The Willibaldsburg is one from 1353 to 1365 on the Willibaldsberg established castle plant in was from 1335 to in 18. Century representative residence of the of prince bishops. Under bishop Johann Konrad von Gemmingen the castle received among other things a botanischen garden.

Since 1880 the city is in the possession of the Burg.1900 it by the Bavarian state under monument protection is placed.

Today beherbert the castle a regional natural history museum, which is divided into two ranges: The law museum possesses numerous fossil pieces. In addition among other things the famous Archaeopteryx belongs. Museum for Ur and early history among other things a Mammutskelett shows.

The law museum relies on the important scientific collections of the of seminar and by the central management of the national scientific collections Bavaria is cared for.

See also

Hortus Eystettensis

Related links

• History of the castle
• Law museum
• Ur and early historical museum
• Bastion garden

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