Landau Parks and Monuments
Pfalz Insider Tips – Landau - Green Garden City
Landau, the metropolis of the South Palatinate, is primarily known as a fortress and university city.
advanced baroque fortification,
1700–02, city architect engineer-colonel Jacques de Tarade
further expansion 1705–33 and 1743, transformation into a park after 1883;
main wall with crownwork consisting of two half and three full bastions, main ditch, ditch scissors,
remains of the outworks and underground facilities
including: Monument Emich von Leiningen and Rudolf von Habsburg as well as Bismarck Tower[4]
1700-1702 built on a northwestern elevation for the protection and reinforcement of the fortress as a citadel and separated from it by a flood basin. Main wall intact, dry ditch and predominantly preserved outworks and half moons.
Inside the fort, instead of former military buildings, the university built from 1960 - 1964.
In the rear basin, a bird sanctuary was created in 1905. This led to the establishment of the first zoo in the Palatinate; today Landau Zoo.
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On Foot on a Discovery Route: The Fortress Path "Route Vauban in Landau"
On the green trails of the fortress. A botanical circular walk through the fortifications of the garden city.
Discover the idyllic town of Landau on a historic city route. A guided city walk through the former fortress town of Landau is like a trip back ...
Through the Nordpark to the fortifications, via Schillerpark to Landau Rathausplatz.
This cross-border cycle tour on the Upper Rhine connects towns, villages, fortifications, defense lines and bunkers to create a unique experience ...
Landauer Fort
76829 Landau in der Pfalz
+49 6341 138310 http://visitlandau.de E-mail: visit@landau.de
On Foot on a Discovery Route: The Fortress Path "Route Vauban in Landau"
On the green trails of the fortress. A botanical circular walk through the fortifications of the garden city.
Discover the idyllic town of Landau on a historic city route. A guided city walk through the former fortress town of Landau is like a trip back ...
Through the Nordpark to the fortifications, via Schillerpark to Landau Rathausplatz.
This cross-border cycle tour on the Upper Rhine connects towns, villages, fortifications, defense lines and bunkers to create a unique experience ...

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