Historic buildings and squares

The only remaining city gate from the 15th century, located at the eastern end of Marienplatz. The coat of arms of the town of Dingolfing can be seen on the outside. After passing through the Wollertor gate, you find yourself on Marienplatz and thus in the area of the fortified…

Opposite the south portal of the parish church of St John, inown as the Erasmi and Schusterkirche. Built at the end of the 15th century; single-nave complex with net vaulting. Attached to it is an ossuary (so-called Seelenkammerl or Karner) from th 17th century. Notable Features: A wooden charnel structure…

Built around 1410, it served as the residence of the Kastner (a steward or tax collector) and as quarters for the Dukes of Bavaria. Privately owned from 1603 to 1956, then acquired by the town of Dingolfing. It has housed the Dingolfing Museum since 1959. Rectangular brick building with western…

The Stinkerturm is now part of the Dingolfing Museum and was privately owned from the middle of the 19th century until 1997. It is a semi-circular brick tower with a conical roof made of wooden tiles (dating from the 15th century) and was part of the medieval town fortifications. The…

The Storchenturm is a landmark of the town of Dingolfing. It rises at the western end of the Upper Town. Storks nested on the tower until 1797 but the last stork’s nest was removed by the town in 1815. The last stork was sighted on the tower in 1819. In…

The ring of walls around the “Upper” and “Lower” town and the former 22 towers with their design elements characterised the outer appearance of the town until the 19th century. The ring wall of the fortification was built of bricks with pebble infill. However, their architectural style differed between the…

The Dingolfing High Bridge is one of the town’s landmarks. The five-bay brick building was erected in 1612 after the wooden predecessor building was unsound. The construction was initiated by the town, which applied to the duke in 1611 for planning permission and a reduction in the town tax. The…

The two-storey Renaissance building dates back to the 16th century. Its most distinctive architectural feature is the semi-circular ledges attached to the stepped steep gable. On the ground floor of the building, the town’s butchers once had their meat stalls and sales premises. Today, the building is used as a…

In 1884, Ferdinand Seethaler acquired the 150-year-old estate named after him for his son. He was a brewer and wanted to build up a new livelihood here. In 1906, the site becomes the property of the Wasserburger family. In 2009, the city of Dingolfing buys the building. The district and…

Halfway from the Upper Town to the Lower Town, you pass the remains of the forge tower. The former defence tower was partially demolished in 1887. Originally, it reinforced the passage of the old city fortifications, which ran from the Storchenturm down the slope to the Isartor (former city gate).…

Marienplatz, the central square in the heart of Dingolfing’s old town, owes its name to the cast-iron fountain erected in 1867. In 1750, the fountain was located on the southern side of Marienplatz, approximately at the level of the building at Marienplatz No. 8, and was supplied with water from…

The core of the historic building with its thick foundation walls and almost square floor plan is probably the oldest building in the Lower Town. The tower served as the home of one of the four night watchmen. In the 15th century, a front tower with gate and so-called Wachtergangerl…

The historic square represents the interface between the historic city centre and the area directly in front of the old city wall. The two-part fountain sculpture by Josef Sailstorfer shows, among other things, a 16 metre long and 8 metre high arc of tension, which can symbolise connection, dynamism, progress…

The Bruckstadel dates back to the 14th century and originally served as the toll collector’s office. Destroyed in the great town fire in 1743, the building was rebuilt in 1752. Different public and later private uses characterize the following centuries. In 1999, the city of Dingolfing purchased the Bruckstadel and…