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Photo Gallery:
Regensburg, Germany
from Europe for Visitors
Danube River
The Steinerne Brücke, or Stone Bridge, glows in the
late-afternoon sun.
The bridge was constructed from 1135 to 1146 to eliminate the need for erecting
and repairing temporary wooden bridges. It has 15 arches and runs nearly 1/3
kilometer from the Altstadt to Stadtamhof (a district that was a Bavarian border
town in the days when Regensburg was a Free Imperial City). At one time, the
Steinerne Brücke was an important crossing point
along the main trade route between Venice and Northern Europe.
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