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Passau (German: ⓘ; Central Bavarian: Båssa) is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt ("City of Three Rivers"), as the river Danube is joined by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north.
- View the Meeting Point of Three Rivers. Address. 9640 Passau, Austria. Get directions. Passau is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt, which means the "City of Three Rivers."
- See the Biggest Organ in Europe. Address. Stephansplatz 3, Innere Stadt 1010 Wien, Austria. Get directions. Phone +43 1 515523530. Web Visit website. St. Stephen's Cathedral (Dom St. Stephan) is a stunning centerpiece of the city with its spectacular tiled roof and spire poking into the sky.
- Look Down from a Fortress. Address. Oberhaus 125, 94034 Passau, Germany. Get directions. Phone +49 851 396800. Web Visit website. The best view of Passau and the rivers is from the fortress atop the hill.
- Climb the Heavenly Ladder. Passau offers a staircase up to the sky. The heavenly ladder of 321 covered steps takes pious visitors up the Mariahilf Monastery.
Passau, city, Bavaria Land (state), southeastern Germany. It lies at the confluence of the Danube, Inn, and Ilz rivers, on the Austrian border. Originally the Celtic settlement of Bojodurum, it was later the site of a Roman camp, Castra Batava, and was made an episcopal see in 739.
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- Veste Oberhaus. One of the largest preserved fortresses in Europe. Museums, exhibitions and St. George’s Chapel with Gothic frescoes and a youth hostel.
- Roman Museum Kastell Boiotro. Sits on the foundations of a Late Roman castle. 600 exhibits illuminate 400 years of Roman rule in the region. museen-in-passau.de (only in German)
- Scharfrichterhaus. Cabaret, music, literature and a restaurant serving Bavarian-Austrian cuisine. scharfrichterhaus.de (only in German)
- Museum of Modern Art Wörlen. Works by the artist Georg Philipp Wörlen (1886-1954) and the artist groups “The Rock” and “Danube Forest Group”. It also has special temporary exhibitions.
Passau. Germany, Europe. The power of flowing water has quite literally shaped the picturesque town of Passau on the border with Austria. Its Altstadt is stacked atop a narrow peninsula that jabs its sharp end into the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, the Inn and the Ilz.
Passau, Germany. Known as Dreiflüssestadt (City of Three Rivers), Passau is the place where the Danube meets the Inn and the Ilz. The picturesque city lies in Germany’s far southeast corner near the Austrian border. Settled since prehistory and a former hub of the salt trade, it became the Roman village of Batavis, then later the Holy Roman ...
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