Discover Burgau

Burgau between the Mindel and Kammel rivers

Burgau lies between the Mindel and Kammel rivers. The old town developed around a high medieval castle, first mentioned in 1147. A market town grew around the castle around 1300. These beginnings provide a clear timeframe for the town’s history.

Castle and Town Museum

Burgau Castle now houses the local history museum and was rebuilt using medieval structural elements by 1720. Since 1907, individual rooms in the castle have been used by the newly founded Burgau Town Museum. Covering more than 700 square metres, the museum presents the town’s history from the Middle Ages to the recent past, as well as living conditions in a small town over the past 200 years. A long historical perspective and a more focused look at life in a small town are thus presented side by side. The history of the castle and that of the museum mark distinct periods: reconstruction dates back to 1720, while the museum began using individual rooms in 1907.

Town Hall, Town Gate and Churches

The Old Town Hall was built in 1709/11 to plans by Valerian Brenner. Its features include a small clock tower with an onion dome. The town gate took its present form in 1614 and is a landmark of the town. Its current form places it in a different period from the town hall, which was built at the beginning of the 18th century.

The churches also reflect different construction dates. The nave and choir of the Catholic parish church of the Assumption of Mary were built in 1788–90 to plans by Kaspar Zengerle. The town parish church of the Assumption of Mary was built in 1789 and contains rare frescoes by J. Baptist Enderle and Konrad Huber. The Evangelical Lutheran Christ Church was built in 1957/58; its freestanding campanile followed in 1959. Thus, both buildings from the late 18th century and a church built in the 1950s are local points of reference for exploring Burgau’s architecture.

St. Leonhard Cemetery Chapel

St. Leonhard Cemetery Chapel is a chancel-tower chapel built by Georg Kraus in 1667/68 and furnished with fittings. The cemetery wall, with its round-arched gateways, was built in 1726. The chapel and wall therefore represent two different construction phases. Together with the town hall, town gate and churches, the chapel adds another sacred building and a distinctive cemetery wall design to the picture of Burgau.

Cycling in the Günzburg travel region

In the wider Günzburg travel region, the Kammeltal Cycle Path is a regional cycling highlight. The route is 60 kilometres long in total and is suitable as a day trip or as a two-stage tour. In the district of Günzburg, it runs mostly along flat roads and paths. These details describe the cycle path in the Günzburg travel region; they complement Burgau’s history with a regional perspective for travel planning.

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See the full travel overview: Günzburg.