Wallerstein, Bavaria
Encyclopedia
Wallerstein is a municipality in the district of Donau-Ries
in Bavaria
in Germany
. It was first mentioned 1238 as Steinheim. In 1806 Wallerstein became a part of Bavaria.
Donau-Ries
Donau-Ries is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Ansbach, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Eichstätt, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Aichach-Friedberg, Augsburg and Dillingen, and by the state of Baden-Württemberg .-History:From Palaeolithic times on the Nördlinger Ries was a very...
in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It was first mentioned 1238 as Steinheim. In 1806 Wallerstein became a part of Bavaria.
Culture and Sights
- castle Wallerstein
- castle rock
- old Jewish burial ground
- One of only three German Marian and Holy Trinity columnsMarian and Holy Trinity columnsMarian columns are religious monuments built in honour of the Virgin Mary, often in thanksgiving for the ending of a plague or for some other help. The purpose of the Holy Trinity columns was usually simply to celebrate the church and the faith. However, the plague motif could sometimes play its...