Deggendorf between city history and the Danube

Deggendorf brings together city history, craftsmanship and the Danube. When planning a stay, you can tailor your time to different interests: a City Museum and a Handicrafts Museum offer their own cultural highlights, while the Danube Park and a named circular hiking trail invite you outdoors. First consider whether culture, historic buildings or the river landscape should be the focus of your trip.

City Museum and the history of craftsmanship

Since 12 September 2021, the Deggendorf City Museum has presented the permanent exhibition “We Are Deggendorf! The City – The River – The People.” In the section “The City – The Heart of Deggendorf,” visitors can select notable buildings on a 3D model of the old town and examine them at a digital research station. This brings together a shared perspective on the city, the river and its people with the opportunity to explore individual buildings in the old town in more detail.

The Handicrafts Museum offers a different focus: eight sections provide an overview of the cultural history of local crafts. There is also a museum cinema showing films about various trades. The museum is in the heart of the city centre and can be reached quickly on foot from the town square and shopping streets. During visits with their school class and at children’s birthday parties, children and young people can do practical work in the workshop.

Historic buildings and the cityscape

Deggendorf’s landmarks include the Old Town Hall with its Gothic tower. It was built in 1535. Another testament to the city’s history is an approximately 30-metre-long surviving section of the historic city wall, which dates back to the 14th century. The Holy Sepulchre Church of “St. Peter and Paul” is also one of Deggendorf’s attractions. Together, these places show different aspects of the city’s history: a town hall as a landmark, a preserved section of the fortifications and a church among the local sights.

Danube Park and hiking trails

At Danube Park, you can walk along the Danube, watch the ducks and enjoy the river landscape. After the Volga, the Danube is Europe’s second-longest river, stretching 2,857 kilometres and flowing into the Black Sea. A walk along the river therefore connects a local landscape with the course of one of Europe’s great rivers.

For a specific hiking route, circular trail 2, “DEG – Cultural Quarter,” leads from Deggendorf’s Cultural Quarter via Perlasberg, Breitenberg and Simmling to Geiersberg Church and back to the Cultural Quarter. The sequence of places makes the route clear: it starts and ends in the Cultural Quarter, passing Geiersberg Church along the way. The collection “Top 9 Hiking Routes in Deggendorf” offers another point of reference; its contents may change, so it is advisable to check the current selection before setting out.

Getting here and planning your stay

Deggendorf is connected to a rail line by the Waldbahn. Check the timetable for your travel dates when planning your arrival and departure. A farmers’ market is listed at Luitpoldplatz for Saturdays; check the current date before your trip.

When looking for a hotel in Deggendorf, you can first decide what you want to focus on during your stay: the City Museum, Handicrafts Museum and historic buildings offer culture and city history, while Danube Park and the hiking trail are for time by the Danube and outdoors.

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