Discover Kösching: Roman Fort, Forest and Outdoor Pool
Accommodation in Kösching
Kösching combines Roman history and local culture with the vast Kösching Forest; in summer, the outdoor pool at Bad am Berg adds another distinct attraction. The Roman fort of Germanicum lies beneath the town centre, and the market museum explores the town’s history, agriculture and crafts. You can therefore plan your stay around culture, countryside or a day at the pool, and consider which of these matters most to you when choosing a holiday apartment.
Swimming and sauna at Bad am Berg
In summer, Bad am Berg in Kösching offers an outdoor pool with a sunbathing lawn, swimming pool, slide and separate children’s area. If you are planning a visit with children, this area is a specific feature of the outdoor pool complex. The sauna area at Bad am Berg includes a sauna and a steam bath. The outdoor pool and sauna offer different experiences; the outdoor pool is explicitly seasonal. If these facilities are important to your visit, check the operator’s current information in advance.
Roman fort, church and museum
The Roman fort of Germanicum lies beneath Kösching town centre, about 100 metres from the parish church there. The Catholic parish church of the Assumption of Mary has a Baroque interior. The upper floor of the Kösching Market Museum displays exhibits on the town’s history, agriculture and crafts. Each offers a different cultural perspective: the Roman fort, the Baroque interior, and the exhibitions on the town’s history, agriculture and crafts.
Kösching Forest
The large Kösching Forest is part of the Kösching market town and has been preserved as a continuous woodland. It extends north of Kösching as far as Denkendorf and from Stammhamm to Mendorf in a west–east direction. These endpoints give you a concrete sense of the forest’s extent. The forest is a distinct natural attraction alongside Kösching’s cultural offerings and presents the town from a different perspective than the Roman fort, church and museum.
Eichstätt: Fossils, Castle and Garden
Eichstätt has its own distinctive attractions. The Jura Museum Eichstätt focuses on fossils from the Solnhofen Plattenkalk, and also displays the original Eichstätt specimen of Archaeopteryx. This brings together a broad focus on fossils and a specifically identified original specimen.
The Willibaldsburg Castle in Eichstätt was built in 1355 by Bishop Berthold, Burgrave of Zollern, and served as the bishop’s residence until 1725. The 420-metre-long castle retains its walls and bastions, the arsenal, the 63-metre-long gate hall and the Gemmingen Building with its two towers. The 1,500-square-metre Bastion Garden is also located at Willibaldsburg. There, the Hortus Eystettensis, destroyed during the Thirty Years’ War, was brought back to life 400 years later; visitors can discover many of the garden’s original plant species. Cathedral Square is in the oldest inhabited part of Eichstätt.
For an active outing, the Eichstätt Fossil Trail is a moderately challenging, nine-kilometre circular route for families. Food is another attraction in its own right: several times a year, the Eichstätt Genuss-Wirte offer special dishes under the motto “Eichstätt cooks...”, including flavourful Altmühltal lamb dishes.
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