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Monday’s Travel Photos – Passau, Germany

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Passau, built on the Danube, is almost on the Austrian border. It’s also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or “City of Three Rivers” because the Danube is joined by the Inn from the south (as in Innsbruck) and the Ilz from the north. It’s a pretty town and a very popular stop for river  cruises along the Danube. It suffered badly during the recent floods in June 2013 but most of the city has been cleaned up. It could also be called the City of Clock Towers – there seems to be one at the end of every street.

Passau from the bridge over the Danube
Passau from the bridge over the Danube

 

Mediaeval street in Passau
Mediaeval street in Passau
Nearly every street seems to have a clock tower or steeple at the end
Nearly every street seems to have a clock tower or steeple at the end
Sun dial on a typical painted façade
Sun dial on a typical painted façade
View of Veste Oberhaus fortress built in 1219, seen from the banks of the Danube
View of Veste Oberhaus fortress built in 1219, seen from the banks of the Danube
Dom St Stephan
Dom St Stephan
Looking at the Danube, you can see the Ils on the far side
Looking at the Danube, you can see the Ils on the far side
Where the Danube and Inn join
Where the Danube and Inn join
Clock tower on the Town Hall in Passau
Clock tower on the Town Hall in Passau
The highwater mark on the Town Hall.
The highwater mark on the Town Hall. 

 

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