Abenberg Travel Guide
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Abenberg Overview
Abenberg is a town in the district of Roth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 9 km west of Roth bei Nürnberg (Roth bei Nürnberg vacation rentals | Roth bei Nürnberg travel guide) and 25 km southwest of Nuremberg (Nuremberg vacation rentals | Nuremberg travel guide).
Abenberg is located on the northern edge of the Franconian Lake District, spacious seen between the Swiss franc amount in the northwest, Nuremberg in the north and the Franconian Alb in the south and east. The small rivers draining the urban area on the Rednitz / Regnitz to Main. There exist the following municipal area: Abenberg, Aurau, Beerbach, Dürrenmungenau, Ebersbach (Ebersbach vacation rentals | Ebersbach travel guide), Obersteinbach ob Gmünd, and Wassermungenau.
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Things to See in Abenberg
Lace Museum
Haus Fränkischer Geschichte at Burg Abenberg
Castle Abenberg
Kloster Marienburg
Rathaus, built in 1732–1744 by Gabriel de Gabrieli
Stadtmauer and Stadttürme
Stillaplatz with Stillabrunnen and Mansion
Pfarrkirche St. Jakobus
Stillakirche with catacombs
Klöppelschule Lace School
Druid stone in Abenberg
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Maps and Driving Directions to Abenberg
Abenberg Stadtbild
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Related Sites
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- Homepage of Abenberg: Abenberg (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Abenberg
More about the History of Abenberg
The county Abenberg arose among the Ottomans from 1002 to 1024, when the town was founded around 1040 by Wolfram von Abenberg. Burg Abenberg was bequeathed by its last owner to the city of Frankfurt (Frankfurt vacation rentals | Frankfurt travel guide) in 1959 but was not accepted. In the years 1982-84, the city bought the castle and restored it from scratch. Today the castle houses a medieval museum, a lace museum and a hotel with restaurant. The castle is also used for exhibitions, public and private events.
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