", and tried unsuccessfully to buy it.

The village itself is quaint with many footpaths and a historic stone bridge.

A rare historic Jewish cemetery is another point of interest.

References

External links

• Tourist information with a lot of pictures
• Official Harburg website
• The Harburg project
• Tourist information
• Map

Towns and municipalities in Donau-Ries
Alerheim Amerdingen Asbach-Bäumenheim Auhausen Buchdorf Daiting Deiningen Donauwörth Ederheim Ehingen am Ries Forheim Fremdingen Fünfstetten Genderkingen Hainsfarth Harburg Hohenaltheim Holzheim Huisheim Kaisheim Maihingen Marktoffingen Marxheim Megesheim Mertingen Mönchsdeggingen Monheim Möttingen Munningen Münster Niederschönenfeld Nördlingen Oberndorf am Lech Oettingen in Bayern Otting Rain Reimlingen Rögling Tagmersheim Tapfheim Wallerstein Wechingen Wemding Wolferstadt