Tours: Munich

Ratisbon (Regensburg)

A major trading centre for hundreds of years, Regensburg was the scene of a desperate clash between French and Austrian forces in 1809.

Two major assaults by the French were repulsed before a third, personally led by Marshal Jean Lannes was successful.

The city is full of historic atmosphere and its walls make it well worth a visit. The Steinerne bridge, the only protected crossing across the Danube, still has its 12th Century foundations.

27 km (17 miles) north-east of Abensberg. 20 minutes drive.
101 km (63 miles) south-east of Nuremburg. 1 hour nine minutes drive.
118 km (74 miles) north-east of Munich. 1 hour 43 minute drive.
198 km (124 miles) north-east of Ulm. 2 hours 50 minutes drive.
379 km (237 miles) west of Vienna. 4 hours 25 minutes drive.

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Eckmuhl (Eggmuhl)

The battlefield of Eckmuhl is a good one to visit as all of the major landmarks are easily recognisable.

The town's castle is regarded as being a fine place for Napoleonic enthusiasts to see.

22 km (14 miles) south of Regensburg. 20 minutes drive.
42 km (26 miles) north of Landshut. 40 minutes drive.
104 km (65 miles) north of Munich. 1 hour 35 minutes drive.
123 km (77 miles) south-east of Nuremburg. 1 hour 29 minutes drive.
382 km (239 miles) west of Vienna. 4 hours 30 minute drive.

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Abensberg

Being a widely fought engagement, the clash around Abensberg is not an easy one to navigate but, with patience, there are numerous points of interest amid picturesque countryside.

27 km (17 miles) south-west of Regensburg. 20 minutes drive.
91 km (57 miles) north of Munich. 1 hour 24 minutes drive.
123 km (77 miles) south-east of Nuremburg. 1 hour 50 minutes drive.
176 km (110 miles) north-east of Ulm. 2 hours 30 minutes drive.
405 km (253 miles) west of Vienna. 5 hours 5 minutes drive.

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Ulm

The canals and old town of this important Napoleonic site make it a very pleasant place to visit.

Ulm was where Napoleon Bonaparte surrounded and forced to surrender a large Austrian army and was the staging point for his campaign that led to Austerlitz.

74 km (46 miles) west of Augsburg. 54 minutes drive.
91 km (57 miles) south-east of Stuttgart, 1 hour drive.
136 km (85 miles) west of Munich. 1 hours 37 minutes drive.
185 km (116 miles) west of Landshut. 2 hours 4 minutes drive.
176 km (110 miles) south-west of Abensberg. 2 hours 30 minutes drive.
528 km (330 miles) west of Vienna. 6 hours 24 minutes drive.

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Landshut

Visitors to riverside Landshut will be able to see numerous commemorative plaques detailing the deaths of senior officers in houses near the waterway.

64 km (40 miles) south of Regensburg. 55 minutes drive.
70 km (44 miles) north-east of Munich. 1 hour drive.
185 km (116 miles) east of Ulm. 2 hours 4 minutes drive.
360 km (225 miles) west of Vienna. 4 hours 27 minute drive.

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Munich

Perfect home base for people visiting key battlefields of the 1809 campaign along the Danube.

136 km (85 miles) east of Ulm. 1 hours 37 minutes drive.
70 km (44 miles) south-west of Landshut. 1 hour drive.
91 km (57 miles) south of Abensberg. 1 hour 24 minutes drive.
104 km (65 miles) south of Eggmuhl. 1 hour 35 minutes drive.
118 km (74 miles) south of Regensburg. 1 hour 43 minutes drive.

Hohenlinden

The battle of Hohenlinden, together with Marengo, dealt the Austrians a military death blow that led to their surrender in 1800.

40 km (25 miles) east of Munich. 28 minutes drive.

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