Ellwangen

• Ellwangen on the Jagst

  Former residence of the Prince-Provosts in the
  Virngrund, which was founded in 764 as a Benedictine
  monastery. The pilgrimage church Schönenberg
  and the castle with museum rise above the
  town. In the courtyard, the “Heimattage” and
  other cultural events take place every summer.

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• Sights in and around Ellwangen

  Market place with basilica, baroque Jesuit
  church and canons’ houses, pilgrimage church
  Schönenberg, castle with museum, Palais Adelmann,
  Antonius-Chapel with faience altar.
  Alamannenmuseum, Sieger-Köder-Museum.

• Fort

  East of the road Birkenzell-Gerau: Limes wall is clearly visible as a
  dam in the field-meadow area.
  Location of WP 12/109 not far from the wooden crucifix at Stödtlen-
  Oberzell: situated within an interesting landscape; with a good view
  over Dinkelsbühl towards the North and to the Middle Franconian
  Hesselberg towards the East.

• Limes wall

  A section of the Limes wall was exposed directly at the Kastellstraße
  in Ellwangen-Pfahlheim in 1988.
  The foundations, which are 12.2 m long and 1.25 – 1.40 m wide,
  have been preserved up to a height of 0.75 m. The dried-out cavity
  wall consists of local “Stubensandstein”.

• Touristinfo

  Tourist Information
  Spitalstr. 4
  73479 Ellwangen
  
  Tel. +49 (0) 79 61 / 84-303
  Fax +49 (0) 79 61 / 55 267
  
  tourist@ellwangen.de
    www.ellwangen.de
  

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